BATON ROUGE, La. — Jacy Sheldon had 25 points and five steals, and No. 6 seed Ohio State overcame an early double-digit deficit to beat 11th seed Missouri State 63-56 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Sheldon also made 10 of 12 free throws for the Buckeyes (24-6), who didn’t take the lead for good until Taylor Mikesell made a 3-pointer form the left corner to make it 54-52 with 3:10 left. Missouri State (25-8) got as close as 58-56 with 41 seconds left on a Brice Calip putback. But Sheldon, who averaged nearly 20 points per game this season, responded with a layup and two free throws to help seal the victory for the Buckeyes, who are playing in their first NCAA Tournament since 2018. Mikesell finished with 14 points for Ohio State. Calip scored 15 points, Ifunanya Nwachukwu grabbed 17 rebounds and Abigayle Jackson…
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