MUNCIE, Ind. – Freshman Mark Sears did his best Jason Preston impression to help Ohio snap its three-game losing streak with a 78-68 victory Saturday at Worthen Arena.

With Preston still sidelined with a lower body injury, Sears put up 18 points, eight assists, six rebounds and three steals in 35 minutes as the Bobcats picked up their first Mid-American Conference win.

Ben Roderick went 6 of 9 from 3-point range and scored 20 points, while Ben Vander Plas and Dwight Wilson III each scored...

ATHENS – Bowling Green hit on 36 of 38 free throws and for the straight time in the series rallied from a halftime deficit to beat Ohio 83-75 on Wednesday afternoon at The Convo.

Playing without star point guard Jason Preston because of a lower body injury, the Bobcats led 42-32 at halftime, but the Mid-American Conference preseason favorite Falcons ruled the second half and closed the game on an 11-1 run to stay unbeaten in league play while keeping the Bobcats winless.

Last season, Ohio...

AKRON – Akron scorched the nets with 63.6% shooting and ran away from Ohio 90-70 to open Mid-American Conference play Tuesday afternoon at James A. Rhodes Arena.

The Zips connected on 14 of 25 3-pointers, with Bryan Trimble Jr. going a perfect 6 of 6 for 22 points. Loren Cristian Jackson was 5 of 10 from deep and scored 21 points with eight assists, and Maishe Dailey hit 3 of 4 3-pointers and scored 16 points.

Akron (3-1, 1-0 MAC) had been just 10 of 52 on 3-pointers in its previous two ga...

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – Taevion Kinsey scored 28 points to lead Marshall to an 81-67 victory against Ohio on Sunday at the Cam Henderson Center.

After trailing by double digits in the first half, Ohio cut its deficit to one at the start of the second half, but Marshall answered back and pulled away.

Dwight Wilson III posted his third consecutive double-double with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Jason Preston had 19 points, five rebounds and five assists, but he also had six turnovers.

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ATHENS – Trailing at halftime, Ohio used a huge second half to run away from Purdue Northwest 92-72 on Thursday afternoon at The Convo.

Coming off a blowout of Cleveland State, the Bobcats were down 40-36 at the break to the Division II Pride before starting the second half with a 17-3 run to take a 10-point lead less than five minutes into the second half.

Jason Preston and Dwight Wilson III both had double-doubles. Preston finished with 22 points, 11 assists and five steals, while Wilson...

ATHENS – Ohio scored an NCAA Division I record 40 straight points and blew out Cleveland State 101-46 on Sunday afternoon at The Convo.

Already leading 46-25 near the end of the first half, the Bobcats scored five more points before the break and then scored the first 35 points of the second half to go up 86-25 before the Vikings ended a nearly 10-minute scoreless stretch.

The previous record scoring run was 39 straight points by Oklahoma against Weber State on Dec. 22, 2014.

Ohio’s run...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Ayo Dosunmu’s free throws with 2.3 seconds remaining put Illinois on top and allowed the eighth-ranked team in the country to hold off Ohio 77-75 on Friday at the State Farm Center.

Jason Preston’s floater with seven seconds to go gave Ohio a 75-74 lead, but Dosunmu came back the other way after a timeout, got to the basket and was fouled by Dwight Wilson. He connected twice.

Illinois took advantage of a foul to give after the Bobcats’ inbound pass, leaving them just 1.4...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Ohio had another strong second half effort to pull away with an 84-72 victory against North Carolina A&T on Thursday at the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois.

The teams were knotted at 35 at halftime and at 38 early in the second half before the Bobcats outscored the Aggies 34-12 over the next 11 minutes to take a 22-point lead with 7:06 remaining.

Jason Preston approached a triple-double with 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Ben Roderick kn...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Ohio began the second half with a huge run to run away with an 84-61 victory against Chicago State to open the men’s basketball season Wednesday at the State Farm Center at the University of Illinois.

The Cougars hung close for one half, trailing 41-29 at the break, before the Bobcats blew open a huge lead with an 18-2 advantage over the first six minutes of the second half.

Lunden McDay led five Ohio players in double figures with 15 points. Jason Preston scored 11 point...

CLEVELAND – Though there was a limited crowd, Ohio players warmed up on the court as usual before what was supposed to be the first game of the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals against Akron on Thursday morning.

Players were called off the floor and issued fever checks to see if anyone exhibiting any symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and shortly before the scheduled tip time of noon, players were allowed back on the floor to resume preparations for the game that then was pushed back...