Ninth-seeded TCU defeats eighth-seeded Ohio State 66-64 in a first-round NCAA Tournament game. Xavier Edmonds' late layup secured the win after Ohio State mounted a second-half comeback. Micah Robinson led TCU with 18 points. This was Ohio State's first March Madness appearance since 2022.
Ohio State center Christoph Tilly drives to the basket between TCU guard Liutauras Lelevicius and forward David Punch during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Greenville, S.
C. GREENVILLE, S.C. - Xavier Edmonds converted a layup to beat the shot clock with 4.3 seconds left, and No. 9 seed TCU held off a furious second-half rally by eighth-seeded Ohio State for a 66-64 victory on Thursday to open the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Bruce Thornton's half-court heave at the buzzer hit all backboard, and the Buckeyes' standout senior leaned forward and put his hands on his knees in dismay near midcourt as TCU began its celebration. Micah Robinson scored 18 points for TCU, Edmonds finished with 16 and David Punch had 16 points and 13 rebounds. The Horned Frogs will play Saturday against either No. 16 seed Siena or Duke, the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament. John Mobley. Jr. scored 15 points to lead Ohio State , which was making its first March Madness appearance since 2022. TCU built a 15-point halftime lead and appeared in control, only to miss 18 of its first 22 shots to start the second half and fall behind 55-50 with seven minutes left. The Horned Frogs rallied for a 64-61 advantage on a 3 by Robinson with 56 seconds left. Thornton hit a tying 3 with 33 seconds left before TCU called timeout to set up a final play in the halfcourt.Both teams came into the tournament playing well. Ohio State won four straight before falling to Michigan 71-67 in the Big Ten Tournament. TCU had won six in a row before losing to Kansas 79-78 in the Big 12 tourney.A jury declined to indict a father who allegedly fatally shot his daughter in the chest following an argument about President Donald Trump.Family and friends are mourning a Reynoldsburg man they say was killed in a hit-and-run last week after he was struck several times while crossing East Main S'I love you. I feel kinda weird. I don’t know what to expect tomorrow. You’ve never done anything like this for me before.'RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. - A Ripley County teenager was found guilty of killing a toddler and a baby. Nickalas Kedrowitz was just 13-years-old at the time but was tried as an adult for the murders oftwo-year-old Desiree McCartney and 11-month-old Nathaniel Ritz. On May 1, 2017, Christina McCartney, Desiree’s mother, called 911 with a report of an unresponsive two-year-old. Desiree was transported to Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Ind.
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