While the action on the floor wasn’t always pretty, the end result certainly was for Buckeye fans, as the No. 11 Ohio State Buckeyes upset the No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, 62-59. Despite the crowd at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., being heavily one-sided in favor of the Big 12 Tournament champs, Chris Holtmann’s young, scrappy, and hungry squad pulled out one of the most thrilling victories of his short tenure at the helm of OSU’s program. After nearly two full seasons waiting for Kaleb Wesson — Ohio State’s exceedingly talented big man — to assume the mantle as the unstoppable force that his size and skill seemed to always indicate that he would be. On the night, the sophomore amassed 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting and 12 rebounds, while only be whistled for three fouls (one after…
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