If the primary official sport of the 2026 males’s NCAA match is an indication of what’s to come, March Madness shall be very, excellent this season.
TCU’s Xavier Edmonds hit a shot on the rim with 4.3 seconds to go to give the No. 9 Horned Frogs a 66-64 win over No. 8 Ohio State within the East area.
Edmonds’ eventual winner got here after Ohio State had overcome a 15-point halftime deficit to take the lead with less than eight minutes to go.
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Ohio State referred to as its last timeout after Edmonds’ shot, however Bruce Thornton’s half-court shot on the buzzer failed to hit the rim.
TCU led 39-24 at halftime after going 7-of-13 from behind the 3-point line within the first 20 minutes. But the Horned Frogs got here again to earth within the second half and have been simply 9-of-28 total within the last 20 minutes and 2-of-10 from behind the arc.
That poor capturing allowed Ohio State to slowly chip away on the deficit. The Buckeyes went on an 11-1 run to take a 55-50 lead with 6:19 to go however they couldn’t dangle on down the stretch. Ohio State made simply considered one of its final seven photographs from the sphere.
Edmonds completed with 16 factors as he was considered one of three TCU gamers in double figures. Micah Robinson led all scorers with 18, and David Punch additionally had 16 to go alongside with 13 rebounds.
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All 5 Ohio State starters scored at the very least 10 factors as John Mobley Jr. had 15 factors and 6 assists. TCU will probably play No. 1 Duke within the second spherical on Saturday.
