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...

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...