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...

AKRON – Ben Vander Plas and Ben Roderick hit key shots, and Ohio held off Akron 69-63 on Tuesday night at James A. Rhodes Arena for coach Jeff Boal’s 100th career win.

Mark Sears scored 24 points, and Jason Carter added 19 for the Bobcats (11-2, 2-0 Mid-American Conference) in their sixth straight victory.

"A great road win for our guys coming off the Western Michigan game," Boals said. "Anytime you can win on the road in the MAC is a great win. Great atmosphere. Akron's a very good team a...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – With its outside shots not falling, Ohio turned to its defense to take a 59-47 victory against Western Michigan in its Mid-American Conference opener Saturday at Read Fieldhouse.

The Bobcats made just 3 of 22 3-pointers but held the Broncos to 33% shooting and forced 20 turnovers.

Mark Sears (21 points) and Jason Carter (17 points) scored enough points on their own to outdo Western Michigan, combining for 48 points. Ben Vander Plas finished with nine points despite 1-of-...

ATHENS – Mark Sears scored a career-high 33 points as Ohio finished strong to put away USC Upstate 85-70 in the nonconference finale Tuesday afternoon at The Convo.

Jason Carter and Ben Vander Plas scored 12 points each, and Ben Roderick finished with 11 points for the Bobcats (9-2).

The Spartans (3-8) held the lead at 52-51 on a Jordan Gainey jumper with 11:33 remaining. Ohio, though, was able to take it back on an AJ Clayton dunk a minute later and then began to pull away.

A Vander Pl...

ATHENS – Mark Sears scored 24 points, and Ohio led from start to finish in a 75-65 victory against Marshall on Wednesday night at The Convo.

Jason Carter added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Bobcats (8-2).

Ben Vander Plas scored the game’s first points after the first of 22 Thundering Herd turnovers, and Ohio led the rest of the night.

A 3-pointer by Miles Brown started an 8-0 run that moved Ohio’s first-half lead to double digits. After two Ben Roderick free throws, Mark Sears dra...

DeLAND, Fla. – Ohio struggled offensively but got the job done with defense, taking a 55-45 victory against Stetson on Saturday at the Edmunds Center.

The Bobcats shot just 36.7% on the day but held the Hatters to 31.6% shooting.

Mark Sears led the way with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Jason Carter had 10 points and six boards.

“I think we've talked about this before and we've won different ways,” Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. “And this was a grind out game. I thought a bench was p...

ATHENS – Mark Sears scored 24 points, and Ohio held on to beat St. Francis 78-75 on Saturday at The Convo.

The Bobcats (6-2) led by as many as 18 points in the first half. The Red Flash (3-4) cut the deficit to two in the middle of the second half, and then after falling behind by 12 with less than five minutes remaining, they rallied to within one with a chance to win. After a Maxwell Land steal, Ronell Giles Jr. and Josh Cohen both missed shots in the paint in the closing seconds, and Sears...