CONWAY, S.C. – Utah got to the foul line 28 times and converted on all but one attempt as it topped Ohio 80-66 on Saturday in the consolation semifinals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational at the HTC Center.

The Utes (4-1) also shot 48.9% from the floor, including 7 of 15 (46.7%) from 3-point range in the best offensive performance against the Bobcats (3-3) so far this season.

Jason Preston led Ohio with 21 points and four assists, while Ben Vander Plas scored 13 points and added four rebound...

CONWAY, S.C. – No. 24 Baylor used three big runs to pull away from Ohio 76-53 in the opening round of the Myrtle Beach Invitational on Thursday at the HTC Center.

The Bears (3-1) took the lead with 11 straight points early in the first half, scored 12 straight points late in the first half to turn a three-point lead into 15 points, and they scored 15 in a row late in the second half to pull away, turning a nine-point advantage into 24.

"They showed they're a top-20 team in the country," Oh...

PHILADELPHIA – No. 10 Villanova went on a 16-0 late second-half run and pulled away for a 78-54 victory against Ohio on Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Bobcats (3-1) scored the game’s first five points and led 17-16 on a Jason Preston layup with 6:47 left in the first half, but the Wildcats (2-1) took over in the next four minutes.

Ben Vander Plas led Ohio with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Preston had 16 points and eight assists, but the Bobcats were unable to...

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Jason Preston had a career scoring game, finishing with 27 points to lead Ohio to an 81-72 road victory against Iona on Wednesday night at the Hynes Center.

Preston went 10 of 17 from the field while playing all 40 minutes and added 14 rebounds and five assists. He knocked down 2 of 4 3-pointers and was 5 of 5 at the foul line.

Jordan Dartis and Lunden McDay had 13 points each, and Ben Vander Plas had 12 points for the undefeated Bobcats (3-0).

E.J. Crawford had 21...

ATHENS – Jason Preston had his second straight double-double as Ohio rolled past Division III Heidelberg 88-50 on Saturday at The Convo.

Preston finished with 16 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, while Ben Vander Plas finished with 18 points and six rebounds to lead the Bobcats (2-0). Nolan Foster had 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench, and Lunden McDay also reached double figures with 10 points.

Dylan Woods was the only player for the Student Princes (0-1) in double figures,...

OLEAN, N.Y. – Welcome back, Jordan Dartis.

The senior sharpshooter who missed all of last season with a hip injury scored 19 points as Ohio pulled away for a 65-52 victory against St. Bonaventure to open the season Tuesday night at the Reilly Center.

Jason Preston had a double-double of 11 points and 13 assists while adding six rebounds and six steals, and Ben Vander Plas scored 12 points for the Bobcats (1-0).

Ohio, picked to finish last in the Mid-American Conference in virtually ever...

ATHENS – Jason Preston scored 17 points and added seven rebounds, six assists and three steals as the Ohio men’s basketball team opened its season with a 73-49 exhibition victory against Capital on Saturday at The Convo.

Jordan Dartis scored 13 points, while freshman Lunden McDay started and scored 12 points for the Bobcats. Ben Vander Plas had nine points and five rebounds.

It was the first game back on the floor of his alma mater for new coach Jeff Boals.

"It was a surreal feeling," B...

ATHENS – Former Ohio team captain Jeff Boals has been named the men’s basketball coach, the university announced Sunday.

A 1995 graduate of Ohio University, Boals has spent the last three years as the head coach at Stony Brook, leading the Seawolves to a 55-41 record.

"I am incredibly grateful and honored to return home to my alma mater as the head men's basketball at Ohio University," Boals said in a press release. "My family and I are thrilled to see my coaching career come full circle w...

CLEVELAND – Buffalo used a barrage of first-half 3-pointers and pounded the offensive boards throughout to take a 77-61 victory against Ohio in the championship game of the Mid-American Conference women’s basketball tournament Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena.

With both teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble, the Bulls clinched their spot for the second straight year while the Bobcats will sweat out the selection show Monday hoping to earn their first spot since winning the MAC in 2015.

Buffal...

DeKALB, Ill. – Northern Illinois shot 62.1 percent in the first half – including 8 of 10 from 3-point range – to build a 16-point lead and then coast to a 80-61 victory against Ohio in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament on Monday night at The Convocation Center.

The No. 7 seed Huskies (16-16) led 44-28 at halftime and advanced to Cleveland to face No. 2 seed Toledo in the quarterfinals.

Eugene German led Northern Illinois with 23 points and five rebounds, Dante Thorp...