Dayton, Ohio

Aaron Craft drilled a three-pointer with less than a second remaining, lifting Ohio State to a 78-75 win over Iowa State Sunday in NCAA Tournament play.

The Buckeyes advanced to face Arizona in a Sweet Sixteen tilt in Los Angeles.

Gritty Iowa State ended its season at 23-12 after several three-pointers of its own enabled the Cyclones to nearly erase a 13-point deficit to move on.

Deshaun Thomas led Ohio State with 22 points, and Craft had 18, including his only trey of the tilt. LaQuinton Ross dropped in 10 straigjht points at one juncture for the victors.

Korie Lucious led Iowa State with 19 points but his final toss after Craft's triple was off the mark for Fred Hoiiberg's squad.

The Buckeyes hit 51 percent of their shots, including 9 of 18 from behind the arc.

Aaron Craft hit a 3-pointer with a half-second left, and Ohio State escaped Dayton, as the lone high seed left in the NCAA tournament's wild West Regional, beating Iowa State 78-75 on Sunday.

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Craft's Clutch Trey Lifts Ohio State over Iowa State