The Latest: Iowa-Cincy tip off Day 2 of NCAA Tournament

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The Latest on the first round of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):

12:35 a.m.

The first round of the NCAA Tournament is complete.

Ohio State beat Iowa State in the Midwest Region, then Virginia Tech held off a comeback attempt by Saint Louis in the East Region to reduce the 68-team field to 32 teams.

The 11th-seeded Buckeyes beat the sixth-seeded Cyclones 62-59. And the fourth-seeded Hokies beat the 13th-seeded Billikens 66-52 with point guard Justin Robinson returning from a foot injury sustained in late January.

The first tickets to the Sweet 16 go out Saturday.