LAS VEGAS — Ohio State had been in control the entire second half. But Kentucky was hanging around. And then a bad thing happened for the Buckeyes with 3:30 remaining. The ref blew his whistle. He pointed at Kaleb Wesson. And everybody here inside T-Mobile Arena paying close enough attention immediately knew what that meant for Ohio State. What it meant is that the Buckeyes would have to play the final 3:30 without their leading scorer, leading rebounder and likely All-American because that whistle represented Wesson’s fifth and final foul. He was done. At this point, Ohio State was up six. But Kentucky’s Tyrese Maxey would soon make a free throw to cut that lead to five. And that’s when the overwhelmingly pro-Kentucky crowd started cheering a little louder because these UK-loving fans realized the game was available to be taken. Kentucky never took it, though. In fact, Ohio State…
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