TCU men’s basketball team of the Big 12 defeated Ohio State of the Big 10, 66 to 64, in a first-round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday, March 19, at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, in Greenville, South Carolina.
The Horned Frogs (23-11, 11-7 Big 12) will face No. 1 seed Duke in a Second Round game on Saturday, March 21, at 4:15 pm (Central). The game will be broadcast on TV by CBS. The radio broadcast will be available on 1190 AM KFXR.
The winner of the TCU-Duke game will advance to the Sweet 16, to be played in the Capital One Center in Washington, D.C., on March 26 or March 27.
The Frogs' win over Ohio State was TCU’s first NCAA Tournament win since 2023. TCU improved to 8-11 all-time in NCAA Tournament games.
TCU and Ohio State were tied 61-61 with 1:16 to play before sophomore forward Micah Robinson’s career-best fourth 3-pointer of the game gave TCU a 64-61 lead. The Buckeyes' all-time leading scorer Bruce Thornton hit a three-point shot to tie the game at 64-64 with 32 seconds remaining.
TCU junior forward Xavier Edmonds, who finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, took the basketball in the paint on a pass from sophomore forward David Punch and scored the game-winning basket with 4.3 seconds left in the game. Ohio State missed a desperation shot at the buzzer.
Robinson scored a game-high 18 points. Punch recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 16 points and a career-high tying 13 rebounds.
Postgame press conference: here (press conference begins at the 12:15 mark)
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