Ohio State overcame a slow start to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes trailed for nearly the entire first half of Saturday’s first-round game against No. 14 seed James Madison, but bounced back in the second half to defeat the visiting Dukes, 80-66, and secure a victory in front of their home crowd at the Schottenstein Center. Team 1 2 3 4 FINAL #3 OHIO STATE 14 20 20 26 80 #14 JAMES MADISON 26 11 13 16 66 After being outscored by 16 points in the first 16 minutes, the Buckeyes finished the first half on a 15-2 run and began to seize control of the game in the third quarter before pulling away early in the fourth quarter. Ohio State fell into a hole quickly when James Madison went on a 12-1 run to take a 20-11 lead with 2:49 to play in the first quarter.…
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