MUNCIE, Ind. – Jordan Dartis tied the Ohio school record for career 3-pointers, but the Bobcats struggled offensively at the start, fell behind early and dropped a 65-54 decision to Ball State on Saturday at Worthen Arena.

By hitting one 3-pointer, Dartis now has 290 in his career to tie Nick Kellogg’s Bobcats record. But Dartis was just 1 of 7 overall, including 1 of 5 from long range, and his teammates were not sharp offensively either, with the Bobcats shooting just 35.5% in the game, incl...

DeKALB, Ill. – Noah McCarty hit go-ahead shots on Northern Illinois’ final two possessions, and Ben Roderick missed a jumper at the buzzer as the Huskies held off Ohio 61-59 on Tuesday night at The Convocation Center in DeKalb, Illinois.

McCartney hit a 3-pointer from the wing to give the Huskies a 59-57 lead, and after Ben Vander Plas tied it with two free throws, McCartney spun away from a defender in the lane to knock down a short jumper for the game-winner with 18 seconds remaining.

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ATHENS – Loren Christian Jackson scored 35 points, and Mid-American Conference leading Akron held off Ohio 88-86 on Saturday at The Convo.

Jordan Dartis paced the Bobcats with 21 points, with Ben Vander Plas adding 18 points despite early foul trouble, but Ohio could not overcome 13-of-23 3-point shooting – including 7 of 9 by Jackson – by one of the nation’s top outside shooting teams.

Jackson’s jumper with 1:53 remaining gave the Zips an 86-79 lead, but the Bobcats (10-10, 2-5 MAC) were...

ATHENS – Marreon Jackson and Luke Knapke combined for 51 points to lead Toledo to an 83-74 victory against Ohio on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Jackson scored 29 points with seven assists, and Knapke finished with 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Dylan Alderson added 11 points, and Keshaun Sanders added 10 points off the bench for the Rockets, who shot 48.3%, including 8 of 20 from long range.

Jason Preston led the Bobcats (10-9, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) with 27 points, seven...

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Ohio overcame a terrible offensive start to beat Eastern Michigan for the second time this season, taking a 60-58 victory on Saturday at The Convocation Center in Ypsilanti.

The Bobcats missed their first 11 field goal attempts, trailed by 13 late in the first half but came back to shoot 60% in the second half, beating the Eagles 11 days after topping them in Athens and keeping them winless in Mid-American Conference play.

Ben Vander Plas led the way once again with 22 p...

AMHERST, N.Y. – Jeenathan Williams scored a go-ahead basket inside with 15 seconds left, and Buffalo overcame 55 combined points from Ben Vander Plas and Jason Preston in a 76-73 victory on Tuesday night at UB Arena.

Vander Plas, who scored a career-high 28 points, put the Bobcats ahead with a layup on a long bounce feed inside from Preston. He initially fumbled the ball but gathered it deep under the basket and was able to convert open after a defensive overplay.

Ohio (9-8, 1-3 Mid-Americ...

ATHENS – Justin Turner and Bowling Green had a dominant second half, quickly erasing an Ohio halftime lead on the way to an 83-74 Falcons victory on Saturday at The Convo.

Turner scored 29 points as Bowling Green (11-5, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) outscored Ohio 50-31 after halftime when Ohio led 43-33.

Ben Vander Plas had 19 of his career-high 25 points in the first half for the Bobcats (9-7, 1-2 MAC). Jason Preston added 15 points, but it came on 5-of-14 shooting.

"It was a tale of t...

ATHENS – Jordan Dartis scored 26 points, and Lunden McDay made some key plays down the stretch to help Ohio hold on for a 74-68 victory against Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Dartis went 8 of 15 from 3-point range, while McDay scored 13 points, including a 3-pointer that helped stop an Eastern Michigan run after it cut a 12-point deficit to three in the final minute. Jason Preston added 13 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Bobcats (9-6, 1-1 Mid-Americ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Ohio struggled offensively again, shooting just 33.8% in a 77-65 loss to Western Michigan to begin Mid-American Conference play Saturday at University Arena.

The Bobcats were 24 of 71 from the field, including 8 of 33 (24.2%) from 3-point range. Even so, Ohio hung in the game until a late Western Michigan run put it away.

Michael Flowers hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:10 remaining and followed with another one about a minute later to help the Broncos prevail down the st...

ATHENS – Short-handed Ohio struggled offensively and dropped a 63-55 decision to Campbell on Sunday at The Convo.

With Jordan Dartis sitting out sick, the Bobcats were just 4 of 20 from 3-point range and shot just 36.5% overall.

Jason Preston led Ohio (8-5) with 19 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Ben Vander Plas added 16 points and seven boards, but no one else on the team scored more than seven points and was a combined 9 of 29 shooting.

“We knew coming in that it was going...