Ohio rallied for an 85-77 win at Ball St. Sunday afternoon in First Round MAC Tournament play. The Bobcats advance to Cleveland where they'll face 1-seed Kent St. Thursday night at 7 PM in Quicken Loans Arena. Armon Bassett led all scorers with 25 points. Tommy Freeman was 5-for-5 on 3-point attempts in the second half and overtime to finish with 15 points. DeVaughn Washington finished with 15 points as well and D.J. Cooper had 12 after battling first-half foul problems. Randy Davis had 21 to lead the Cardinals.

Ohio posted an 82-60 win over Bowling Green on Senior Night Thursday at the Convocation Center. Armon Bassett led the way with 17 points. Tommy Freeman and DeVaughn Washington chipped in with 15 and 14 points respectively. Senior Kenneth van Kempen scored 8 points and grabbed 8 boards in his Convo farewell. Scott Thomas had 17 points to lead the Falcons (14-15, 6-10 MAC).

The win means the Bobcats (17-14, 7-9) get the 9-seed in the MAC Tournament. Ohio will play at 8-seed Ball St. Sunday at 2 PM in a first-round matchup. The winner advances to play the 1-seed Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

Buffalo closed the game with an 8-2 run in beating visiting Ohio 72-69 Saturday night. The Bulls' Rodney Pierce led all scorers with 26 points. Kenneth Van Kempen paced five Bobcats in double figures with 16 points.

Ohio closes the regular season Thursday night in the Convocation Center in a 7 PM contest.

Tommy Freeman's 3-pointer with .6 seconds left gave Ohio a thrilling 70-68 win over Miami at the Convocation Center Wednesday night.