WATCH: Ohio State press conference on TCU NCAA matchup

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio State is a 2.5-point favorite against TCU Thursday in round 1 of the NCAA men’s tournament.

The Buckeyes (21-12) are seeded 8th, TCU (22-11) is seeded ninth.

Tipoff is 12:10 p.m. on 19 News.

It’ll be the first NCAA tournament game for OSU’s Bruce Thornton, the school’s all-time leading scorer.

OSU hasn’t made the NCAA field since 2022.