Records
No. 2 seed Ohio State 21-9 (12-7), No. 15 seed Oral Roberts 16-10 (10-5 Summit League)
Broadcast, TV, Game Time
Date: Friday, March 19
Game Time: 3 p.m.
Venue: Mackey Arena – West Lafayette, IN
Network: CBS
And so it begins. March Madness gets in full swing on Friday with a slew of first-round games. One of those involves your No. 2 seeded Ohio State Buckeyes taking on upstart, No. 15 seeded Oral Roberts from the Summit League.
It’s not often that a No. 15 seed upsets a No. 2 seed, but it has happened eight times during the NCAA Tournament’s history, the last coming in 2016 with Middle Tennessee’s upset of Michigan State (sorry to bring that up Sparty). And yeah, as we’ve seen, anything can happen in March.
All of that being said, OSU is a heavy favorite and should take care of business. If it does, it’ll face the winner of Florida and Virginia Tech on Sunday.
As is customary, we have all you need to know for this matchup with our game preview and prediction.