March 19 (UPI) — The 15th-seeded Oral Roberts Golden Eagles held off the No. 2 seed Ohio State Buckeyes 75-72 in overtime Friday in West Lafayette, Ind., to pull off the first major upset of this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The victory was the Golden Eagles’ first in the NCAA tournament since 1974, when they were known as the Titans. Advertisement Oral Roberts became the ninth No. 15 seed to win a first-round tournament game since Middle Tennessee State University shocked the Michigan State Spartans in 2016. “When they rank them, it was only just a number at the end of the day,” said Oral Roberts forward Kevin Obanor, who led the team with 30 points and 11 rebounds. “We put our shoes on just as the other team puts their shoes on. “We just had the mindset of, ‘Show us that you deserve to be No. 2,’ and…
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