SEATTLE — Thirty years after its first, and so far only, trip to the Final Four, Ohio State won’t be heading back. With a win over Connecticut on Saturday, the Buckeyes advanced past the Sweet 16 for the first time since being the national championship runner-up in 1993. But in Monday’s Elite Eight game against Virginia Tech at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Ohio State came up 10 points short as the Hokies won 84-74. “(Virginia Tech was) outstanding tonight,” Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. “They played a great game. I have a lot of respect for (coach) Kenny (Brooks) and his staff and their program. They were good. They were a little bit better than we were tonight and they made some huge plays. “Disappointed for our kids, obviously. We wanted to advance and play in the next game, but we ran into a really good team today…
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