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Missouri State vs. Ohio State: 4 things to know before NCAA Tournament first-round matchup

BATON ROUGE, La. — Missouri State is dancing on and it will have a Saturday afternoon date with Ohio State at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Missouri State defeated Florida State 61-50 on Thursday in an inaugural First Four matchup. The Lady Bears now move into the regular portion of the NCAA Tournament and will play the Buckeyes at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The winner will play the winner of Saturday's 4 p.m. matchup between third-seed LSU and 14th-seed Jackson State. The Round of 32 game will be played in Baton Rouge on Monday.