Ohio watched an 18-point halftime lead evaporate but held on to beat Brown 75-71 Monday night in Providence, Rhode Island. Sonny Johnson led the Bobcats (1-1) with 24 points and Brandon Hunter tallied 18. Freshman Jeff Halbert had 15 for Ohio, most of them coming in the final crucial minutes. Pat Powers was the leading scorer for Brown (1-5) with 24 points.