June 19, 2026

Ohio State will open NCAA Tournament against Iowa State late on Friday

For the second year in a row, the Ohio State Buckeyes are in the NCAA Tournament. On Selection Sunday, it was revealed that the No. 11 Buckeyes will take on the No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones in the first round of the tournament, but they’re gonna have to wait for that tipoff. The OSU vs. ISU game will be the nightcap from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. The contest is schedule to begin 25 minutes after the conclusion of the No. 3 Houston vs. No. 14 Georgia State game, which is slated to tip at 7:20 p.m. ET/6:20 p.m. ET on Friday. That will put Ohio State’s start time at roughly 10:15 p.m. ET/9:15 p.m. CT, the second latest projected tipoff of the tournament’s second full day. The Buckeyes and the Cyclones’ game will be broadcast on TBS, and will feature a broadcast team that includes Brad Nessler, former…

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