South Dakota State at Ohio State

South Dakota State has won 11 in a row, but the Jackrabbits went 1-3 in their games when stepping up in competition, including a 98-64 loss to Kansas and giving up 112 points in a loss to Colorado. They head to Boise, Idaho, for this tourney game as a No. 12 seed. They lean on 6-9 junior forward Mike Daum (23.8 points, 10.4 rebounds per game) but face a big and talented Ohio State squad. Ohio State boasts four double-digit scorers, including the Big Ten Player of the Year in 6-7 junior Keita Bates-Diop. Ohio State exceeded expectations going 15-3 straight up in the Big 10 under first-year coach Chris Holtmann, the league's Coach of the Year. The Buckeyes allowed 66.5 points per game in conference play and ranked fifth in the Big 10 in field goal defense (.415%), fourth in rebounding defense. Ohio State is on a 10-4 run UNDER the total, as well as 9-2 UNDER in non-conference games. The Ohio State roster has nine games of combined NCAA Tournament experience and two starts entering the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, South Dakota State is 0-4 straight up all-time in NCAA Tourney play, including a first-round loss to Gonzaga (66-46) two seasons ago, so back the Big 10 in a defensive game. Play Ohio State and the UNDER.