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Horned Frogs vs Buckeyes

CBB • R1 • Mar 19 2026

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@jimmerrangecbb

I’LL TAKE 62 MORE OF THESE PLEASE AND THANK YOU

@newyorkdepression

brackets ****ed after one game dude ****ing **** me dude ****

@nationalryanleague

Awful game management. TCU completely sold the lead but OSU completely sold the comeback, bracket already busted, this is beyond stupid. Might be the worst ending I’ve ever seen and they’re all worthless. Lex Werner, even, doesn’t have enough money to save them.

@codybmvpwinner

bracket is still perfect!

@FlameRaptorRaven

We got a nail biter for game #1! The Horned Frogs wanted to show the world they aren’t here to mess around. Ending the 1st half with an 11-0 run to go up 15 going into halftime. They were cooking in virtually every way. Bullying the Buckeyes inside, nailing their shots from deep and frazzling the OSU ball-handlers. It looked like this game would devolve into a blowout with all the momentum in TCU’s favour. Still, the Buckeyes refused to go down without a fight. They scratched and clawed their way back into this game, cutting TCU’s lead down to 3 before the 2nd half was half-over. TCU briefly pulled away once again, taking a 9-point lead at the 11-minute mark, only for the Buckeyes to take the lead back less than 4 minutes later and Amare Bynum punctuated that comeback with a vicious and-1 slam. This was all in spite of Bruce Thornton being silent. After that, it went back-and-forth and TCU avoided disaster thanks to Xavier Edmonds in the dying seconds. Great way to start the tourney.

Poor, poor Bruce Thornton... Yet, TCU keeps my bracket steady! It was a back-and-forth down to the wire game that really symbolizes how these 8-9 games are HELL for anyone even slightly interested in doing the bracket picking.

0-1 to start the day!

broke my bracket first game of the tourney but what a great game

Fayetteville, NC

What a painful way to lose. Get a 2 possession lead late but take bad shots down the stretch and waste an amazing comeback. Terrible play design on the final shot. Have to be able to get a higher quality look than that. Hats off to TCU, they wanted it more defensively and on the glass. At least we got back to the tourney but the standard should be higher at a school like OSU. Still haven’t made the second weekend since 2013. Maybe if the athletic director cared about other sports and didn’t pour every dollar under the sun into football we’d be better.

Bowling Green, OH

What a great game to start March Madness I knew I should have stayed with TCU great game otherwise. May the madness begin🔥🔥🔥🔥

Partially Watched

Outstanding game. I liked TCUs patience. They took there time and looked for good shots. David Punch’s aggressiveness is what helped them a lot. Great ending.

Insane 2nd half after TCU took a 15 point halftime lead. Wild back and forth finish

I give this a 10/10 on The Geeber Scale. I don’t care this is the best game of the tournament so far. The first game and the best game. I watched this in class and me and my friend sat together we wanted TCU to win and the other people were huddled around another computer and they want Ohio State to win and well TCU won so that felt good. I was lowkey nervous at the end.

Partially Watched

Fun start to March…. the look at the end of the game for Ohio State was terrible. TCU looked lethal in the first half, interesting to see how they’ll fair against Duke.

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