No Photo Credit Ohio Bobcats Armon Bassett dunks in the closing seconds of the mens championship game of the MAC Tournament over the Akron Zips in Cleveland Ohio, March 13, 2010.

Ohio completed its improbable run to a MAC Championship with an 81-75 overtime win against Akron Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena.

No Photo Credit Ohio's Armon Bassett shoots a shot during the first half of their men's semi final game of the MAC Tournament against the Miami Redmen in Cleveland Ohio, March 12, 2010.

A strong defensive effort from Ohio resulted in a 54-42 win over Miami Friday night in the MAC Tournament Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. The win advances the Bobcats to the MAC Championship game against Akron tomorrow night. Ohio held Miami to 34% shooting and forced 13 RedHawk turnovers. For the second straight night, the Bobcats got big scoring nights from Armon Bassett and DeVaughn Washington. Bassett followed up last night's 38-point performance with a game-high 28 while Washington added 18. Kenny Hayes led Miami with 12 points.

It was a game in which the Bobcats never trailed. They opened the game with a 12-2 run on the way to a 21-12 halftime lead. Miami cut the deficit to seven at 21-14 but got no closer the rest of the way. Ohio... <Read More>

Behind Armon Bassett's 38 points, Ohio posted an 81-64 win over top-seeded Kent St. in the MAC Tournament Quarterfinals Thursday night at Quicken Loans Arena. The Bobcats advance to face the Miami in the semifinals Friday night at 9 PM. Bassett's career night included a 16-for-16 performance at the free throw line, a MAC Tournament record. DeVaughn Washington added 19 points for Ohio (19-14). Mike Singletary led the Golden Flashes with 19 points before fouling out. Barring an NCAA at-large bid, Kent St. (23-9) will get an automatic bid to the NIT Tournament.

Ohio shot a blistering 55.6% in the first half to build a 40-24 halftime lead. Kent St. whittled the Bobcat lead down to three points with 10:39 to play. But Ohio countered with a 7-0... <Read More>

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.

Armon Bassett and DeVaughn Washington combined to score 42 points off the bench as Ohio defeated visiting Wright St. 64-59 in the ESPNU BracketBuster game. Bassett had a game-high 26 points while Washington added 16 for the Bobcats (15-13). The Raiders (18-10) were led by Vaughn Duggins' 15 points.

Trailing 45-39 with 8:25 to go, Ohio went on a 9-0 run to go up by five with 5:35 to play. Wright St. rallied to tie it at 50. Then, two Bassett 3-pointers followed by a Tommy Freeman layup put the Bobcats up 58-52 with 1:08 to go. The Raiders got as close as two the rest of the way but the Cats hit their final six free throw attempts to seal the win.

Ohio returns to conference play Wednesday night when Miami visits the Convocation Center.

Double-doubles from Chris Singletary and Justin Greene led Kent State to a 74-67 win over visiting Ohio Wednesday night. Singletary had 10 rebounds to go with his 17 points while Greene finished with 15 points and 11 boards. The Flashes (19-8, 10-3 MAC) trailed 59-54 with 7:31 to play but used a 14-2 run over the next six minutes to put Ohio (14-13, 5-8) away. The Bobcats got a double from D.J. Cooper with 23 points and 10 rebounds while Armon Bassett finished with 20 points.

Ohio is back in action at the Convocation Center Saturday when they'll host Wright St. in a BracketBuster game at 4 PM.

Ohio went two overtimes before dropping a 91-88 decision at Akron Sunday afternoon.

DeVaughn Washington came off the bench to score 24 points as Ohio downed MAC West leader Central Michigan 89-76 in Athens Thursday night. Washington went to the free throw line 19 times converting on 14. Armon Bassett led the Bobcats (14-11, 5-6 MAC) in scoring with 25 points while D.J. Cooper added 19. Ohio, as a team, had 48 free throw attempts and connected on 35 (72%). Central's Robbie Harman nailed nine three-pointers to top all scorers with 31 points. Despite hitting 14-of-27 threes (52%), the Chippewas (11-12, 6-5) shot just 39% for the game.

Ohio completed its swing through the West Division with a 4-2 mark. The Cats return to MAC East play Sunday at Akron.

Tommy Freeman's career-high 30 points helped Ohio to a 90-74 win over Western Michigan Tuesday night at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats were red-hot from the 3-point line, hitting on 14 of 23 attempts (61%). Armon Bassett added 21 points and dished out nine assists for Ohio (13-11, 4-6 MAC). Martell McLemore had 24 points to lead Western Michigan (13-11, 5-6). The Bobcats conclude MAC West play when Central Michigan visits Thursday night.

Ohio played most of the second half with just seven scholarship players but had enough to beat host Toledo 65-58 in overtime. The Bobcats were without Jay Kinney due to indefinite suspension and Armon Bassett who was sent to to the lockerroom by coaches early in the second half. Tommy Freeman scored 17 points while Reggie Keely and D.J. Cooper each recorded double-doubles to lead Ohio (12-10, 3-5 MAC). Keely had 14 points and 11 boards and Cooper scored 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Justin Anyijong paced the Rockets (3-20, 0-9) with 20 points.

A Jarrod Jones basket with three seconds to play gave Ball St. a 67-66 overtime win at Ohio Sunday afternoon. That capped an improbable ending for the Cardinals (11-9, 5-3 MAC) who scored four points in the game's last 13 seconds for the victory. Terrence Watson led four Ball St. scorers in double figures with 20 points. Tommy Freeman paced the Bobcats (11-10, 2-5) with 16 points.

The Bobcats appeared to be headed for a third straight win after a Reggie Keely score put Ohio up 52-41 with 8:44 to play. The Cards, however, started to whittle away at the deficit until drawing even at 59 with 2:54 remaining. Neither team scored the rest of the way forcing overtime. Trailing 66-63 with 13 seconds to go in overtime, Randy Davis hit a jumper to... <Read More>

A short-handed Ohio squad ran past Northern Illinois 99-84 in Dekalb Wednesday night. With Jay Kinney (one-game suspension) and DeVaughn Washington (indefinite suspension) out, the Bobcats (11-9, 2-4 MAC) were down to just seven scholarship players. D.J. Cooper led five Ohio players in double-figure scoring with a career-high 29 points. Armon Bassett finished with 25, Reggie Keely 14, Tommy Freeman 13 and Kenneth Van Kampen had 11. The Huskies' (8-10, 4-2) Xavier Silas threw in a game-high 31 points.

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Tommy Freeman's career-high 27 points keyed Ohio's 99-77 win over Buffalo Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. The win snaps the Bobcats (10-9, 1-4 MAC) 4-game losing streak. Four other Ohio players joined Freeman in double figures. Jay Kinney had 18, Armon Bassett 16 and Kenneth Van Kempen and Reggie Keely had 10 each. John Boyer led the Bulls (10-6, 3-2) with 20 points.

D.J. Cooper arrived just before the game started after returning from his grandmother's funeral in Chicago. The freshman had 9 points, 11 assists, 7 steals and 6 rebounds. The Bobcats were without the services of junior forward DeVaughn Washington who has been suspended indefinitely. The Cats start MAC West play in an 8 PM game Wednesday night at Northern... <Read More>

Miami used a 17-0 run to start the second half to beat visiting Ohio 79-67 Saturday afternoon. Julian Mavunga led four RedHawks in double figures with 18 points. The Bobcats got 22 points from D.J. Cooper and 19 from Armon Bassett.

Ohio (9-8, 0-3 MAC) started fast in shooting 53% in the first half to take a 37-29 lead into halftime. But Miami (5-11, 2-1) turned the tables in the second half shooting 60% and outscoring the Bobcats 50-30. The RedHawks also dominated the glass outrebounding Ohio 43-22. The Bobcats will be back in action Wednesday night at Bowling Green.

Chris Singletary's 22 points led Kent St. to a 62-60 win over Ohio Saturday at the Convocation Center as the two teams opened MAC play. Freshman D.J. Cooper had 21 points for the Bobcats and DeVaughn Washington notched a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Armon Bassett's three-pointer as time expired gave Ohio a 63-62 win over IUPUI at the Conseco Fieldhouse Wednesday night. Bassett led all Bobcats in scoring with 14 points while Jay Kinney added 12. Robert Glenn paced the Jaguars (10-7) with 20 points.

After playing to a 21-21 halftime tie, the Bobcats (9-5) built a 52-46 lead with 7:00 to play. IUPUI countered with a 13-0 run to go up 59-52 with 3:35 remaining. But Ohio chipped away forcing two turnovers and benefitting from three Jaguar missed free throws in the final minute to set up Bassett's heroics. The Cats start MAC play Saturday at 2 PM as Kent St. visits the Convo.

Karon Abraham scored 23 points and Rob Robinson added 21 to lead Robert Morris to an 81-79 win over visiting Ohio Saturday night.

Armon Bassett scored 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds and handed out seven assists in Ohio's 71-59 win over Elon Tuesday night at the Convo. He was one of four Bobcats in double figures. Drew Spradlin had 20 points and Adam Constantine 19 to pace the Phoenix (3-9).

The Bobcats (8-4) trailed by one at 41-40 with 14:08 left to play but a Bassett 3-pointer with 13:35 left put Ohio up for good. The Cats hit on seven of 12 3-point shots in the second half with Bassett connecting on four of his five attempts. Ohio is back in action Saturday at Robert Morris at 7 PM.

Pittsburgh bolted off to a 20-3 start on the way to a 74-49 win over Ohio Tuesday night at the Petersen Events Center. The Bobcats (7-4) struggled from the field shooting just 24% (17-for-71). Armon Bassett led the team with 12 points. The Panthers (10-2) shot 56% for the game and outrebounded Ohio 48-38. Ashton Gibbs led four Pitt players in double figures with 15 points. Ohio returns home next Tuesday to host Elon.

Armon Bassett had the biggest game of his young Bobcat career scoring 27 points in Ohio's 86-70 win at Delaware Saturday afternoon. The junior hit 8-of-12 shots from the field and 9-of-10 from the line in helping the Bobcats (5-3) end a three-game losing skid. Devaughn Washington added 21 points for Ohio. Alphonso Dawson scored 20 to lead the Blue Hens (2-7).

Two John Fraley free throws with .8 seconds left lifted Austin Peay over Ohio 68-66 at the Convocation Center Wednesday night. The loss snapped Ohio's 30-game non-conference home winning streak. Wes Channels scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Governors (6-4). Devaughn Washington and Armon Bassett led the Bobcats (4-3) with 12 points each.

Hassan Whiteside flirted with a triple-double in leading Marshall over Ohio 60-53 in the final round of the Global Sports Invitational held Saturday night at the Charleston Civic Center. The seven-foot freshman scored 14 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked nine shots for the Herd (4-1). The Bobcats, meanwhile, struggled to score. Ohio (4-1) shot just under 26% for the game including 6-for-26 on threes.

Armon Bassett struggled in his much-anticipated Ohio debut. He was 0-for-9, 0-for-6 on 3-pointers, and scored four points in 28 minutes of play. Tommy Freeman and D.J. Cooper led Ohio with 16 and 15 points respectively. The Bobcats are back in action next Sunday at Tulsa in a 3 PM start.

Ohio exploded for 47 points in the second half on the way to a 71-46 win over Lamar Monday night at the Convocation Center. D.J. Cooper led the Bobcats (4-0) with 16 points. Fellow frosh Reggie Keely and Jay Kinney added 12 each. Charlie Harper was the only Cardinal in double figures with 11.

Both teams struggled to find the mark in the first half. Lamar shot just 30% from the field (10-33). Ohio was just a tad better at 33% (9-27) including just 1-for-10 on threes. The Bobcats went into half up 24-23.

Ohio would warm up in the second half while Lamar's struggles continued. The Cats hit on 47% of its shots (15-32) while the Cardinals shot 20% (6-30). The win moves Ohio to 3-0 in the Global Sports Invitational. The Cats wrap up the event... <Read More>

James Kinney exploded for 23 points in the second game of his Bobcat career as Ohio downed North Carolina A&T 93-82 Tuesday night at the Convo. He was one of four Bobcats in double figures. DeVaughn Washington had 18 points and fellow freshman D.J. Cooper finished with 15. A&T was led by Nic Simpson's 22 points.

For the third straight contest, Ohio (3-0) controlled the glass outrebounding the Aggies (1-2) 46-34. The win moves Ohio to 2-0 in the Global Sports Invitational. After taking a week off for exams, the Bobcats continue play in the Invitational when they host Lamar on Monday night.

Ohio used an 11-0 run to start the game and a 13-point run to start the second half on the way to an 81-68 win over Middle Tennessee St. at the Convo Sunday afternoon. Steven Coleman, back in action after being suspended for a violation of team rules, led four Bobcats in double figures with 21 points. Freshman point guard D.J. Cooper flirted with a triple-double for the second straight game. He finished with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Ohio (2-0) was able to hold the Blue Raiders to 40% shooting and held a 39-32 advantage in rebounding. Middle Tennessee State (1-1) was led by Montarrio Haddock's 25 points. The win moves Ohio to 1-0 in the Global Sports Invitational. Game two for the Bobcats comes Monday night at 7 PM when North... <Read More>

The Ohio men's basketball team opened the 2009-10 campaign with a commanding 101-72 win over Division 2 Ohio Valley Friday night at the Convo. Five Bobcats finished in double figures and were led by Ivo Baltic's 20. Tommy Freeman hit on six of ten 3-pointers to finish with 18 points. Freshman point guard D.J. Cooper carded a double-double with 13 points and 12 assists. Reggie Keely and DeVaughn Washington added 15 and 13 points respectively.

Ohio (1-0) overwhelmed the Fighting Scots (0-1) on the glass. The Bobcats held a 63-25 rebounding edge, including 34 offensive boards. Ohio Valley played 15 players and four finished in double figures. Donavin Vinson and David White led the way with 12 points each. Ohio now readies for another home... <Read More>

Freshman Reggie Keely scored 15 points to lead Ohio past Ashland in exhibition play Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. Fellow frosh Ivo Baltic added 11 points for the Bobcats. Ohio struggled offensively shooting just 41% and committing 29 turnovers. But the Bobcats were able to hold Ashland to 32% shooting and outrebounded the Eagles by 14. Ohio tips off the regular season against Ohio Valley Friday night at the Convocation Center.

Ohio has received a verbal commitment from Tipton (IN) High School center Ethan Jacobs. The 7-foot, 220-pounder helped Tipton to a 22-3 record as a junior last season. Jacobs' commitment is the first in John Groce's 2010 recruiting class. The Bobcats' offer was the first for Jacobs but his AAU play had been garnering him interest from Penn St., Purdue, Butler, Nebraska, Minnesota and Indiana. His verbal comes after a May 16th unofficial visit to Athens.

The Ohio Bobcats could not slow down the Bowling Green Falcons. So, the Falcons brought Ohio’s 2008-09 season to a screeching halt.

Nate Miller’s double-double led No. 1 Bowling Green to a 74-61 victory over the No. 9 ‘Cats in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday night. With the loss, Ohio finishes the season 15-17 and 8-10 in the conference.

Bowling Green (19-12, 12-5 MAC) earned a spot in the semifinals Friday night with great defense and a consistent offensive attack that the Bobcats could not stop. The Falcons led the whole way and pulled away late to earn a spot in the MAC semifinals for the first time since 2002.

Miller, who thrived down the stretch to help... <Read More>

As the final seconds of the first half ticked away at Quicken Loans Arena, Justin Orr threw up a three-quarter court prayer. In it went, but he had let it go way too late. The extra three points would have been nice, but as it turned out, the game ended up with enough drama. The No. 9 Ohio Bobcats (15-16, 8-9 MAC) gave up a four-point halftime lead for only one minute in the second half and hit big free throws down the stretch to beat No. 8 Western Michigan (10-21, 7-10 MAC), 62-55 Tuesday evening.

After their first four conference games of the season, it would have been almost unthinkable that the Bobcats would be playing on day one of the Mid-American Conference Tournament as a No. 9 seed. The Green and White, of course, were five points... <Read More>

The Ohio Bobcats watched the cutting of the nets by the Bowling Green Falcons after Sunday’s disaster. If Ohio has another performance like their showing Sunday afternoon, the ‘Cats will have left Cleveland well before the cutting of the nets at Quicken Loans Arena next Saturday.

Bowling Green scored 20 of the game’s first 23 points en route to a 75-41 beat down of the Bobcats at Anderson Arena. With the win and Miami’s overtime loss to Buffalo, the Falcons have secured the number one seed in the MAC Tournament and have earned a share of the MAC East title for the first time since 2000.

Ohio (14-16, 7-9 MAC) trailed 40-18 at the half and never showed any signs of life. As a team, the Bobcats shot 27.5 percent from the field and had 17... <Read More>

It didn't take long for the pace of the game to be set. Thirty-seven seconds into Ohio's (14-15, 7-8 MAC) second-to-last regular-season matchup at Akron (19-11, 10-5 MAC), there had already been a pair of jump balls. Seven minutes later, the Bobcats had managed eight turnovers and just four points compared to the Zips' 10 points on 15 shots. Luckily, the Zips felt the need to follow Ohio's lead, committing 10 turnovers of their own in the half. The 'Cats made up for the sloppy opening by going on a 10-0 run, however, to take their first lead of the game. The two teams combined for 24 giveaways in the half.

The two teams battled their own slippery hands along with each other through the rest of a muddy first stanza that included four... <Read More>

The Ohio Bobcats’ three seniors had great careers, but there will be an empty feeling after their Senior Day slipped away.

The Buffalo Bulls erupted for the final 10 points of the game to steal Sunday’s matinee from the Bobcats 68-66 in front of 4669 fans at the Convocation Center. The win marks the first time in 10 tries that UB has won at the Convocation Center.

“I’m really proud of our guys that we played with enough determination to stay in there,” Buffalo coach Reggie Witherspoon said. “They put us in a situation where we had to find some resolve…The guys didn’t get down on each other and kept fighting to the end.”

Rodney Pierce’s three-pointer with 27 seconds left, after an offensive rebound by Buffalo, gave Buffalo the lead at 67-66... <Read More>

The lights went out in the Convocation Center before the Ohio Bobcats’ (14-13, 7-6 MAC) game against the Miami RedHawks (15-11, 8-5 MAC), and the ‘Cats went lights out on their own on the floor, en route to a 75-56 victory Thursday night against their heated rivals.

From the game’s opening minutes, the Battle of the Bricks had virtually none—bricks, that is. Early on, it looked like the contest would be a battle of stars. Miami’s Michael Bramos, who finished with 14 points in the first half, opened up the scoring with the first of his three first-half three-pointers. Jerome Tillman, coming off a career-high 35 points Jan. 14 at Miami, quickly followed with a 19-footer and a triple of his own. But on the Bobcats’ side, that proved to be... <Read More>

The Ohio Bobcats (13-13, 6-6 MAC) entered their annual Bracketbusters game Saturday looking for their third non-conference win away from the Convocation Center (Their only other wins came in a 62-50 win against Indiana State on a neutral site Dec. 8 and a win at Austin Peay Nov. 22). But Eastern Kentucky (18-10, 10-6 Ohio Valley Conference), who sits in fifth place in the OVC, put up 42 points in the first half and did not let the ‘Cats come back. Ohio has now lost six of its last nine contests.

Ohio shot a respectable 45 percent from the field in a first half that included a 6-of-7 performance from Jerome Tillman, but it failed to stop the Colonels from shooting 66.7 percent from the field themselves. Eastern Kentucky got 12 first-half... <Read More>

The Ohio Bobcats (13-12, 6-6 MAC), looking for their second road conference win this season and their first season sweep against the Kent State Golden Flashes (15-11, 8-4 MAC) in the last eight years, were stopped short in a 64-51 loss to the Mid-American Conference's top defensive team Tuesday night at Kent State's MAC Center.

Big runs by both teams defined the game. The Bobcats hit the midway point of the first half with a 17-7 lead, but the Golden Flashes answered back over the next seven minutes with a 15-1 run during which Ohio had four turnovers and went 0-of-6 from the field. But the 'Cats refused to quit, ending the half on an 11-3 run of their own to give them a 29-25 lead at the break.

Despite the halftime advantage, the second... <Read More>

After a tough loss at Western Michigan Wednesday night, the Ohio Bobcats needed a win. The perfect recipe presented itself—a home game against a team that came into the day 4-20 overall and 0-12 on the road—and the ‘Cats took advantage.

The Bobcats took the lead 17 seconds into the game and never looked back in a 91-58 victory over the Toledo Rockets in front of 4,298 fans at the Convocation Center Saturday. With the win, Ohio is now 10-1 at home this season.

Ohio (13-11, 6-5 MAC) took a 39-29 lead into halftime, but the ‘Cats could not pull away from Toledo (4-21, 2-9 MAC). Once the second stanza rolled around, though, the Bobcats took over.

A 10-0 run after halftime, started by good defense and capped off by Tommy Freeman’s only... <Read More>

Ohio concluded the road segment of the MAC West slate Wednesday, and the Bobcats finished as the only team in the MAC East without a road victory in inter-conference play.

The Bobcats could not extend its winning streak to three, as the Western Michigan Broncos snapped a four-game losing streak with a 76-62 victory over the ‘Cats at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Ohio (12-11, 5-5 MAC) shot the ball well, but they could not stop the surging Broncos on the defensive end. The Bobcats shot 22-of-44 from the field, which is good for 50 percent. Ohio also went 10-for-20 from beyond the arc, but only eight converted free throws in 12 attempts paled in comparison to WMU’s 18-of-25 from the charity stripe.

The Broncos (8-15, 5-5 MAC) had shot... <Read More>

The Eastern Michigan Eagles (3-20, 1-8 MAC) came into Saturday evening’s game at the Convocation Center as the worst team in the Mid-American Conference, having lost all 12 of their road games this season by an average of 16.5 points per game. Saturday’s game brought that stat to 13 straight, but the Ohio Bobcats (12-10, 5-4 MAC) had to work to make it happen.

The Bobcats’ match-up zone held the Eagles to just 20 points in the first half but the offense labored to keep up the pace on the other end of the floor. Ohio, which forced eight turnovers in the first half, struggled to take advantage of Eastern Michigan’s slippery fingers, managing to score just six points off the Eagle miscues. That would all change in the second half, however, as... <Read More>

Fresh off their worst offensive performance in over 18 years, the Ohio Bobcats exploded for their highest point total since senior day last season.

The Bobcats used a 21-0 run midway through the first half to cruise past the Huskies of Northern Illinois 89-59 in front of 3,016 fans Thursday at the Convocation Center. The victory snaps the Bobcats’ three-game losing streak and improves their home record to 8-1 on the season.

The Bobcats (11-10, 4-4 MAC) started their huge run at the 11:01 mark and shot 7-of-13 from the field and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe during the spurt. The Huskies (6-14, 2-6 MAC) missed 11 straight shots before finally ending the run with 4:28 left in the first stanza.

“We were really active and getting our hands on... <Read More>

The defense betrayed the Bobcats Thursday night against Central Michigan while the offense played well. Saturday afternoon, the opposite was true, but the result remained the same.

Ohio shot 34 percent, hit just one of 19 from beyond the arc and lost their third straight game in Muncie, Ind., to the Ball State Cardinals 51-44 at Worthen Arena. It was the worse offensive output by an Ohio squad since Jan. 5, 1991, in a 70-42 loss against Central Michigan.

“It has been a challenge,” Ohio coach John Groce said in his radio interview after the game. “We weren’t very good defensively on Thursday night, but we were really good offensively, so today we’re really good defensively and we’re really bad offensively. It seems like we’re patching holes... <Read More>

The Ohio men’s basketball team experienced a 23-hour postponement of Thursday’s game at Central Michigan. While there were some distractions, the result remained the same—Ohio struggles to win away from the Convocation Center.

The Bobcats and the Chippewas were even for the first 30 minutes, but Central Michigan played great defense against the ‘Cats down to stretch to snatch a 76-69 win over Ohio in front of 417 fans inside the Rose Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich., Thursday.

Ohio (10-9, 3-3 MAC) led by two points halfway through the second half, but then the wheels fell off. The ‘Cats did not hit a field goal from the 10:30 mark until the 2:07 mark. The drought allowed CMU to go from a two-point deficit to a 10-point lead and can be blamed... <Read More>

Due to inclement weather, Ohio's 8 PM contest tonight at Central Michigan has been postponed. The game is tentatively rescheduled for Thursday at 7 PM.

Justin Orr’s game-winning attempt as time expired fell short, allowing Bowling Green to escape the Convo with a 52-51 victory over the Ohio Bobcats in front of a season-high 10,988 people Saturday on Dad’s Weekend at Ohio University.

The Falcons (9-9, 2-3 MAC) took the lead with 44.8 seconds left on a jumper by Darryl Clemens from the right elbow. After a 30-second timeout, BG’s Marc Larson fouled Tuesday night’s hero, DeVaughn Washington, to send the sophomore to the line. However, Washington missed both free throws.

On the ensuing possession, Clemens caught a long baseball pass off the inbound, but Jerome Tillman blocked his shot, giving the ‘Cats a chance to win the game.

Ohio (10-8, 3-2 MAC) had three opportunities in the final ten... <Read More>

KVK’s points and minutes slowly increasing

Kenneth van Kempen is not a superstar. He will not light up the scoreboard every night. But the junior is improving his game, gaining his coach’s confidence and contributing at a thin spot on the ‘Cats’ roster.

The 6-foot-10-inch center from The Netherlands is averaging 3.4 points per game in 16.1 minutes per contest, both career highs. KVK’s offense has improved because of more fluid post moves and a more consistent jump shot. He also snatches 2.4 rebounds per game.

“Probably the best [improvement] is my inside moves,” van Kempen said about his recent success. “When I came [to Ohio, I was] more like a perimeter shooter…I had to learn [inside moves].

After a solid freshman year, KVK... <Read More>

In their second-to-last regular season game last season, the Ohio Bobcats were looking to redeem a season whose rough final stretch had killed early hopes for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The 'Cats would need to beat Akron and Buffalo in the final two games of the season to remain undefeated at the Convocation Center, but the Zips played spoiler, topping the 'Cats 80-77 and bringing Ohio its first home loss in its previous 15 games.

This past Tuesday night, although Akron (9-8, 1-3 MAC) looked to play spoiler again and give the 'Cats their second home loss in their previous 22 games, the Bobcats (10-7, 3-1 MAC) got their revenge with a 70-65 overtime victory over those same Zips.

Senior point guard Michael Allen, who came into... <Read More>

The Ohio Bobcats came into Saturday evening’s matchup against the Buffalo Bulls looking to do something they had not done in 12 years: win six in a row. The ‘Cats had their chances, but missed opportunities and blown leads ended up handing Ohio (9-7, 2-1 MAC) its first Mid-American Conference loss of the season, a 70-66 nail biter at Buffalo’s Alumni Arena.

Buffalo (10-5, 2-1 MAC) opened up on fire, knocking down its first three three-pointers and taking an eight-point lead a quarter of the way into the first half. The ‘Cats refused to let the deficit get out of hand, however, as they outscored the Bills 32-18 over the final 14 minutes of the half to take a 37-31 halftime lead.

Jerome Tillman, coming off the best offensive performance by... <Read More>

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Ohio head coach John Groce reminded Jerome Tillman this week about the senior’s 3-6 record against Miami in his career. Tillman got the message.

Tillman scored a career-high 35 points, including Ohio’s first 18 points in the second half, to lead the Bobcats to a 66-62 win over the team’s biggest rival, the Miami RedHawks, at Millett Hall Wednesday night. It is the first win for Ohio in Oxford since 2003.

“I think I just got comfortable,” Tillman said in his postgame radio interview about his incredible second half spurt. “Guys were finding me. The coaches were running some plays…I was just trying to get to get myself around the rim and find the hole.”

Ohio (9-6, 2-0 MAC) led the entire second half, mainly because of Tillman’s 18-point run... <Read More>

Reliving Freeman’s scorching shooting Sunday

What a day Tommy Freeman had Sunday. What an unexpected day.

The sophomore scored a modest 7.7 points per game in the non-conference schedule. The sharpshooter never seemed to get into a rhythm, and his title as the “next Bubba Walther” seemed somewhat outlandish. Then Sunday came, and Freeman elevated his game and found his stroke.

Freeman scored a career-high 18 points, 13 of which came in the second stanza. During the middle of the second half, he scored 11 of the Bobcats’ 14 points from the 11:42 mark until his jumper with 5:22 remaining.

“When you’re a shooter, you just kind of get that confidence once you hit one or two shots,” Freeman said. “It gives you the confidence to keep... <Read More>

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The Ohio Bobcats tried to give the Kent State Golden Flashes the come-from-behind victory in the final two minutes, but their free throw shooting would not allow it.

Ohio made all ten of its free throws in the final three minutes to escape with a 71-65 win over the defending MAC Champions in both teams’ conference opener Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center.

“We’ve shot them pretty well most of the year,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “Today we made some big ones down the stretch. To go 10-for-10 when the game’s hanging in the balance says a lot about our guys.”

The Bobcats (8-6, 1-0 MAC) scored the first four points after the final media timeout to take a 63-55 lead with 1:17 left. But a 10-4 Kent State run, capped off by a tough... <Read More>

Additional Coverage: Game Statistics  (Ohio Bobcats.com) Men's Basketball Opens MAC Play with 71-65 Win Over Kent State  (Ohio Bobcats.com) Freeman leads the way for Bobcats in victory  (The Post) Bobcats take down Kent State for MAC win  (Lancaster Eagle-Gazette) 1-2 punch lifts Bobcats  (Columbus Dispatch) No happy homecoming for KSU coach Ford in Flashes' loss to Ohio  (Ravenna Record-Courier) Ohio goes deep late to beat Flashes  (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Freeman shoots Ohio past Flashes  (Athens Messenger) Exclusive BobcatAttack.com Multimedia:   Kent State @ Ohio

Like Ohio’s John Groce, Ford learning the craft of coaching

There are many storylines to the Ohio Bobcats’ conference opener against Kent State Sunday afternoon, and arguably the biggest is the return of Geno Ford to the Convocation Center.

This is not Ford’s first trip to Athens in the opposing Navy Blue and Gold. An assistant with the Golden Flashes from 2002-05 and again last season, Ford has visited the Convo without an Ohio jersey in the past. But never has the fifth-highest scorer in Bobcat basketball history invaded Athens as a head coach.

Like the ‘Cats, Kent State had an up-and-down non-conference season. After a 3-0 start, the Golden Flashes lost five straight, including two in overtime. Ford’s squad rebounded to win four... <Read More>

(In addition to the game stories posted on BobcatAttack.com, we will be bringing you some feature stories throughout the MAC season. Today, Ohio coach John Groce is featured. Tomorrow, we will get Geno Ford’s perspective on the Ohio-Kent State game Sunday and his return to Athens. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or criticisms, please feel free to e-mail me at bb216106@ohio.edu.)

Groce provides his own scouting report

Only 13 games into his coaching career, Ohio men’s basketball head coach John Groce is sure of one thing—it isn’t easy.

“As soon as you think you’re getting better in certain things,” Groce said Tuesday after practice, “then you practice and you realize you still got a long way to go.”... <Read More>

A dominant second half and 28 points from Jerome Tillman propelled the Ohio Bobcats men’s basketball team to an 85-67 victory over the Bison of Bucknell Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. With the win, Ohio clinched its fifth consecutive 5-0 start at home and its 26th straight non-conference victory in Athens.

Tillman had a monster performance for the Green and White, especially inside. The senior came up with his 24th career double-double by netting 15 rebounds, one away from his season high. Tillman shot 10-of-16 from the field and made all eight of his free throws.

“That’s what we need, the inside presence,” Tillman said. “I just wanted to post up a little bit more and try to make some things happen.”

“Our guys did a good job... <Read More>

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