BATON ROUGE, La. – Ohio missed its first 11 shots, rallied to tie the game early in the second half and then went cold again, losing 66-51 to undefeated LSU on Wednesday night at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

In total, the Bobcats (5-2) shot just 26% in the game. Ben Vander Plas knocked down four 3-pointers to score 12 points. Mark Sears scored 11 points, and Jason Carter finished with 10 points, but they were just a combined 12-for-45 shooting.

Tari Eason led the Tigers (8-0) with 20...

ATHENS – After a slow start, Ohio exploded past Concordia 88-68 on Friday afternoon at The Convo.

The Bobcats trailed by seven at halftime but put up 58 points after the break against their NAIA opponent from Michigan.

Miles Brown scored a career-high 19 points to lead five Ohio players in double figures. Jason Carter and Ben Vander Plas had 16 points each, Mark Sears added 15 points, and Tommy Schmock came off the bench to score 11 points in 17 minutes.

The Bobcats (5-1) shot just 31.4...

ATHENS – All five starters scored in double figures as Ohio downed Mount St. Mary’s 73-59 on Monday night at The Convo.

Mark Sears led the way with 15 points and seven assists, and Jason Carter and Ben Roderick each scored 12 points. Miles Brown finished with 11, and Ben Vander Plas scored 10.

Jalen Benjamin scored 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting to lead the Mountaineers, who hung around until late in the second half.

A Benjamin 3-pointer with 12:16 to go cut Mount St. Mary’s deficit to 5...

LEXINGTON, Ky. – No. 13 Kentucky pounded Ohio on the boards and pulled away late for a 77-59 victory on Friday night at Rupp Arena.

The Wildcats (3-1) outrebounded the Bobcats (3-1) by a 53-17 margin, including a 19-5 advantage in offensive rebounds that allowed them to overcome 15 turnovers.

Ben Vander Plas led Ohio with 19 points and six rebounds, while Jason Carter had 15 points and five rebounds. Mark Sears finished with 10 points and five assists.

Keion Brooks Jr. paced Kentucky wi...

ATHENS – Jason Carter and Ben Vander Plas both posted double-doubles as Ohio snapped its four-game losing streak against Robert Morris with an 85-71 victory on Monday night at The Convo.

Carter led the way by scoring 18 points, with Vander Plas right behind with 17 points. They each had 11 rebounds, and three other players for Ohio reached double figures.

The Bobcats had lost to the Colonials four straight times from 2010-2012.

Ohio was coming off of a win at Cleveland State two nights...

CLEVELAND – Balanced Ohio had all five starters score eight or more points in a 67-56 victory against Cleveland State on Saturday night at the Wolstein Center.

Mark Sears led the way for the Bobcats (2-0) with 15 points and four assists, while Miles Brown had 10 points. Ben Vander Plas had nine points and nine rebounds, while Jason Carter and Ben Roderick scored eight points each.

"That was a great road win for us," Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. "Awesome Ohio contingency here. I thought we h...

ATHENS – Mark Sears, Jason Carter and Ben Vander Plas were a lethal combination as Ohio opened its season with a 92-80 victory against Bemont on Tuesday night at The Convo.

With Jason Preston gone to the NBA, Sears scored 27 points and added six rebounds and four assists, and in his return to the Bobcats after two seasons with Xavier, Carter had a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Vander Plas contributed 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds.

"We had an awesome crowd tonigh...

ATHENS – Ohio took care of business in opening its season with a 92-66 victory against Capital in an exhibition Saturday at The Convo.

The Bobcats went on an early 18-0 run to build a 50-26 halftime lead and were able to share minutes throughout the game.

University of Findlay transfer point guard Tommy Schmock led the way with 17 points in 17 minutes, with Ben Vander Plas adding 12 points, five rebounds and four assists in a team-high 23 minutes. Miles Brown scored 11 points, and Jason Ca...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Shots would not fall, and Ohio’s dance in the NCAA Tournament ended with a 72-58 loss to Creighton on Monday evening at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

The No. 13 seed Bobcats shot just 31.8% for the game, including 23.3% from long range, and scored a season low. The No. 5 seed Bluejays held Mid-American Conference Tournament MVP Jason Preston to just four points on 1-of-10 shooting, and they advance to the Sweet 16 to take on No. 1 seed and top-ranked Gonzaga.

Creighton used a 23-...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Ohio is dancing into the second round again.

Ben Vander Plas scored 17 points and spear-headed a game-changing second-half run, while Jason Preston off his abilities to the nation by nearly producing a triple-double as the Bobcats knocked off defending national champion Virginia 62-58 in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday night at Assembly Arena.

Beginning with a go-ahead 3-pointer, Vander Plas scored 10 straight Ohio points late in the second half. Preston finished with 1...