AP. Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann watches as the team goes through shooting drills during practice for the first round of the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament Thursday in Pittsburgh. They take on Loyola Chicago Friday. PITTSBURGH — Ohio State wants to prevent what happened last year in the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 2 seed, the Buckeyes lost their first round matchup to an upstart Oral Roberts squad in the Round of 64 last season. Now, albeit with a No. 7 seed, Ohio State will face another “mid-major” in this season’s Round of 64 today at 12:15 p.m. as the Buckeye’s take on No. 10 Loyola-Chicago at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. “We’ve talked about it and we owned it when it happened,” said head coach Chris Holtmann regarding last year’s tournament showing. “That was a little bit different — it was a 2-15 matchup, while this is…
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