January 20, 2025

Ohio State's Kaleb Wesson, Keyshawn Woods Dominate in First-Round Win Over Iowa State

TULSA, Okla.–– No. 32 and No. 34 are March Madness heroes, separated by two digits on the Ohio State roster, separated by two points in a slugfest against Iowa State and, as it turns out late Friday night, separated physically by about two inches, seated on a brightly lit press conference platform as NCAA tournament victors. Fittingly, No. 32, Keyshawn Woods, and No. 34, Kaleb Wesson, were the last two players to walk off the BOK Center court moments after stunning a house-full of Iowa State fans by beating their sixth-seeded Cyclones, 62-59, in a pair of performances that’ll be rooted forever in their memories. Woods, a senior, and Wesson, a sophomore, combined for 40 points, and they willed the 11th-seeded, once-on-the-bubble Buckeyes to victory with a bevy of scintillating acts over the final five minutes of a tight game. Let’s go in reverse order, shall we? Wesson got the game’s…

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