It didn’t take long for the NCAA Tournament to get turned upside-down, as just a few games into Friday’s first-round action, we had a massive upset. The shocker came courtesy of the 15-seed Oral Roberts Golden Eagles, who toppled the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes 75-72 in overtime. It marked just the ninth time in NCAA Tournament history that a No. 2 seed lost to a No. 15 seed in the first round. The first time was in 1991, when the Richmond Spiders beat Syracuse, and the most recent was in 2016, when Middle Tennessee knocked off Michigan State. Oddly, 15-over-2 happened twice in 2012, when 2-seeds Duke and Missouri both lost in the opening round. The upset injected an extra dose of excitement into the tournament, which was canceled last spring after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a devastating blow for Ohio State fans, including FOX Sports Basketball Analyst Mark…
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