ATHENS – Ohio closed the game on a 19-6 run and closed out the regular season with a 66-57 victory against Miami on Friday night at The Convo.

Miami scored the game’s first seven points, went up by as many as 12 points and led throughout most of the game until Ohio’s strong finish.

Jason Carter nearly outscored the RedHawks by himself in the second half, finishing with 21 of his career-high 26 points after the break. Miami finished with just 25 points in the second half. Doug Taylor had 10...

ATHENS – No. 19 Buffalo used a hot-shooting first half to build a lead and then held off Ohio late 82-79 on Tuesday night at The Convo.

The Bulls made 11 of 20 3-poitners in the first half to take a 41-35 lead at halftime. They game was not locked up until Gavin Block’s three-quarters court shot at the buzzer missed wide off the backboard.

Doug Taylor had a career-high 20 points and six rebounds, while Teyvion Kirk had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Jason Carter finished wi...

AKRON – In a complete turnaround from the earlier meeting, Ohio dominated Akron in a 73-49 rout Saturday at James A. Rhodes Arena.

The Bobcats led 39-19 at halftime and were more than doubling up the Zips near the midway point in the second half 59-29. The lead reached 31 at 66-35 with 8:39 remaining.

Ben Vander Plas had his second breakthrough performance, scoring 20 points on 6-of-10 3-point shooting, falling just shy of his career-high performance of 24 points two weeks ago against Cent...

KENT – After struggling early, Mid-American Conference leading scorer Jaylin Walker caught fire late to help Kent State edge Ohio 78-73 on Tuesday at the MAC Center.

Walker scored 13 of his 23 points in the final six minutes as Kent State erased a four-point deficit. Jalen Avery also made a pair of 3-pointers down the stretch when the Golden Flashes were 5 of 6 from long range after starting 3 of 14.

It all started with a little luck as Walker banked in a 3-pointer to answer one by Connor...

ATHENS – Ohio snapped its six-game losing streak and knocked Bowling Green out of first place in the Mid-American Conference with a 92-87 victory Friday night at The Convo.

Teyvion Kirk’s layup with a few seconds remaining forced overtime and his layup with 2:16 left in the extra session put the Bobcats up for good.

Jason Carter led Ohio (12-14, 4-10 Mid-American Conference) with 23 points and eight rebounds, while Kirk scored 17 points. Ben Vander Plas had 11 pounds and even rebounds, and...

BUFFALO – Jayvon Graces knocked down seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 26 points as No. 25 Buffalo blew away Ohio 114-67 in a Mid-American Conference basketball game Tuesday night.

Graves was a perfect 6 of 6 in the first half, and Buffalo finished 19 of 33 from long range. The Bulls led 52-27 at halftime and then scored 62 points in the second half. They shot 56.9 percent overall, including 64.7 percent after halftime.

C.J. Massinburg finished with 23 points, Jennathan Williams ha...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Ben Vander Plas’ career-high 24 points, 13 rebounds and four assists were not enough for Ohio to overcome a 4-of-13 free-throw shooting day as Ohio dropped an 87-80 decision to Central Michigan on Saturday at McGuirk Arena.

Conversely, the Chippewas went 28 of 35 from the foul line as all five starters scored in double figures to account for all but two of the team’s points. Shawn Roundtree was 10 of 11 on free throws on his way to 22 points.

Teyvion Kirk and Jason...

ATHENS – Ohio’s hot start and late push were not enough as it dropped a 66-57 decision to Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night at The Convo.

The Bobcats scored the game’s first 12 points and closed on a 16-6 run but got outscored 60-29 in between, in large part due to its continued offensive struggles. They shot 41.8 percent in the game and just 25 percent on 3-pointers.

Jason Carter and Teyvion Kirk scored 18 points each as the only Ohio players in double figures. The rest of the team combin...

OXFORD – Down by 20 at halftime, Ohio made a run to get within six, but Miami answered and ran away with a 79-59 victory Saturday at Millet Hall.

After the RedHawks built a 47-27 halftime lead, the Bobcats began the second half strong, getting to within 53-47 with 13 minutes remaining. Miami, though, answered with a 9-0 run in the next minute and a half and had no trouble after that.

Teyvion Kirk led the Bobcats (11-11, 3-7 Mid-American Conference) with 18 points, six rebounds and five ste...

ATHENS – Ohio made just one of its first 11 shots as Akron cruised to a 65-53 victory to spoil the Bobcats’ celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Convo on Saturday.

Ohio scored just three points in the first eight minutes, and although it rallied to within three, Akron led by as many as 26 points in the second half.

Jason Carter had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Ohio but no one else was in double figures. The rest of the Bobcats (11-10, 3-6 Mid-American Conference) combined to shoot 1...