No. 12 seed South Dakota State is making its third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance and will take on No. 5 seed Ohio State in an opening-round matchup Thursday in Boise, Idaho.
Tipoff is set for approximately 3 p.m. CDT and the game can be heard on 570 WNAX.
The Jackrabbits (28-6, 13-1 Summit League) enter the NCAA Tournament on an 11-game winning streak with three victories in The Summit League Tournament.
SDSU has won 19 of its last 20 games as well, losing just once in 2018.
The Buckeyes (24-8, 15-3 Big Ten) finished tied for second in the conference standings and is coming off a tournament loss to Penn State (69-68).
The two teams have never met.
