Oral Roberts University shocked the basketball world Friday afternoon by upsetting the Ohio State Buckeyes in overtime, 75-72, in the first round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. This could leave many people ripping up their tournament brackets by now, just five games into the tournament known as March Madness. It was the first NCAA tournament win for Oral Roberts since 1974, and it dashed the hopes of Ohio State, which was once considered one of the best teams in the country this year. It’s the first major upset of the 2021 tournament. Oral Roberts became just the ninth No. 15 seed to ever beat a No. 2 seed in the first round, and Friday’s game is already being called one of the greatest tournament upsets of all time. The Golden Eagles advance to face the No. 7-seed Florida Gators in the second round on Sunday. Oral Roberts took a…
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