Article content Ohio State enters the South Region of the 2022 NCAA Tournament as the higher seed, but Loyola-Chicago is the team on a roll. The seventh-seeded Buckeyes (19-11) and 10th-seeded Ramblers (25-7) will meet in Pittsburgh on Friday afternoon in a first-round game. Loyola-Chicago won three games to claim its second straight Missouri Valley Conference tournament title, joining the NCAA field for a second season in a row and third time in five seasons. “It’s just a blessing to be a part of a team, a part of a program that is trying to become a staple; that every year that this is where we’re going to be,” Loyola guard Lucas Williamson said. Article content The Buckeyes have struggled. After an impressive win at Illinois on Feb. 24 to put them in the running for the Big Ten regular-season title, they have lost four of five, including to Penn…
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