The First Round of the 2021 Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament begins two months from today. Tuesday night at Value City Arena, Ohio State fans dealt with the same heart-stopping moments that they hope they’ll experience in March. It’s exactly the kind of game that can prepare a team for tournament time. Ohio State and Purdue entered as two of the hottest team in the Big Ten and played a classic Big Ten contest. With the game tied at 64-64 and 25.3 seconds to play, Purdue freshman Jaden Ivey nailed a 3-ball from the top of the arc with five seconds to go. The Boilermakers alertly fouled Ohio State guard Duane Washington and sent him to the free throw line for a 1-and-1 with 2.4 seconds to go. Washington hit the first and had to intentionally miss the second to give the Buckeyes a chance to tie, but the ball ricocheted…
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