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Could Texas and these teams be on upset alert?

We look at some of the most dangerous potential Round of 64 upsets.

March Madness is underway in Dayton, Ohio with two Tuesday play-in games. They call it madness for the upsets that are about to ensue.

A handful of schools have put themselves on the map in recent seasons. Miami head coach Jim Laranaga made the George Mason Patriots famous in a Final Four run as a No. 11 seed in 2006. Shaka Smart took his No. 12 seeded VCU Rams as far a few years later.

The more shocking upsets come from higher seeds. Last season, St. Peter’s made history as the first No. 15 seed to reach the Elite 8. Before they could start the run, the Peacocks had to get past No. 2 seeded Kentucky.

While the Longhorns could fall prey to No. 15 seed Colgate, I wouldn’t anticipate Texas to lose. The most likely upsets usually occur with teams ranked between No. 9 and No. 13 seeds. Let’s look at some of the teams who can pull off potential upsets.

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A dunk that didn’t count may have caused this massive brawl at the end of a college game

That escalated quickly!

The steal and dunk by North Dakota State’s Maleeck Harden-Hayes at the end of their game against Oral Roberts on Thursday was meaningless by any stretch of the word. 

Nevermind the game was well out of reach, with NDSU (-1.5) dominating their Summit League foe by 18 points, but the bucket didn’t even count. The dunk came after the buzzer. 

Still, that may not have mattered to a few on the Oral Roberts side, who seemed to take offense to how the game ended. Head coach Paul Mills apparently exchanged words with NDSU coach Dave Richman as the teams shook hands, and chaos ensued. 

 

It’s safe to say that escalated QUICKLY, with Oral Roberts’ Elijah Lufile even appearing to come out of the scrum with a bloodied lip. Absolutely wild, and really all over nothing.

According to InForum, both teams just played hard until the end. Oral Roberts continued to press and foul behind 18 points. NDSU continued to score.

Mills issued a statement on Twitter saying he was saddened by what happened, but stopped short of taking any responsibility. 

 

Richman was remorseful for the scene, but said his players did what they’re asked to do: play to the end.

“Anything from our end, I will apologize to Oral Roberts and Coach Mills. But I also asked our guys to play until the end and we played to the end tonight,” Richman said.

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Oklahoma Sooners among top 10 for Oral Roberts transfer forward Kevin Obanor

The Oklahoma Sooners found themselves among the top 10 for Oral Roberts transfer Kevin Obanor.

Oklahoma Sooners head basketball coach Porter Moser had plenty of work to do when he accepted the job. Taking over for the retired Lon Kruger, Moser had to completely rebuild his roster with so many leaving through the transfer portal and NBA draft. The top three scorers from a season ago are now moving on. Austin Reaves declared for the NBA draft, and both De’Vion Harmon and Brady Manek put their names in the transfer portal.

Moser has done a good job of adding talent to the team through the portal and there could be yet another top transfer heading to Norman, Oklahoma. Top transfer Kevin Obanor of Oral Roberts has listed the Sooners among his top 10 schools.

While no official date has been set for his announcement, it is expected to come soon. The Sooners are joined by fellow Big 12 school Texas Tech among the final list. Despite the fact that Chris Beard left Lubbock for Austin to become the head coach for the Texas Longhorns, the Red Raiders are still a premier basketball program.

Obanor is a 6’8″ forward that averaged 18.7 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He was as close to a walking double-double as you might find in the portal at this point in the process.

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How Oral Roberts became the second ever No. 15 seed to reach Sweet 16

SportsPulse: The glass slipper fits. Oral Roberts becomes the second ever No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16. Scott Gleeson details how they did it and if their magical run can continue.

SportsPulse: The glass slipper fits. Oral Roberts becomes the second ever No. 15 seed to reach the Sweet 16. Scott Gleeson details how they did it and if their magical run can continue.

E.J. Liddell shares threatening DMs he received after Ohio State loss to Oral Roberts

Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell received threats on social media following Ohio State’s loss to No. 15 seed Oral Roberts. We must do better.

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*Warning – the following article contains links to images of graphic language.

Basketball teams win and basketball teams lose. It’s the nature of most sports. There is always a multitude of reasons why either happens. And while no one likes to lose, losses always provide an opportunity to learn and get better.

Take for example Virginia getting bounced as the first-ever No. 1 seed to lose to a 16 seed in 2018 and used it as motivation to come back and win a National Championship in 2019. Or maybe a better example being Ohio State losing to Clemson in the 2019 Fiesta Bowl only to come back and put it to the Tigers in the 2021 Sugar Bowl.

In the heat of the moment, people sometimes will say things that they wish they could take back. However, what one Ohio State “fan” did to E.J. Liddell was completely and totally unacceptable. And unfortunately, it’s becoming more and more common in today’s world of hiding behind a computer screen.

Liddell shared the following direct message (graphic language) he received after Oral Roberts upset the No. 2 seeded Buckeyes via Twitter. *Warning – Graphic Language.

Look, I understand this idiot doesn’t represent 99% of Ohio State fans who love the Buckeyes through thick and thin. But we can do better Buckeye Nation. Because even the seemingly small jabs help fule this kind of vitriol.

What do I mean? Some people just can’t handle how sports work and think that their team should be on the winning side every single time. If you’ve ever played sports, you know it just doesn’t work that way.

I get that we’re upset about a loss and a team that looked lackadaisical, but even those who are calling for Chris Holtman to be fired after a loss are part of the problem. Seriously. Ohio State should fire Chris Holtman who just took a team that was picked middle of the pack in the Big Ten, took them to the conference championship game, a No. 2 seed, and ranked in the top ten most of the year? In a year that was full of uncertainty? Right… that guy should be fired. Insert eye-roll here.

Your whining only helps that loser in Liddell’s screenshot feel justified in sending such garbage to players and coaches. It’s part of the reason Ohio State is known as one of the worst fan bases in the nation. Just do a quick google search and you’ll find we’re consistently in the top 5. Yeah, I know,  “They hate, cuz they ain’t us.” Please… it’s a tired act.

I know that most true Buckeye fans are absolutely disgusted by such things. But this is becoming all too common and we who love Ohio State must hold each other accountable, even for those little things that help fuel this kind of rage.

We all can do better. We must do better.

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Most interesting quotes from Chris Holtmann following the shocking loss to Oral Roberts

Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann talked with the media after the loss to Oral Roberts in the NCAA Tournament. Here’s what he said.

It was supposed to be different for this Ohio State basketball squad. It had all the pieces to make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament after several years of average appearances, or no appearance at all.

But it was not meant to be.

The Buckeyes got outplayed, outsmarted, and outhustled by the No. 15 seeded Oral Roberts Golden Eagles and as a result, received a premature exit to the season for its efforts. Ohio State fans have been quiet and somber, but you can bet that head coach Chris Holtmann and the players are even more disappointed — especially those who played their last game in scarlet and gray.

Holtmann was made available after the game as he and the team rode away from West Lafayette on the bus and had plenty to say. Here are some of the best quotes.

Ohio State knocked out of NCAA Tournament by No. 15 seed Oral Roberts. Five takeaways.

Ohio State went to the NCAA Tournament with momentum, but that wasn’t enough against No. 15 seed Oral Roberts who upset the Buckeyes.

Ohio State’s basketball season has come to an abrupt, shocking, and unexpected end. The team that seemed to have grabbed momentum heading into the NCAA Tournament with a run all the way to the Big Ten Championship game became just the ninth No. 2 seed to be ousted in the first round by a No. 15 seed.

We’ll get into the nuts and bolts of all of it, but it was about as ugly as it gets if you are a Buckeye hoops fan. Ohio State will now head home to turn the page towards next season and try and understand what happened in a matchup it should have owned.

After every game, we give you some takeaways and observations from the action on the court, and we’re doing the same here in a bit of a somber mood. Sadly, here are five takeaways from Ohio State’s shocking upset at the hands of Oral Roberts.

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Oral Roberts: One-game wonder or cinderella candidate?

SportsPulse: Oral Roberts provided the first bracket busting moment this March Madness. Our college basketball expert Scott Gleeson determines if they’re one game wonders or true Cinderella candidates.

SportsPulse: Oral Roberts provided the first bracket busting moment this March Madness. Our college basketball expert Scott Gleeson determines if they’re one game wonders or true Cinderella candidates.

Ohio State falls to No. 15 seed Oral Roberts in overtime. Out of NCAA Tournament.

Ohio State basketball got beat by No. 15 seeded Oral Roberts in a first-round game of the NCAA Tournament to end its season.

Welp, that was about as ugly as it gets for the Ohio State basketball team. Somehow, someway, the Buckeyes came into an NCAA Tournament that needs little motivation and buildup and played about as flat as it can be, losing to No. 15 seed Oral Roberts 75-72 in overtime.

There was trouble from the get-go. The Golden Eagles scored the first seven points of the game before Ohio State decided to get things going. The Buckeyes went on a run to take mild control of the game midway through the second half, but then went through a dry spell on offense and allowed too many open shooters on defense, then headed to the locker room down by three points.

You kept waiting for that switch to flip, but it never really did. The entire second half was played within a six-point margin, and despite having multiple opportunities to win it, the Buckeyes couldn’t make the plays they needed. From key missed free throws to far too many turnovers, to a lack of effort for loose balls and rebounds, the team that should have won did.

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Now, it’s time to turn the page to spring football in Columbus and think about what could have been. A team that put an extraordinary winning streak together in what had been known as the toughest league in the country will now end its season with a lot of really good wins, but too many close losses in extremely meaningful games. Something was just off with this team down the stretch of games, and that issue surfaced yet again when it mattered most.

Sadly, OSU now becomes just the ninth No. 2 seeded team in the history of the NCAA Tournament to be bounced from the NCAA Tournament in the first round by a No. 15 seed.

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Ohio State significant favorite against Oral Roberts in first round of NCAA Tournament just prior to tip per BetMGM

Ohio State is a significant favorite over Oral Roberts in its first-round matchup in the NCAA Tournament according to BetMGM.

It’s time for all the mayhem to begin. Ohio State kicks off its NCAA Tournament journey on Friday at 3 p.m. against the Summit League Tournament champions, Oral Roberts. The Buckeyes are the No. 2 seed, and the Golden Eagles a No. 15 seed after getting hot at the right time to get the automatic bid from its conference to enjoy all the fun.

The game was originally set with the Buckeyes being favored by 16.5 points, but since has moved just prior to tip down to 15 points according to the popular BetMGM Sportsbook.

OSU is coming off of a run all the way to the Big Ten Tournament championship game and will try to keep the momentum going with a quick start to the one-and-done-format. However, it’ll have to do it without the services of senior team captain Kyle Young.

Odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.

All that matters now is the ability to survive and advance no matter what the score. As we see every year, some close shaves have occurred only for a team to get past a white-knucker to make a very deep run.

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