ATHENS – Back to full strength, Ohio rolled to its sixth straight victory and clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference tournament, beating Eastern Michigan 86-67 on Thursday afternoon at The Convo.

After missing Tuesday’s win against Akron, Jason Preston was back in the starting lineup and nearly delivered a triple-double with eight points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. Dwight Wilson III was back, too, coming off the bench and putting up 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting with six rebounds in...

ATHENS – Nothing could stop Ohio in its return to the court after a three-week break because of COVID-19 issues.

The Bobcats showed no signs of rust and overcame the absences of its two leading scorers while blowing out one of the Mid-American Conference’s top teams, Akron, 90-73, on Tuesday afternoon in the 700th men's basketball game at The Convo.

Ohio (12-6, 8-4 MAC) had not played since Feb. 2 but extended its winning streak to five games by avenging an earlier 20-point loss to the Zip...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Six players scored in double figures, and Ohio picked up its first road win at Central Michigan in eight years with an 83-69 victory Tuesday night at McGuirk Arena.

Jason Preston led the Bobcats in their fourth straight win with 17 pounds, 11 rebounds and six assists, and Dwight Wilson III had a double-double of 14 pounds and 10 boards.

Ohio (11-6, 7-4 Mid-American Conference) led 32-20 late in the first half, saw that advantage shrink to four points by halftime and...

AMHERST, N.Y. – Dwight Wilson III scored on a putback with 25 seconds remaining, and Ohio held off Buffalo 76-75 on Friday night at Alumni Arena.

Wilson, who scored a game-high 21 points, grabbed Ben Vander Plas’ miss and put it in off the backboard. Vander Plas blocked Jeenathan Williams’ shot, and Wilson recovered and was fouled. He missed on the front end of the one-and-one with 11 seconds to go, and Ronaldo Segu missed a highly contested 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Ben Roderick added 17 p...

ATHENS – Freshman Mark Sears continued to impress with a career-high 21 points as Ohio ran away with an easy 81-58 victory against Western Michigan on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Dwight Wilson III had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Ben Vander Plas and Jason Preston each had 11 points. Preston added 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Western Michigan (2-10, 1-8 Mid-American Conference) led for the last time at 19-17, but a Sears jumper tied the score at 19, and a Wilson basket p...

ATHENS – Jason Preston posted his second career triple-double and the third in program history as Ohio defeated Ball State 85-77 on Saturday afternoon at The Convo.

It was not a good shooting day for Preston, who was 3 of 16, but he finished with 11 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. He added three steals.

"It's one of those deals you always talk about where if you don't shoot the ball well, you can still do a lot of other things," Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. "(Preston's) impact for us is...

ATHENS - Kent State shot 57.4% and held a 24-rebound advantage in beating Ohio 89-79 on Saturday at The Convo.

The Golden Flashes races out to a 40-26 halftime lead, and even a 53-point second half was not enough to bring the Bobcats close.

Jason Preston had 24 points, 10 assists and five rebounds with no turnovers, and Ben Vander Plas connected on 5 of 10 3-pointers and scored 24 points with five assists but only one rebound.

Danny Pippen led four Kent State players in double figures w...

ATHENS – Jason Preston returned to the lineup and helped Ohio roll past Miami 78-61 on Tuesday night at The Convo.

He had 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds in 32 minutes after missing the last four games with a hamstring injury. Ben Roderick took advantage of good looks created by Preston, knocking down 6 of 10 3-pointers and scoring 20 points, and Ben Vander Plas approach triple-double territory with 15 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Dalonte Brown led the RedHawks (4-4,...

TOLEDO – Toledo had a big first half and cruised past Ohio 95-78 to remain undefeated in Mid-American Conference play Friday night at Savage Arena.

The Rockets led by as many as 21 points late in the first half, and their advantage remained in double digits throughout the rest of the game.

Six Toledo players – and nearly a seventh – scored in double figures, led by Marreon Jackson with 18 points. He added six rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Freshman Mark Sears led the Bobcats (6-...

ATHENS – Darius Beane missed a long, contested 3-pointer at the buzzer, and Ohio held off Northern Illinois 76-73 for its second straight win Tuesday evening at The Convo.

The Bobcats held a double-digit lead throughout most of the second half before the Huskies rallied to take it to the wire in the final minutes.

Dwight Wilson III had a career-high 25 points to go with eight rebounds to lead the way.

“He is going to continue to grow and grow,” Ohio coach Jeff Boals. “He is in a role th...