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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio held Central Michigan to 28.8 percent shooting in running away with its sixth straight Mid-American Conference victory, 68-42, on Saturday at The Convo.

The Chippewas (7-15, 2-7 MAC) connected on just 15 of 52 shots from the field, including 4 of 23 from 3-point range while committing 14 turnovers.

“The best thing that we did was we played pretty close to a 40-minute game,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “… I really appreciated our guys staying mentally tough in the first half when our shots weren’t falling.”

Walter Offutt and Nick Kellogg knocked down four 3-pointers each, scoring 17 and 14 points, respectively, to lead the Bobcats (19-4, 7-2 MAC). D.J. Cooper had nine points, seven assists and seven rebounds but left... <Read More>

DeKALB, Ill. – Ohio opened the second half with a 12-1 run and pulled away from last-place Northern Illinois for its fifth straight victory, 67-58, before a crowd of just 784 people at The Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill., on Wednesday night.

Walter Offutt paced the Bobcats (18-4, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) with 19 points, making 9 of 9 free throws. Reggie Keely added 13 points and Nick Kellogg connected on 3 of 4 3-pointers and finished with 12 points.

Antone Christian scored 15 points and Abdel Nader tallied 12 points to lead the Huskies (2-18, 1-7 MAC).

The Bobcats trailed most of the first half but took a 27-26 lead to the locker room with a Keely free throw.

After the break, Ohio came out on fire, sparked with back-to-back Kellogg... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio - Ohio held on in the final minutes to complete a sweep of a four-game Mid-American Conference home stand with a 59-55 victory against Ball State on Saturday.

The Cardinals rallied from 12 down in the second half, tying the game on a Jarrod Jones free throw with 2:29 remaining, but Walter Offutt was big down the stretch.

Offutt finished with a team-high 13 points, with Ivo Baltic and Reggie Keely each adding 10 points.

Chris Bond had 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Jones also posted a double-double with 11 points and 16 boards. Randy Davis knocked down four 3-pointers and finished with 12 points.

“Fortunately, we were able to make some plays there at the end,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “… At the end of the day we won the... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio held a short-handed Western Michigan team to 30.2 percent shooting to take a 56-61 victory on Wednesday night at The Convo.

D.J. Cooper was the only Ohio player to score in double digits, finishing with 18 points, five rebounds, three assists and three steals. The Bobcats (16-4, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) shot only 35.3 percent and committed 14 turnovers, but forced 17.

Getting substantial playing time because of a first-half injury to Demetrius Ward, freshman Austin Richie led the Broncos (9-11, 3-3 MAC) with 16 points. Mike Douglas added 12 points but was only 2 of 13 from the field with six turnovers. Shayne Whittington carried the load inside with nine points and 13 rebounds with leading scorer and rebounder Matt... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Eighteen years after leaving Ohio University, Gary Trent returned Saturday and was honored by having his jersey retired before a sellout crowd of 13,011 at The Convo.

Known as the “Shaq of the MAC,” Trent is the only player ever to win the league Player of the Year honors three times, averaging 22.7 points and 11.3 rebounds in three seasons for the Bobcats.

His No. 20 jersey joined those of Frank Baumholtz, Walter Luckett, Dave Jamerson and coach Jim Snyder hanging in the rafters during a halftime ceremony.

“This honor here is just unbelievable and to me it’s a lifetime award because 100 years from now or 200 years from now, I’ll be long gone, but that jersey will still hang and students who never met me, students who aren’t... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio came back from an eight-point deficit late in the second half to score a 69-65 victory against rival Miami on Gary Trent Day on Saturday in front of a crowd of 13,011 fans in The Convo.

Ivo Baltic had a game-high 20 points to lead the way, and Walter Offutt had a late steal and layup to give the Bobcats (15-4, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) the lead and then grabbed a key offensive rebound while finishing with 15 points. D.J. Cooper and Reggie Keely added 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Brian Sullivan came off the bench to lead the RedHawks (5-12, 1-4 MAC) with 16 points. Drew McGhee added 10 points, while the MAC’s leading scorer Julian Mavunga was held to seven points and 10 rebounds in 31 foul-plagued... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio scored 21 straight points early in the second half to run away with an 87-65 victory against Kent State on Wednesday night at The Convo.

Walter Offutt scored a career-high 19 points, and D.J. Cooper added 18 points as five Bobcats reached double figures. Nick Kellogg connected on five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points, Ivo Baltic tallied 11 points and Reggie Keely scored 10 points.

Chris Evans came off the bench to lead Kent State (12-5, 2-2 Mid-American conference) with 18 pionts. Michael Porrini had 10 points, while leading scorer Justin Greene was held to 10 points.

Ohio (14-4, 2-2 MAC) led by three at halftime and the lead was cut to one with a Porrini basket to open the second half, but the Bobcats dominated the... <Read More>

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AKRON, Ohio – Akron shot 44 free throws, four Ohio players fouled out and the Zips pulled out a 68-63 victory against the Bobcats on Saturday at James A. Rhodes Arena.

Seven-footer Zeke Marshall scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds as Ohio forwards Ivo Baltic, Reggie Keely and Jon Smith all were limited by fouls and all eventually were disqualified. Brett McClanahan and Nick Harney had 10 points apiece for the Zips (11-6, 3-0 Mid American Conference).

In a balanced effort, D.J. Cooper led the Bobcats (13-4, 1-2 MAC) with 13 points but was just 2 of 15 from the field. Walter Offutt and Nick Kellogg each scored 11 points and Ivo Baltic had 10 points.

Ohio led the majority of the game, but never by more than five points. Akron finally... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – After struggling defensively in back-to-back losses, Ohio stymied Buffalo, holding the Mid-American Conference’s top scoring team to 38 percent shooting in a 60-52 victory Wednesday night at The Convo.

The Bobcats continued to struggle offensively, shooting just 32.2 percent themselves, but they managed 10 more field goal tries and 10 more free throw attempts than the Bulls, thanks to a 23-15 turnover advantage and a 17-10 edge in offensive rebounds.

D.J. Cooper scored 15 points, Nick Kellogg added 14 points and Ivo Baltic finished with 12 points for Ohio (13-3, 1-1 MAC). Mitchell Watt with 18 points was the only Buffalo player in double-figures for Buffalo (8-5, 1-1 MAC). He also had 12 rebounds.

Kellogg knocked down three... <Read More>

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Ohio tied the game with two minutes left after trailing by 13 in the second half but Bowling Green made the final run to take a 67-57 victory in a Mid-American Conference opener at the Stroh Center on Saturday evening.

Bowling Green used a 9-0 run to go up 52-39 with less than eight minutes remaining, and after Walter Offutt tied the game on a putback, the Falcons closed out the game by scoring 10 of the final 11 points.

Jordon Crawford finished with 16 points to lead four Bowling Green players in double figures. Dee Brown had 13, A’uston Calhoun finished with 12 and Scott Thomas scored 10 for the Falcons, who shot 52.2 percent.

The Bobcats, who made just 38.2 percent of their shots, were led by DJ Cooper’s 15 points... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio forced three of its Robert Morris’ 31 turnovers in the final minute, giving it a chance in the end, but the Bobcats missed a trio of 3-pointers that could have tied it in a 70-67 loss to Robert Morris at The Convo on Monday night.

Ohio (12-2) made just 3 of 26 3-point attempts on the night and lost to the Colonials for the third year in a row, failing to become the first Bobcats team ever to win 13 of their first 14 games.

“I thought their execution was better than ours,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “Having said that, I was really proud of our guys’ effort.”

The Bobcats, who trailed by eight with a minute to go, got a Reggie Keely basket and then forced three turnovers in 13 seconds to nearly steal the win.

TyQuane... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Walter Offutt led four Ohio players with 14 or more points by scoring 17 to lead Ohio to its ninth straight victory, 71-63, against Kennesaw State on Friday night at The Convo.

Ivo Baltic tallied 15 points and D.J. Cooper and Nick Kellogg each finished with 14 points to account for all but 11 of the Bobcats’ points in the game.

Markeith Cummings and Delbert Love had 19 points each to lead Kennesaw State (3-10). Spencer Dixon finished with 14 points.

The Bobcats (12-1) led just by a point at halftime, but Kellogg hit back-to-back 3-pointers to open the second half and Ohio started to take control.

Cummings tied the game at 42 with 12:30 remaining when Kellogg drilled another triple. Offutt hit a pair of free throws and... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Freshman Stevie Taylor scored a career-high 19 points and Ohio pulled away in the second half for an 82-66 victory against North Carolina A&T at The Convo on Friday night.

The Bobcats (11-1) led by just three at halftime but outscored the Aggies(4-10) by 13 points in the second half.

Walter Offutt and Nick Kellogg each scored 14 points, Ivo Baltic finished with 12 points and Reggie Keely netted 11 points.

North Carolina A&T shot 55.8 percent, including 69.6 percent in the first half. It got 15 points from DaMetrius Upchurch, 14 points from Nic Simpson and 12 from Austin Witter. The Aggies were doomed by 24 turnovers, compared to just 10 by the Bobcats.

Upchurch hit a free throw to open the second half that got the Aggies... <Read More>

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Ohio led from start to finish, getting 22 points from Ivo Baltic in a dominating 76-59 victory against Northern Iowa at the McLeod Center.

The Bobcats (10-1) led 44-32 at halftime and had the game nearly put away midway through the second half with a 22-point advantage in a battle of RPI top-20 teams.

D.J. Cooper scored 13 points and had four rebounds and four assists, Nick Kellogg scored 11 points and dished out five assists and T.J. Hall totaled 10 points.

Ohio shot 51.7 percent and made 11 of 21 3-point attempts, while Northern Iowa (10-2) shot just 35.2 percent in the game.

Jake Koch paced the Panthers with 15 points, with Anthony James and Marc Sonnen adding 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Jon Smith hit a free... <Read More>

FAIRBORN, Ohio – Ohio shot 61.7 percent and rolled to an 82-54 victory against Wright State at the Nutter Center on Saturday.

D.J. Cooper scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out five assists, while Ivo Baltic scored 15 points in just 19 minutes. Reggie Keely had 11 points off the bench.

The Bobcats (9-1) led 42-22 at halftime and opened the second half with an 11-1 run to further pull away from the Raiders (4-8).

Cole Darling had 11 points and seven rebounds to lead Wright State, which shot just 38.0 percent.

Ohio’s lead was just 6-5 early but it scored six straight points. With a 14-8 advantage, the Bobcats scored six in a row again to push their lead to 12.

Richardo Johnson’s free throw with 7:28 left in the first half put... <Read More>

Lonnie McMillan Photo Reggie Keely gets up a shot while absorbing contact from a Marietta player Wednesday night. Keely scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the blowout win.

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio got off to a quick start and blew away Marietta on Wednesday night, 88-54.

The Bobcats ran out to a 28-3 lead, led 56-26 at halftime and dominated the Pioneers.

D.J. Cooper scored 15 points and dished out seven assists in just 20 minutes to lead five Ohio players in double figures and six with at least eight points.

“I think the biggest thing that stood out was how mentally ready we were to play,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “Coming off a road trip, you’re dealing with 18-to-22-year-olds with everybody telling them how good they are when in reality it’s probably somewhere right in the middle – maybe not quite as good as they seem and not quite as bad either. I thought our mindset was really good.”

Ohio (8-1) shot 53.0... <Read More>

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PORTLAND, Ore. – D.J. Cooper posted a triple-double and the Ohio men’s basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 72-54 victory against Portland at the Chiles Center on Saturday night.

Cooper finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals, while Jon Smith came up just shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Walter Offutt scored 12 points and Ricardo Johnson finished with 10.

Ryan Nicholas and Kevin Bailey scored 13 points apiece to lead the Pilots (3-7).

Ohio (7-1) led 38-35 at halftime and Portland got to within one with the opening points of the second half, but a 9-1 run pushed the lead to nine points, with an Ivo Baltic jumper making it 47-38 with 14:26 remaining.

The Pilots were within seven... <Read More>

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Travis Bader missed a shot in the final seconds and Ohio held on to defeat Oakland, 84-82, on Wednesday night.

T.J. Hall challenged the shot and came up with the rebound to help the Bobcats (6-1) hold on after it led by as many as 14 points, including by eight with one minute remaining. It was just the Grizzlies' third loss in their last 43 home games.

D.J. Cooper had 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Stevie Taylor led a bench effort that outscored Oakland 42-8 with 13 points. Hall added 10 points, while Reggie Keely had nine points and a team-high seven bounds off the bench.

Corey Petros and Reggie Hamilton had 23 points apiece for the Grizzlies (6-3). Petros reeled in 16 boards, while... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Winless Morgan State led against Ohio in the final four minutes, but the Bobcats outscored the Bears 11-2 the rest of the way to capture a 61-53 victory Saturday afternoon at The Convo.

Kevin Thompson’s layup with 3:56 remaining put Morgan State on top 51-50, but Ohio never trailed again after Walter Offutt answered back with a layup of his own.

Offutt led all scorers with 17 points and he added six assists. Ivo Baltic had his highest-scoring game of the year with 14 points – six of them in the final 3:01 – while adding five rebounds. Nick Kellogg knocked down the only three 3-pointers Ohio made and finished with 10 points.

D.J. Cooper assisted a Baltic layup at the 3:01 mark to put Ohio (5-1) up three, and after Larry... <Read More>

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – DeAndre Kane missed a potential game-tying shot and Ohio held on to defeat Marshall, 70-68, on Wednesday night at the Cam Henderson Center.

The Thundering Herd rallied back from a 14-point second-half deficit and could have tied it after gaining possession with less than 9 seconds remaining after an Ohio turnover. Kane, who led all scorers with 17 points, worked one-on-one against Walter Offutt and put up a turnaround shot in the post off the backboard and off the rim.

Reggie Keely paced the Bobcats with 16 points and added five rebounds, Offutt had 13 points and five boards and Ivo Baltic was just shy of a double-double with 10 points and nine rebounds. D.J. Cooper did post a double-double with 11 points and 11... <Read More>

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ohio held a six-point lead with less than four minutes remaining, but No. 7 Louisville rallied for a 59-54 victory at the KFC YUM! Center on Friday night.

D.J. Cooper’s three-point play capped off a 9-0 Ohio run that put it on top 49-43 with 3:55 remaining, but Louisville (5-0) closed out the game by scoring 16 of the final 21 points.

T.J. Hall and Cooper both missed potential game-tying trey attempts in the final 10 seconds.

Cooper finished with 16 points but was just 6 of 17 and had only three assists with three turnovers. Reggie Keely tallied 11 points and six boards, while Stevie Taylor reached double figures with 10 points.

Gorgui Dieng was a force with 16 rebounds to go with 10 points, while Kyle Kuric scores 16... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio put five players in double figures, built a 13-point halftime advantage and took a 69-54 victory against Arkansas State on Sunday at The Convo.

D.J. Cooper, Nick Kellogg and Reggie Keely each had 13 points, Walter Offutt scored 12 points and Ivo Baltic scored 10 points for the Bobcats (3-0).

Led by Keely and Kellogg, Ohio held a 29-0 advantage in bench points.

Offutt and Keely each grabbed nine rebounds and Cooper dished out six assists and had three steals.

Brandon Peterson paced the Red Wolves (1-3) with 19 points and seven rebounds, while Trey Finn had 17 points and four assists.

Baltic scored the first six Ohio points and his layup with 17:19 left in the first half put his team on top 6-5 and it led the rest of the... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Walter Offutt’s three-point play with 1:25 left in overtime sparked a run of nine straight Bobcats points in an 85-78 victory Tuesday night at The Convo.

Offutt, who had 13 points and nine rebounds, grabbed a miss off of a Reggie Keely miss and put it up and in with a foul, and his free throw gave the Bobcats a 79-75 lead.

D.J. Cooper iced the game with a 3-pointer for an 82-75 lead with 1:04 remaining, and the Bobcats closed out the game at the foul line.

“We went into the night wanting to play 40 minutes with our effort and our energy and our toughness and our togetherness,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “That was kind of our theme. We didn’t do a very good job of finishing the game the other day (against Tennessee-Martin)... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio built a lead as big as 29 points in the second half and held off Tennessee-Martin down the stretch in a season-opening 74-65 victory at The Convo on Sunday afternoon.

The Bobcats led 60-31 with 14:30 remaining on a Stevie Taylor 3-pointer, but the Skyhawks outscored them 34-14 the rest of the way to make it somewhat close down the stretch.

Ohio State transfer Walter Offutt led the way with 17 points in his first regular season game for Ohio, and Reggie Keely added 16 points. D.J. Cooper scored 12 points and dished out 10 assists.

UT-Martin freshman Jeremy Washington came off the bench to score 17 points and grab nine rebounds, Mike Liabo had 16 points and Myles Taylor posted a double-double with 11 points and 10... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Walter Offutt scored 23 points in his Ohio debut to lead the Bobcats to an 82-63 exhibition victory against Mercyhurst at The Convo on Monday night.

Nick Kellogg added 17 points and Ivo Baltic posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats.

Offutt was 6 of 9 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, and added four steals. Kellogg knocked down 7 of 9 shots, with 3 of 5 3-pointers included, as Ohio shot 51.9 percent from the floor overall and 42.1 percent from beyond the arc.

Matt Lee and Bill Weaver each had 15 points for Meryhurst, while Paul Bilbo scored 14 points.

After trailing 41-30 at the break and falling behind by 14 on a Kellogg trey to start the second half, the Lakers got as close... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – The Ohio basketball team has added three players in the last week.

The Bobcats reported have added center Kenny Belton as a walk-on to this fall’s roster and have received verbal commitments from shooting guard Caris LeVert in their 2012 recruiting class and center Anthony Allen in their 2013 class.

Belton, a former scholarship player at Cincinnati, has not played in more than three years because of a spinal injury.

He was last listed as 6-8 and 255 pounds, but his weight is now listed at 280 pounds on Ohio’s roster.

The native of Greensboro, N.C., played in 21 games as a freshman for the Bearcats during the 2007-08 season, averaging 1.6 points and 1.0 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per game.

His injury was once thought to be... <Read More>

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Ohio has received a verbal commitment from 2013 Jamestown Greeneview High School small forward prospect Evan Bradds. The 6-6, 195-pounder chose Ohio over offers from Miami, Wright St., Albany, James Madison, Akron and Toledo.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Ohio rallied from an 11-point second half deficit, but East Tennessee State scored 12 of the final 14 points in the last two minutes to pull out an 82-73 victory in the quarterfinals of the College Insider.com Postseason Tournament in Johnson City, Tenn.

DeVaughn Washington closed out his career with a 21-point, seven-rebound effort to lead the Bobcats (19-16). Freshman Nick Kellogg knocked down five 3-pointers and finished with 15 points, and Tommy Freeman scored 11 points in his final game.

Justin Tubbs scored 19 of his 27 points in the first half as East Tennessee built an eight-point lead at the break. Mike Smith posted a double-double with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Adam Sollazzo had 11 points and seven... <Read More>

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Senior DeVaughn Washington scored 17 points to lead Ohio to an opening round 65-64 victory against rival Marshall in the College Insider.com Postseason Tournament at the Cam Henderson Center on Tuesday night.

D.J. Cooper, who finished with 10 points and nine assists, scored the go-ahead layup with 1:30 remaining. Reggie Keely posted a double-double with 10 points and 13 rebounds, and in a balanced scoring effort, Ivo Baltic and Tommy Freeman added 10 and nine points, respectively.

Tirrell Baines had 18 points for Marshall (22-12). Damier Pitts finished with 17 points, and Nigel Spikes totaled 19 rebounds.

In a back-and-forth second half, an Ivo Baltic jumper put the Bobcats (19-15) up three with 4:39 remaining, but... <Read More>

Ohio has been selected to play in the College Insider.com Postseason Tournament, traveling to Marshall for a first round game at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

It is the Bobcats’ first ever selection to the CIT, and it gives them a chance to avenge a regular season loss to the Thundering Herd. Marshall defeated Ohio, 65-57, on Dec. 4.

Marshall (22-11) tied for fifth in Conference USA, losing in the tournament quarterfinals. Similarly, Ohio (18-15) was fifth in the Mid-American Conference and was defeated in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.

The CIT features 12 first-round games at campus sites, with one game set for Monday, seven for Tuesday and four for Wednesday.

The 12 winning teams will be seeded and bracketed, with four teams earning... <Read More>

CLEVELAND – Ball state rallied from nine points down in the final two and a half minutes of regulation and took a 76-73 overtime victory against Ohio in the semifinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday night.

Chris Bond completed two three-point plays in the final minutes, including one that ultimately forced overtime, and Tyrae Robinson hit a go-ahead jumper and later the clinching free throw for the No. 4 seed Cardinals, who advance to face top-seeded Kent State.

DeVaughn Washington had 19 points to lead Ohio, and D.J. Cooper added 19 points and 10 assists, but he was just 5 of 19 shooting. Ivo Baltic had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds, while Tommy Freeman scored 10 points.

Jesse... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio scored the first 14 points, led by as many as 25 in the first half, and although Toledo cut the deficit to single digits in the second half, the Bobcats managed a relatively easy first-round Mid-American Conference Tournament victory against the Rockets, 74-57, on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Ivo Baltic scored 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and DeVaughn Washington posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 boards, and he added four steals to lead the No. 5 seed Bobcats (18-14).

Tommy Freeman scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half. Ohio advances to the quarterfinals to face No. 4 seed Ball State (18-12) in Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday night.

Anthony Wright scored a career-high 18 points to go with six... <Read More>

OXFORD, Ohio – Cold shooting plagued Ohio as Miami put an end to the Bobcats’ five-game winning streak by taking the regular season finale, 76-66, at Millet Hall on Friday night.

The Bobcats shot just 37.7 percent, while Julian Mavunga dominated for the RedHawks with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Nick Winbush also had a double-double with 14 points – all of them in the first half – and 10 boards.

Ivo Baltic, with 18 points and nine rebounds, and DeVaughn Washington, with 12 points and nine boards, were just shy of double-doubles for the Bobcats. Tommy Freeman had 13 points, and D.J. Cooper scored 14 points with just four assists and five turnovers.

Miami (16-15, 11-5 Mid-American Conference) led almost start to finish, taking the lead for... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference’s hottest team finally met its match Tuesday night, as Akron, riding a seven-game winning streak, was pounded by Ohio, 80-55, at The Convo on Senior Night.

D.J. Cooper hit a career-high seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points to go with nine assists and eight rebounds as the Bobcats won their fifth in a row, pulling away late in the first half and continuing to hammer the Zips in the second half to sweep the season series.

Ivo Baltic added 17 points and six rebounds, and DeVaughn Washington scored 11 points despite being limited to 19 foul-plagued minutes.

“I just got into a little rhythm, I feel like,” Cooper said. “I credit my team though. They’ve been playing great for so many games teams... <Read More>

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KENT – DeVaughn Washington scored 20 points, including the game-winning runner in the lane with 15 seconds left as Ohio beat Kent State on the road for the first time in 10 years, 88-87, in overtime, on Saturday night at the MAC Center.

The Bobcats led by as many as 21 points in the second half and trailed by five in overtime in a game with huge momentum shifts. It was Ohio’s fourth straight victory and its eighth win in its last 10 games.

Rodriguez Sherman, Justin Greene and Carlton Guyton scored 21, 19 and 18 points, respectively, for the Golden Flashes, but it was Michael Porrini who missed the team’s last-second shot in overtime. Greene also collected 15 rebounds.

D.J. Cooper dished out 14 assists for Ohio (16-13, 8-6 Mid-American... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio made up for a poor shooting night by making 23 of 30 free throws and grabbing 18 offensive rebounds in a 70-60 victory Wednesday night against Bowling Green in The Convo.

The Bobcats made just 38.5 percent of their shots, compared to 47.1 percent for the Falcons, but Tommy Freeman was on the mark for 20 points on 5-of-10 3-point shooting that made him the all-time career leader in treys in Ohio history.

DeVaughn Washington posted a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds, and Reggie Keely was one point shy with nine points and 12 boards in just 19 minutes. Ivo Baltic added 10 points in 18 foul-plagued minutes.

Craig Sealey, averaging less than 3 points per game entering the contest, led Bowling Green (12-16, 7-6... <Read More>

ROCK HILL, S.C. – DeVaughn Washington and Tommy Freeman combined for 46 points and Ohio pulled off its sixth victory in eight games and first of the season in four overtime tries, 77-74, in a Bracket Buster game at Winthrop on Saturday night.

Ohio (14-13) led by as many as 20 points in the first half and Winthrop never led. The only regulation tie the Eagles forced was at the end of the second half when Reggie Middleton’s layup with 58 seconds left ultimately forced overtime.

Middleton led all scorers with 19 points, and Charles Corbin scored 16 points for the Eagles (12-15).

Washington went 8 of 14 from the field and 9 of 14 at the line to finish with 25 points, while also adding eight rebounds. Freeman knocked down 7 of 11 3-point... <Read More>

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ivo Baltic and D.J. Cooper each scored 24 points and Ohio returned the favor against Buffalo, rallying in the second half on the road for a 76-69 victory at Alumni Arena on Tuesday night.

While the Bulls came back from 18 down earlier this season at The Convo, the Bobcats won after trailing by eight.

Zach Filzen and Javon McCrea had 15 points each to lead the Bulls.

After trailing 32-24 at halftime, Ohio (13-13, 6-6 Mid-American Conference) outscored Buffalo 52-37 in the second half. The Bobcats shot just 33.3 percent in the first half and 73.9 percent in the second half, including going 5 of 7 beyond the arc after starting just 1 of 6. Baltic scored 20 of his points after the break.

Even so, the Bulls (15-9, 7-5 MAC) led... <Read More>

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Tommy Freeman’s desperation 3-pointer was off the mark and Western Michigan held off Ohio, 85-83, on Saturday in Kalamazoo.

Flenard Whitfield scored 27 points and grabbed 11 points, and Demetrius Ward added 22 points on 6-of-8 3-point shooting for the Broncos, who made 12 of 21 shots from beyond the arc.

Six Ohio players scored nine or more points, led by D.J. Cooper with 17 points and five assists. DeVaughn Washington had 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Ivo Baltic had 14 points and eight rebounds.

The Bobcats (12-13, 5-6 Mid-American Conference) created two turnovers in the final minute, only to give it back to the Broncos twice.

Even so, after Mike Douglas missed two free throws with 5 seconds remaining, Ohio had one... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Tommy Freeman hit seven of Ohio’s 12 made 3-pointers as the Bobcats held a double-digit lead throughout most of the game in a 71-58 victory against Toledo on Wednesday night at The Convo.

Freeman finished with 21 points, while Ivo Baltic and DeVaughn Washington scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, filling the void of D.J. Cooper who missed most of the second half with an ankle sprain.

Malcolm Griffin led four Toledo players in double-figures with 16 points, but he also had seven of his team’s 18 turnovers.

While the Bobcats (12-12, 5-5 Mid-American Conference) made 12 of 27 3-pointers and shot 47.4 percent overall, the Rockets were just 5 of 20 beyond the arc and shot 42.6 percent.

“Definitely teams are having to pick... <Read More>

ATHENS, Ohio – Ivo Baltic eclipsed his previous career-high in the first half and finished with 31 points to lead Ohio to an 80-73 victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday at The Convo.

The nation’s second-leading scorer Xavier Silas finished with 25 points for the Huskies, but he was outdone by the Bobcats’ sophomore forward, who came in averaging just 8.7 points per game, but was 12 of 20 from the field and added nine rebounds.

“Just from the start, it’s definitely confidence,” Baltic said. “Just taking shot after shot I felt like it was just going in.”

DeVaughn Washington had 16 points and six rebounds as Ohio (11-12, 4-5 Mid-American Conference) dominated play in the paint with 38 points to 16 for Northern Illinois. D.J. Cooper... <Read More>

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Generally a poor-shooting team, Central Michigan made its first 8 3-pointers and shot 50 percent and was able to hold off a late Ohio rally for a 91-85 victory against Ohio on Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena.

D.J. Cooper scored 26 of his 30 points in the second half, but it was not enough to bring the Bobcats back from a 39-32 halftime deficit.

One game after being held to 38 points, the Chippewas, who came in averaging a Mid-American Conference-worst 57 points a game, had a season-best offensive performance.

Trey Zeigler led the way with 24 points, and Jalin Thomas scored 22 points for Central Michigan (6-15, 3-5 MAC). Three other players also reached double-figures on a team where only Zeigler and Thomas average... <Read More>

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MUNCIE, Ind. – Nick Kellogg hit the go-ahead 3-pointer and came up with a key steal and layup as Ohio took a 61-60 victory against Ball State on Saturday at Worthen Arena.

The Cardinals rallied from a nine-point second half deficit, but the Bobcats made key plays in the final four minutes.

DeVaughn Washington had 16 points, while Kellogg finished with 11 points and Tommy Freeman had 10 in his hometown. Ivo Baltic had a career-high 12 rebounds, and it all helped make up for a sub-par game from leader D.J. Cooper. He finished with four points on 1 of 10 shooting, six assists and eight turnovers.

Jarrod Jones scored 21 points to carry the Cardinals, whose other two forwards Malik Perry and Matt Kamieniecki were hampered with severe foul... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio led by as many as 28 and rolled past Eastern Michigan, 79-65, to end a four-game home losing streak Wednesday night at The Convo.

DeVaughn Washington scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the way for the Bobcats, who shot a season-high 54 percent from the floor. Nick Kellogg scored 15 points, and D.J. Cooper had 12 points and seven assists.

“Any win feels good, but that was a big statement game for us to get a win at home,” Washington said. “Now we just have to move on and not be content with any win.”

Derek Thompson scored 13 points to lead the Eagles (5-14, 2-4 Mid-American Cofnerence). Leading-scorer Brandon Bowdry was held to eight points on 3-of-11 shooting in 20 foul-plagued minutes.

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ATHENS, Ohio – Zach Filzen scored 20 of his career-high 23 points in the second half to help Buffalo rally from an 18-point deficit for a 73-68 victory before a season-high 10,427 at The Convo on Saturday during Dad’s Weekend.

Javon McCrea came off the bench to score 12 of his 21 points after the break, while Byron Mulkey had 12 points for the Bulls, who trailed 43-25 at halftime.

Nick Kellogg and DeVaughn Washington each scored 14 points for the Bobcats, who lost for the fifth time in six games, including all four home games during that stretch. Ivo Baltic added 10 points while D.J. Cooper was held to six points and eight assists on 2-of-10 shooting.

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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Ohio cut a second-half 11-point deficit to one, but Bowling Green pulled away in the final minutes for a 73-61 victory at Anderson Arena on Wednesday night.

Scott Thomas led four Bowling Green players in double figures with 19 points, and he also pulled down nine rebounds to go with four assists and three steals.

Torian Oglesby posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards, while A’uston Calhoun and Luke Kraus scored 15 and 12 points, respectively, for the Falcons, who finished with 32 points in the paint.

Four Ohio players also reached double figures, led by D.J. Cooper, who had 18 points, but just four assists. Nick Kellogg (13 points), Ivo Baltic (11) and Tommy Freeman (10) also made contributions in the... <Read More>

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ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio was hurt on the offensive boards for the third straight game and it helped Kent State rally in the final minutes for a 69-66 victory Saturday night at The Convo.

D.J. Cooper missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final seconds, and Ohio dropped to 5-7 at home this season and below .500 overall after surrendering 18 offensive rebounds to Kent State.

“That was a tough one,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “Looking at it, I think the thing that stands out was they had 18 offensive rebounds to our 15 defensive rebounds. We haven’t gotten 40-some percent back on the defensive glass in a game all year. … That’s three MAC games in a row where we’ve lost the possession battle by nearly double figures or more. I’m very concerned about... <Read More>

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AKRON – Ohio won for the first time in almost eight years at James A. Rhodes Arena, getting 23 points from freshman Nick Kellogg in a 79-70 victory against Akron on Wednesday night.

D.J. Cooper added 13 points, a career-high and arena-record 15 assists and eight rebounds as the Bobcats (8-8, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) built a halftime lead of 16 and led by as many as 24 points, recovering from a triple-overtime MAC-opening loss to rival Miami on Sunday.

Ohio made 13 of 25 3-pointers, including six of them by Kellogg and five by Tommy Freeman, and shot 53 percent from the field, while Akron made just 37 percent of its field goal tries.

Steve McNeese was the Zips’ only player to reach double-figures with 15 points.

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ATHENS, Ohio – An Orlando Williams 3-pointer with 29 seconds left in the third overtime proved to be the game-winner as Miami edged rival Ohio, 92-88, before 9,749 fans at The Convo on Sunday afternoon.

In a back-and-forth game with 12 lead changes, the Bobcats and RedHawks were even at the end of the first four periods, and a 50-32 rebounding disparity finally was too much for the Bobcats to overcome, even with turnovers in their favor, 20-11.

“My dream came true today,” Miami coach Charlie Coles said. “I was proud to play three overtimes with the Bobcats. I was proud they were on the other end of it. It was a battle. As bad as we needed to win, I wish I was still out there. How many guys came off the bench and contributed? This is Ohio... <Read More>

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