Oral Roberts gave his first dose of insanity on Friday in March.
15-seed Summit League champion upset 2-seed Ohio State with the Buckeyes in 75-72 overtime Missing two 3-pointers In the final occupation of the O.T. With the loss, the Buckeyes become only the ninth seed to lose their 15th seed, and for the first time since 2016.
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The Upset bid of the Golden Eagles was awarded 30 and 29 points by two players: Kevin Obanor and Max Abamus, respectively. No other Oral Roberts player managed to score in double digits. EJ Liddell (23 points, 10-of-15 shooting, 13 rebounds), Duane Washington Jr. (18 points, 10 rebounds) and CJ Walker (12 points, six rebounds) attempted defeat for the Goats.
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Naturally, Twitter went into a frenzy as it saw the tournament’s first major upset – making the 2020 tournament all but bigger since its cancellation.
Here are some of the best Twitter reactions of Ohio State’s Oral Roberts 15-2 troubles:
Oral Roberts University.
– Andrew Bagnato (@andrewbagnato) March 19, 2021
This is the biggest thing to happen on Oral Roberts in the 6000 year history of the universe
– Aaron (@BobbyBigWheel) March 19, 2021
CJ McCullum. Leh. 2012.
Giddy Potts. Middle Tennessee. 2016
Max Abbas. 2021. Oral Roberts.
America!
– John Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 19, 2021
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