Columbus, Ohio - The No. 2 Buckeyes' hopes of outdoing last season's NCAA March Madness Elite Eight run were dashed in a heartbreaker against No. 7 Duke on Sunday!

As the Big Ten regular season champions, Ohio State were tipped to make a serious run in the Portland 2 region of this year's March Madness Tournament.

Yet their failure to hold off the Blue Devils in the Second Round and squandering a 16-point lead has left fans with busted brackets and jaws on the floor.

"NOOO!! i was looking forward to that Ohio State uconn rematch in the sweet 16," one fan wrote.

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"Them Duke girls basketball team is LEGIT," another added. "Down by 16 at one point of the game to end up beating #2 seed Ohio State by 12. Sheesh. They was throwing down."

The Blue Devils' commanding 75-63 win over Ohio State will have them balling out against the winner of Sunday's UConn vs. Syracuse second round matchup.

It marks a disappointing end to Ohio State's season, where they fell short in making deep runs in both the Big Ten Tournament and the NCAA Tournament.

Duke will have a lengthy rest before taking to the court for the Sweet Sixteen next on Saturday, March 30.