COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s basketball team makes its 27th appearance in the NCAA tournament Thursday afternoon
The Buckeyes (23-10) face Virginia Commonwealth in Portland Ore. (4:40 p.m./TNT)
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OSU earned the No. 10 seed in the West Region while the Rams are No. 7. The meeting will be the first matchup between the Buckeyes and Atlantic 10 Conference champion VCU (26-9).
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Ohio State is not widely expected to repeat its record run of four consecutive Sweet 16’s, accomplished between 2010 and 2013.
While led by head coach Thad Matta, the Buckeyes have compiled a 17-8 tournament record. The players on Matta’s roster this year has 30 games of combined NCAA tournament experience and 10 starts.
The Rams, led by sixth-year head coach Shaka Smart, are on the year and defeated Dayton, 71-65, in the Atlantic 10 championship game Sunday afternoon. Senior Treveon Graham leads VCU in scoring with 16.3 points per game to go along with 7.0 rebounds Atlantic 10 Conference