COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s men’s basketball team lost to TCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday afternoon, as the program suffered a quick exit from the 64-team field. Amid the criticism of the team and coach Jake Diebler in the immediate aftermath,

With the game tied at 64, Xavier Edmonds hit the go-ahead shot for the Horned Frogs with 4.7 seconds remaining. Head coach Jake Diebler called a timeout to set up one final play for the Buckeyes. Bruce Thornton took the final shot of the game from halfcourt and he missed.

After losing to the Horned Frogs in the closing seconds, it's time to discuss what a loss like that means to Ohio State's program

TCU's final shot in the last five seconds lifted the Horned Frogs past the Buckeyes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the first team to tip off as March Madness officially kicks off on Thursday, March 19. They square off against the TCU Horned Frogs at 12:15 ET at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville,

Ohio State basketball’s 2025–26 season revealed key issues with late-game execution, roster gaps and what the Buckeyes must address moving forward.

A first-round NCAA Tournament loss to TCU now has the Ohio State men's basketball team grappling with the question of what comes next for the roster.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State lost a heartbreaker to TCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. And TNT’s Jalen Rose was there to let everyone know about the Buckeyes’ defeat. When asked about Bruce Thornton and his career with the Buckeyes,

Bruce Thornton and the Ohio State Buckeyes finished the 2026-26 college basketball season with a 21-12 overall record and 12-8 in Big Ten play, securing the No. 8 seed in the East region of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.