Oral Roberts on Friday only ranked the ninth No. 15 to ever beat a No. 2 in an NCAA tournament, when the Eagles shocked Ohio State 75-72 for the program’s first victory in the Big Dance since 1974. Max Abmas entered. as the nation’s leading scorer and he scored 29 points for ORU, who played in the second round in the second round on Sunday.
The match went to overtime, but Abmas and his teammate Kevin Obanor helped dominate the extra time, despite never getting any rest in the 45 minutes of the match. Obanor finished with 30 when he and Abmas jointly scored all of Oral Roberts’ points except 16.
This is the first time since 2016 that a number 15 seed has become a no. 2 defeat, although the outcome has become more common over the past decade. It dates back to 2012 and has now happened five times in the past nine NCAA tournaments, with Middle Tennessee winning over Michigan State in 2016 as the last.