Ohio State couldn’t afford a loss to Northwestern, and Kaleb Wesson ensured that wouldn’t happen. TEAM 1 2 F OHIO STATE (17-9) 24 39 63 NORTHWESTERN (12-14) 20 29 49 With just six regular-season games remaining, the Buckeyes needed a win to bounce back from their two-game losing streak to stay in contention for an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, and they got what they needed Wednesday night. Behind a 22-point, eight-rebound, four-assist and two-block performance from Wesson, Ohio State defeated Northwestern, 63-49, at the Schottenstein Center on Wednesday night. The Buckeyes improved their overall record to 17-9 and now have a 7-8 record in the Big Ten. Despite a rocky first half that featured ugly basketball by both teams, Ohio State pulled it together and shot 46.3 percent from the field and assisted on 18 of 25 field-goal makes. Northwestern, on the other hand, made just 31.6 percent…
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