TOLEDO – Ohio shot just 32.8% and fell to Toledo for a second time this season, losing 77-62 on Tuesday night at Savage Arena.

The Bobcats, playing their fourth game in eight days, were worse inside the arc, going 11 of 36 (30.6%), than from 3-point range, where they were 11 of 31 (35.5%). Toledo was able to easily overcome 17 turnovers by shooting 56.4%, including 68.4% on 2-pointers.

Toledo (19-5, 11-2 Mid-American Conference) had balance, led by Setric Millner Jr. with 18 points. JT Shu...

ATHENS – Jason Carter scored a career-high 27 points as Ohio topped Western Michigan 77-64 on Saturday at The Convo.

Carter went 12-for-17 from the field and added 10 rebounds for a double-double. Mark Sears added 25 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Ben Vander Plas had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Bobcats (19-3, 10-1 Mid-American Conference) established a new best record through 22 games..

“Third game in five days and they were going through the same thing," Ohio coach Jeff Bo...

ATHENS – Four players scored 15 or more points, and Ohio cruised for the second time in three days with an 81-68 victory against Eastern Michigan on Thursday afternoon at The Convo.

Mark Sears led the way with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the Bobcats got a big boost from Ben Roderick showing signs of breaking out of a season-long slump with 19 points, including 3-of-4 3-point shooting. Jason Carter had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Ben Vander Plas added 15 points.

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ATHENS – Ohio scored the final 21 points of the first half as part of an even bigger run in an 87-63 blowout victory of Ball State on Tuesday night at The Convo.

The Cardinals went without a field goal for nearly 14 minutes as the Bobcats outscored them 31-1, turning a tie game into a 54-24 lead five minutes into the second half.

Ben Vander Plas and Jason Carter finished with 18 points each, while Mark Sears had 13 points, six rebounds and six assists.

A basket by Tyler Cochran tied the...

BUFFALO – Ohio’s defense dominated, and so did Mark Sears as the Bobcats rolled past Buffalo 74-53 on Friday night at Alumni Arena.

The Bobcats held the Bulls to 38.2% shooting, including 31.0% in the first half when Ohio built a 37-20 lead. Sears finished the night with 27 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Jason Carter had 16 points and nine rebounds to finish just shy of a double-double, which Ben Vander Plas accomplished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Miles Brown add...

ATHENS – Ohio led by as many as 28 points and rolled past Northern Illinois 74-62 on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Mark Sears scored 26 points with six rebounds and six assists, and Ben Vander Plas had 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals as the Bobcats (15-3, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) bounced back from Friday’s loss to Toledo.

"I was really pleased with the way we came out after last game," Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. "We had two really good days of practice that were...

ATHENS – Toledo shot 59% and withstood a second half run from Ohio to hand the Bobcats their first Mid-American Conference loss 87-69, also snapping their nine-game winning streak Friday night before a crowd of more than 8,000 at The Convo.

Ryan Rollins scored 26 points with six rebounds and five steals for the Rockets (15-4, 7-1 MAC).

Jason Carter paced the Bobcats (14-3, 5-1 MAC) with 19 points and seven rebounds.

Toledo led 45-29 at halftime and then went up 18 with the opening baske...

OXFORD – Ben Vander Plas scored 23 points as Ohio dominated rival Miami 86-63 in the Battle of the Bricks Tuesday night at Millett Hall.

Vander Plas had 20 points by halftime and added six rebounds, four steals and three assists steals on the night. Mark Sears scored 17 points with nine assists, four rebounds and three steals in the ninth straight win for the Bobcats (14-2, 5-0 Mid-American Conference).

Ohio beat Miami for the fifth straight time and is now 18-3 against its rival since the...

ATHENS – Jason Carter and Tommy Schmock both had season highs in points as Ohio held off Bowling Green 85-78 on Tuesday night at The Convo for its eighth straight win.

Carter finished with 22 points and eight rebounds, while Schmock had 17 points and seven rebounds in his second start of the season. Mark Sears contributed 19 points and six rebounds, and freshman AJ Clayton had a big game off the bench with 12 points, a career high.

Daeqwon Plowden and Myron Gordon scored 18 points each for...

ATHENS – Ben Vander Plas hit a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 20 points, while Mark Sears continued his dominant play with 28 points as Ohio topped Kent State 80-72 on Friday night at The Convo.

Vander Plas broke out of shooting slump with a huge first half when he hit five 3-pointers to help the Bobcats (12-2, 3-0 Mid-American Conference) take a 41-26 lead by halftime. Ben Roderick added 13 points, and Jason Carter finished with 10.

Sincere Carry had 26 points, with Malique Jacobs...