The Beavers fall in a hard fought battle in their return to the NCAA tournament.
From the get-go VCU looked like the tournament tested team that they are while OSU looked timid. The Rams were aggressive and were constantly forcing the issue and it did lead them to some early fouls which helped buoy a stagnant early game offense from the Beavers.
OSU could not keep the Rams out of the paint, allowing them to create plenty of good looks especially from deep. The Rams were limited by their shooting though as they were unable to hit their mostly open threes despite turning the Beaver zone into pretzels.