ATHENS – Ohio erased one deficit but could not come back from a second one in a 66-52 loss to Kent State on Tuesday night at The Convo.

The Bobcats trailed 37-26 at halftime, came back to tie the score eight minutes into the second half but had no answer for the Golden Flashes’ run that followed. Kent State scored nine straight points, and Ohio got no closer than six after that.

Jaylin Walker led the Golden Flashes (13-4, 2-2 Mid-American Conference) with 21 points, while Jalen Avery score...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Ohio scored the first 10 points and shut down one of the Mid-American Conference’s best offenses, picking up its first league win in dominating fashion on the road, 70-52 over ball State on Saturday at Worthen Arena.

The Cardinals shot below 40 percent for the first time this season, finishing at just 35.4 percent, including only 27.3 percent in the first half as the Bobcats ran out to a 39-18 lead at the break. Ball State came in averaging 81.9 points per game.

Teyvion Kirk...

BOWLING GREEN - Bowling Green dominated the final nine minutes and ran away with an 82-63 victory against Ohio on Tuesday night at the Stroh Center.

Leading just 55-52, the Falcons outscored the Bobcats 27-11 the rest of the way, beginning with an 11-0 run.

Jason Carter's hot shooting from the outside was not nearly enough for Ohio. He was 5 for 7 from long range and scored 22 points. Teyvion Kirk had 17 points and just two turnovers.

It was no match for the Falcons, who shot 53.4 perce...

ATHENS – Ohio made just 11 of 25 free throws and dropped its Mid-American Conference opener to Northern Illinois 72-66 on Saturday at The Convo.

Ben Vander Plas connected on a 3-pointer with 8 seconds left but he missed on a free throw chance for a go-ahead four-point play, and Northern Illinois prevailed in overtime.

Teyvion Kirk’s putback of his own miss tied the game at 66 with 1:28 left in the extra period before Lacey James made two free throws to put the Huskies up for good. Northern...

ATHENS – Jason Carter put back a Teyvion Kirk air ball with 2.3 seconds left to lift Ohio past Florida International 68-66 on Sunday at The Convo.

Kirk’s step-back jumper from the top of the key was short and wide left of the rim. It was deflected to the right side of the basket to Carter, who put it up and in. After two times, FIU then fired a long air ball 3-pointer at the buzzer.

"I crashed and I saw that Doug had his guy pinned," Carter said. "I knew one of us was going to get a hand o...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Ohio withstood one big run by Purdue to stay in the game but could not weather a second as the Boilermakers ran away with a 95-67 victory against the Bobcats on Thursday at Mackey Arena.

Purdue (7-5) opened up a 34-13 lead with 6:43 left in the first half, but Ohio (7-4) responded to cut its deficit to 43-34 less than five minutes later and trailed 49-39 in the opening minute of the second half. The Boilermakers, though, put away the Bobcats with a 15-2 run and led by a...

DETROIT – Teyvion Kirk’s banked-in 3-pointer with 46 seconds left helped Ohio survive against Detroit Mercy 63-61 on Saturday at Calihan Hall.

The Bobcats led 52-33 with 12:21 remaining after a Ben Vander Plas 3-pointer but the Titans rallied to take the lead late. They had a chance to win at the buzzer but Harrison Curry’s 3-point try at the buzzer was off the mark.

Antoine Davis hit a jumper with 1:14 left to give Detroit its first lead since early in the first half, 61-60, but Kirk’s 3-...

ATHENS – Jason Carter scored 19 points and Doug Taylor had a career-high 16 rebounds as Ohio topped Radford 78-69 on Saturday at The Convo.

Teyvion Kirk added 17 points and six rebounds, and Ben Vander Plas had 14 points and five rebounds off the bench for the Bobcats (6-3).

Carlik Jones and Caleb Tanner had 16 points each, while Travis Fields Jr. scored 14 points for the Highlanders (6-3).

Ohio jumped out to a 10-2 lead and increased its lead to 23-8 on a Vander Plas 3-pointer with 8:5...

CINCINNATI – Xavier closed the game on a 17-1 run to pull away for an 82-61 victory against Ohio on Wednesday evening at the Cintas Center.

The Bobcats (5-3) trailed just 65-60 on a Gavin Block layup with 6:16 remaining but did not make another field goal in the game. They missed their final eight shots from the floor and made just 1 of 4 free throws with one turnover during that span.

Jason Carter led Ohio with 17 points, while Teyvion Kirk scored 11 points and added six rebounds and four...

ATHENS – Jason Carter scored 25 points for the second time in three games, and Ohio won its third straight game with a runaway 101-84 victory against rival Marshall on Saturday at The Convo.

Carter added 12 rebounds for the Bobcats (5-2). Gavin Block and Ben Vander Plas each had 18 points off the bench, while Teyvion Kirk finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Ohio led 48-31 at halftime, and Marshall got only as close as 11 points in the second half. Jon El...