Ohio State junior Kaleb Wesson got a really good look at the best big man in the Big Ten on Thursday. Unfortunately, he wasn’t looking in the mirror. Instead, Wesson got schooled by Iowa’s Luka Garza, the league’s leading scorer, and that embarrassing mismatch in the post carried over throughout the lineup in Iowa’s 85-76 beating of OSU at Carver Hawkeye Arena. No. 20 Iowa (19-8, 10-6) led by more than double-figures throughout most all of the last 36 minutes, with the No. 25 Buckeyes (17-9, 7-8) never getting closer than seven after a halting start. “I didn’t feel like from the jump we were near tough enough or sound enough or engaged enough defensively.” OSU coach Chris Holtmann said. “That was the biggest issue. We missed shots. We missed some shots around the basket. That led to some frustration. It was more on the defensive end, for sure.” Iowa…
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