T-C-U Edges Ohio State in March Madness Opener

0:00On March 19th, the first official game of the 2026 men's NCAA double, a tournament-delivered pure drama as the ninth-seated TCU horned. Frogs edged out the eighth-seated Ohio State Buckeyes, 66-64. Xavier Edmund sealed the win for TCU with a clutch shot at the rim, leaving just 4.3 seconds on the clock in the East Region match-up. Ohio State had mounted an incredible comeback, erasing a 15-point half-time deficit to grab the lead with under 8 minutes remaining. That's at the stage for a frantic finish, with the Buckeyes calling timeout after Edmund's bucket only for Bruce Thorn's desperate half-court heave to miss the rim entirely. If this opener is any preview, March Manus could be one of the most thrilling yet, pack with buzzer beaters and late surges from here on out.