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Ohio State Earns No. 8 Seed in NCAA Tournament; Faces TCU in First Round
Ohio State enters the tournament with a 21-12 record and a Big Ten tournament win; sportsbooks favor Ohio State by 2.5 points, according to BetMGM.
- The Ohio State Buckeyes secured a No. 8 seed in the East Region of the NCAA Tournament and will face TCU on March 19 at 12:15 p.m. ET in Greenville, South Carolina.
- Head coach Jake Diebler guides Ohio State to its first tournament appearance since 2022, following a strong closing stretch where the Buckeyes won three straight games and defeated Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament before falling to Michigan.
- Senior guard Bruce Thornton shattered the program's all-time scoring record during the regular-season finale against Indiana, surpassing Dennis Hopson's 2,096 points set in 1987, while Ohio State enters the tournament with 21 wins and 12 losses.
- TCU brings a 22-11 record with notable wins over Florida and Iowa State, while Ohio State's supporting cast includes freshman forward Amare Bynum, sophomore guard John Mobley Jr. and junior Devin Royal.
- Broadcasters Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill will call the game with sideline reporter Tracy Wolfston on CBS, as the First Four play-in games begin March 17-18 before the official first round runs March 19-20.
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