The first Buckeye-on-Buckeye game of The Basketball Tournament sent two former Ohio State players packing.
Despite Big X holding the lead for the majority of Wednesday afternoon's game, Red Scare – which features former Ohio State center Trevor Thompson – pulled away with a 17-6 run to end the game, surpassing the Elam Ending target score of 75 to earn a 77-68 victory at the fan-free Nationwide Arena.
Ryan Mikesell drilled the game-ending triple to jettison CJ Jackson, Andrew Dakich and the rest of Big X from the tournament. Thompson's Red Scare team will now either face Carmen's Crew or House of 'Paign on Friday in the quarterfinals at 4 p.