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The No. 6 Ohio State women's basketball team danced its way into the Round of 32 of the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament after defeating No.

Junior forward Rebeka Mikulášiková hit a last second 3-pointer to take the lead going into the fourth quarter, 44-43. Sheldon also led the Buckeyes with four rebounds, four steals and three assists. The Buckeyes’ full-court pressure stepped up and provided momentum toward their offensive game in the second frame. The Bears took the first, 14-5, making it the lowest-scoring quarter for the Buckeyes all season. Head coach Kevin McGuff said the victory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, meant a lot to the program. “I’m really happy for our players because most of the team had not been able to participate in the NCAA Tournament,” McGuff said.

The Ohio State basketball team is taking on Villanova for a chance to go to the Sweet 16. Here's why they actually match up well with the Wildcats.

But that’s exactly the kind of team that this Ohio State basketball team can beat. It’s a great matchup because Ohio State can dictate the pace of play. While I was dubious of Ohio State’s chances against the Ramblers prior to Young being available, I am much more bullish on their chances against the Wildcats. Villanova doesn’t do anything particularly well.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The Ohio State basketball team's second-round NCAA Tournament game against Villanova on Sunday presents a much different set of problems ...

From that standpoint, OSU has the size advantage, especially with Zed Key and Kyle Young back on the court. “I think that is a concern,” Holtmann said. It’s an individual challenge that has to have a team-friendly mindset to it. The aggressive defender who often looks to gamble for steals will have to take a smarter approach to neutralize the big guard. “Starting the game by setting the rules. It’s no secret that Ohio State doesn’t have the biggest backcourt in the world.

Since then, the Buckeyes cooled down. In their final six games leading up to the NCAA Tournament, including two B1G tournament games, Ohio State averaged 67.6 ...

After adjusting to the more physical style of play, the Bears went into halftime tied 29-29 and outscored the Seminoles 21-10 in the third quarter. After coming off the bench in the 2020/21 season, Jackson broke out in 21/22, averaging 13 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Calip won’t amaze in the point category, but she’s an all-around player on defense and rebounds. Towards the end of the regular season, Thierry became one of the first off the bench. They’re on the Buckeyes bench in freshman forward Taylor Thierry and sixth-year graduate senior forward Tanaya Beacham. The Buckeyes field a relatively young team. On the other hand, Beacham has been a constant for the Buckeyes all season. With Thierry’s youth, the athleticism and superb timing to stop shots goes away once Thierry gets into foul trouble; nervous to tack on another. On Saturday, they face a team full of experience. On Feb. 14, the Buckeyes beat the University of Illinois 86-67. In their final six games leading up to the NCAA Tournament, including two B1G tournament games, Ohio State averaged 67.6 points per game. After not appearing in the tournament since 2018, the 2022 B1G Regular Season Co-Championship winning Buckeyes aim for a deep tournament run.

The Ohio State basketball team proved everyone wrong by beating Loyola-Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

The Buckeyes play in the NCAA Tournament at 12:15 p.m. against Loyola Chicago. Follow the action live.

But both Young and Key are expected to play against the Ramblers. Will the Buckeyes beat the Ramblers and advance to play either No.2 seed Villanova or No. 15 seed Delaware? Follow the action live from Pittsburgh with Adam Jardy and Rob Oller. Ohio State has stumbled into the 2022 tournament with injuries to Zed Key and Kyle Young impacting the team.

The No. 7 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament bracket, Ohio State looks to earn a first-round win against No. 10 seed Loyola on Friday.

That will be particularly useful in a matchup with Branham, who may not be used to the physicality Williamson will bring on the outside. Young’s intangibles have made him a fan favorite for Ohio State, and without him last season, the Buckeyes were upset in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. If the scarlet and gray is going to avoid a similar fate in 2022, Young’s hustle and grit could be crucial to provide the Buckeyes a lift on both ends of the floor. A five-year veteran guard, Williamson will have the most NCAA Tournament experience of any player on the court Friday, boasting eight appearances in the Big Dance spanning back to 2017-18. The sixth-year senior and former New Mexico Lobo is averaging a career-high 9.1 points per game on 51 percent shooting, and he’s pulling down a career-best average of 4.5 boards as well. Liddell had 25 points and eight rebounds against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament, but that still wasn’t enough to pick up a win. Penn State might have scored only 71 points in Ohio State’s last outing, but the Nittany Lions scored 47 of those in the second half alone, in which they shot 61.5 percent. Loyola’s offense ranks 30 spots below the Buckeyes when it comes to adjusted efficiency, but Ohio State has given up big nights to much worse offenses this season. As of Thursday night, the availability of injured Buckeye bigs Kyle Young and Zed Key was still yet to be determined, as both remained limited in Ohio State’s open practice period at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday afternoon. But they have been able to do a little more, which has been encouraging to see despite not being able to do full practices.” The Ramblers, who also made the Final Four in 2017-18, will have to do so under new leadership, as first-year head coach Drew Valentine enters his first-ever NCAA Tournament in command of a program. The Ramblers are led by two-time MVC defensive player of the year Lucas Williamson, who could give problems to Buckeye freshman Malaki Branham on the perimeter. But the Buckeyes remain the seed-line favorite with a chance to silence their critics after a rough stretch that has included injuries to multiple key players.

Ohio State basketball hasn't won an NCAA Tournament game since 2019 and an opportunity to end that drought matches it up with Loyola Chicago.

But the confidence in the Buckeyes pulling this out lies completely on the idea that Liddell and Branham drag an injury-laden roster to the second round and have their March Madness moments. Stephen’s pick: Loyola isn’t going to make this easy for OSU. Deciding a winner may come down to the final seconds of the game. OSU needs E. J. Liddell and Malaki Branham to be at their very best if it hopes to escape becoming yet another upset story in this year’s tournament.

Loyola-Chicago has been a staple in the NCAA tournament over the past few years, making a historic Final Four run in 2018 and making the Sweet 16 last season ...

Liddell should be able to get to his spots and make life miserable on the Rambler defense. There is a reason why the line on the DraftKings Sportsbook is currently even. Wheeler has to have a great game guarding Rambler junior point guard Braden Norris, who shoots the ball at a 44 percent clip from deep. However, Branham has proven he can score in traffic, so that will easily be the matchup to watch. The second this matchup was announced, the Buckeyes became a popular pick to be upset. This season, Lucas Williamson is the star for the Ramblers. Williamson is the definition of a two-way player, averaging 14 points and five rebounds per game, and was the Missouri Valley defensive player of the year. Porter Moser left after last season to take over the Oklahoma head job and Tom Izzo disciple Drew Valentine came in and took over. For the Buckeyes, they come into this one with something to prove. The Ramblers won the Missouri Valley Conference championship to clinch their spot in the big dance. Now, they have had eight days to rest and mentally prepare for this one. For the fourth-straight season and every season under current head coach Chris Holtmann (not including the 2020 season when the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19), the Ohio State Buckeyes (19-11) are dancing. However, they did miss the tournament in 2019.

The Ohio State basketball team got some great news right before they tip-off against Loyola Chicago in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

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Ohio State begins its NCAA Tournament run against Loyola-Chicago. Here are the odds, point spread, prediction, and best bet for the action.

E. J. Liddell and some combination of Joey Brunk, Zed Key, and Kyle Young should clean up the boards and be able to do some damage on the blocks. It’s March, so creating a little mayhem and madness wouldn’t be a bad thing for the Buckeyes. Ohio State finished in fifth place in the Big Ten and got bounced out of the Big Ten Tournament early. Tipico has no influence over nor are any such revenues in any way dependent on or linked to the newsrooms or news coverage. We’ll give you the latest point spread, money line odds and over/under number, as well as the information you’ll need to make the smartest bet at Tipico Sportsbook. It seems like the entire world has the Ramblers favored to upset the Buckeyes when it comes to the seeding. After a major slide at the end of the year, Ohio State looks to pick itself up and make a run in the postseason.

Ohio State basketball got to the second of the NCAA Tournament by doing something it hadn't done all season.

“We set the rules and I felt like we came out here and did a great job on defensive end, great communication. The Buckeyes roster wasn’t constructed in a way that suggested it would be an elite defensive team, and spent the season watching that play out. They were blitzing the ball screen, so I had to get used to that. The teams combined to shoot 15 of 50 from the field. It was his eighth double-double of the season. “It really comes down to ownership with them and obviously as coaches, we’re constantly seeking ways we can do a better job at putting our guys in position defensively,” head coach Chris Holtmann said.

Ohio State is all set to break the seal on its NCAA Tournament appearance with a matchup with Loyola-Chicago. Here's how to watch, stream.

We’re still waiting to see how healthy and rested this team is, how the game plan unfolds, and what Buckeye squad will show up. Follow Phil Harrison on Twitter. No matter how you look at it though, it’s the NCAA Tournament, so we know you’ll be watching.

Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the March Madness First Round matchup between Ohio State and Loyola Chicago.

Loyola ChicagoThe Buckeyes score 12.1 more points per game (73.8) than the Ramblers allow (61.7).The Ramblers score an average of 73.8 points per game, 5.3 more points than the 68.5 the Buckeyes allow.This season, the Buckeyes have a 47.4% shooting percentage from the field, which is 6.5% higher than the 40.9% of shots the Ramblers' opponents have knocked down.The Ramblers have shot at a 48.3% rate from the field this season, 6.4 percentage points greater than the 41.9% shooting opponents of the Buckeyes have averaged.The scoring and rebounding leader for the Buckeyes is E.J. Liddell, who averages 19.6 points and 7.9 rebounds per game.Jamari Wheeler leads Ohio State in assists, averaging 3.1 per game while also scoring 7.4 points per contest.Liddell leads the Buckeyes in three-point shooting, knocking down an average of 1.5 shots per game from beyond the arc.Wheeler is Ohio State's leader in steals, averaging 1.2 steals per game, while Liddell leads them in blocks with 2.5 per contest.Lucas Williamson sits on top of the Ramblers leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 14.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.Williamson is the most prolific from the three-point line for the Ramblers, hitting 2.3 threes per game.Loyola Chicago's leader in steals is Williamson with 1.3 per game, and its leader in blocks is Chris Knight with 0.9 per game.Live Stream: FUBOTVSports Illustrated may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. How to Watch Ohio State vs.

No. 7 seed Ohio State will have an opportunity to reach the Sweet Sixteen when it tips against No. 2 seed Villanova on Sunday.

The teams have met once since Holtmann joined the Buckeyes in 2017. During his three seasons at Butler, Holtmann went 2-4 against Jay Wright as he was leading Villanova to two No. 1 seeds and the 2016 NCAA championship, the program’s second in three years. The Wildcats are seeking their second straight Sweet Sixteen appearance.

The Ohio State basketball team was struggling heading into their game against Loyola Chicago. They used stifling defense to fix those struggles.

The Buckeyes might be able to do some things in this Tournament. Team defense was the reason why the Buckeyes won this game. He carried the offense early. He fixed the defensive issues that plagued the Buckeyes by having them switch everything. His switching abilities on defense were huge for what Holtmann wanted to do on that side of the ball. That was the concern headed into their first-round matchup against Loyola Chicago.

Get a recap of the Loyola Chicago Ramblers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes basketball game.

A year ago, Ohio State came in as a two seed only to get ambushed by 15th-seeded Oral Roberts in the opening round. Ohio State came in having lost four of five games, including a baffling setback to lowly Penn State in the Big Ten tournament last week. Execution, however, was another matter as Loyola ended its stint in the Missouri Valley Conference — the Jesuit school located along Lake Michigan is heading to the Atlantic 10 next fall — with a thud. “I don’t feel like I played to the standard that I put myself at. Loyola's 41 points were a season low and the program's fewest since scoring 39 against Indiana State in 2020. Certainly, it's the best the Ramblers have faced in a while.

The Ohio State basketball team won their first-round matchup against Loyola Chicago. They now know who they will face next.

The offense struggled most of the game against the Ramblers. If they play that kind of defense though, it may not matter. The Buckeyes will be playing their next game on Sunday. We now know who that opponent is. They already shocked a lot of people by beating the Ramblers 54-41.

The seventh-seeded Buckeyes utilized a strong defensive performance to down No. 10 Loyola Chicago 54-41 in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Basketball ...

The junior forward produced his ninth double-double of the season, scoring  12 of his 16 points in the second half while adding 10 rebounds and three blocks. The Buckeyes held Loyola Chicago to less than 30 percent shooting in both halves. Ohio State and Loyola Chicago combined to shoot 15-for-50 across the game’s first 20 minutes. Loyola Chicago was forced into seven first-half turnovers, which Ohio State turned into six points. While Ohio State couldn’t find a rhythm early, it leaned on Branham to carry it offensively. On the offensive end, the Buckeyes were paced by the duo of freshman guard Malaki Branham and junior forward E. J. Liddell, who combined for 30 points.

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