TCU Stuns Ohio State in NCAA Opener

0:00On March 19th, TCU pulled off a stunning upset to open the NCAA tournament, beating Ohio State's 66-64 on Thursday, March 19th. The number 9 seed Hornfrog's held on thanks to Xavier Edmund's clutch jumper with just 4.1 seconds left while Bruce Dornens. Desperate half-court shot at the buzzer rimmed out. Ohio State mounted a huge comeback in the second half, outscoring TCU 40-27 after trailing 15 at the break. Michael Robinson hit a key three-pointer to put the frogs up three with under a minute to go, but Thornton tied a moments later to set up the dramatic finish. Fans and bracket makers took a big hit from this number 8 versus number 9 thriller, with over 60% picking the buck-eyes to advance. TCU leaned on strong play from Robinson with 18 points, Edmund's 16 and 8 boards, plus David Punch's 16 points and 13. Rebound. The frogs shot 39% from beyond the arc, draining 9-3s despite their middling season mark from

1:02distance while Ohio State. Managed just 6. Thornton, the buck-eyes all-time leading scorer, finished with 10 points on rough shooting in his final college game. Now TCU eyes a potential second-round clash with Topsy Duke, a team they've never beaten two tournament games in a row against, making their run one to watch closely.