It is a high-caliber match-up, with elite centers to prove it, Tuesday night when No. 5 Ohio State visits No. 15 Maryland. The star power for both OSU (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) and the Terrapins (12-2) extends beyond their big men, of course, but the outcome will certainly tilt toward the winner of the individual matchup between Maryland’s Jalen Smith and the Buckeyes’ Kaleb Wesson. Yes…Smith and Wesson. Both are 6-10, multi-skilled, stretch fours more than they are classic, low-post, back-to-the-basket bangers, although Wesson was that before he lost 30-plus pounds in the off-season to better adapt to the skill set required of players his size in the NBA. It’s worked for team-leading averages of 14.7 points and 9.3 rebounds from Wesson so far, while Smith leads the Terps with 9.9 rebounds and ranks second in scoring at 13.5 behind teammate Anthony Cowan (16.4). Maryland appears to have shed its…
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