AKRON – Kwan Cheatham Jr. and Reggie McAdams scored combined for 12 3-pointers and scored 21 points each as Akron defeated Ohio, 91-76, to clinch the Mid-American Conference regular season title Tuesday night at James A. Rhodes Arena.

McAdams hit seven treys, and Cheatham finished with five, and they were not alone as the Zips (23-7, 12-5 MAC) as a team were 20 of 43 (46.5 percent) from beyond the arc. Antino Jackson (12 points), Jake Kretzer (11) and Noah Robothan (10) all had multiple 3-poi...

ATHENS – Jaaron Simmons had 31 points and eight assists, but it was freshman Jordan Dartis who hit the two most clutch shots for his only points as Ohio took a 103-96 overtime victory against Buffalo on Saturday at The Convo.

Dartis’ 3-pointer with 1:04 remaining tied the game at 85, and in overtime, Dartis struck again with a 3-pointer with 1:31 left that put the Bobcats up for good, 96-93.

Treg Setty had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Kenny Kaminski finished with 22 points and five boa...

BOWLING GREEN – For the second time this year, Ohio could not hold a second-half lead against Bowling Green as the Falcons put an end to the Bobcats’ five game winning streak, 87-82, on Tuesday night at the Stroh Center.

Bowling Green shot 60.7 percent in the second half and recovered from a 9-0 hole to start the game. The Falcons got a balanced effort with 20 points each from Wes Alcegaire and Spencer Parker, 15 points from Antwon Lillard and 14 points from Rasheed Worrell.

"We had a chan...

ATHENS – Jaaron Simmons scored 25 points, and Antonio Campbell had 16 points and 20 rebounds as Ohio built a big lead and held off a second-half Miami rally for a 76-64 victory Saturday at The Convo.

Winners of five straight and seven of the last eight, the Bobcats (18-8, 9-5 Mid-American Conference) scored six straight to begin the second half and go up 47-24, but the RedHawks (9-18, 3-11 MAC) quickly got back into it, getting as close as 54-49 on a Abdoulaye Harouna 3-pointer with 8:02 rema...

ATHENS – Antonio Campbell and Ohio continued their recent tear Tuesday night. Campbell scored a career-high 33 points and added 11 rebounds as the Bobcats coasted to an 86-64 victory against Eastern Michigan at The Convo.

It was the Bobcats’ fourth straight win and Campbell’s third straight game with 26 or more points. It also was the sixth win in seven games and the fourth time in six games Campbell topped 26 points.

Campbell went 14 of 20 from the field, including 3 of 5 from long range...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Led by Antonio Campbell and Jordan Dartis, Ohio knocked down 14 3-pointers and blew out Buffalo, 94-75, on Friday night at Alumni Arena.

Campbell hit 4 of 5 3-pointers and scored 28 points, to go along with 15 rebounds, and Dartis was 7 of 10 from long range, finishing with 23 points.

Jaaron Simmons added 13 points, six assists and six rebounds, and Treg Setty finished with 10 points for Ohio (16-8, 7-5 Mid-American Conference).

Freshman CJ Massinburg’s 36 points were no...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Ohio held off Ball State, 72-69, to move above .500 in Mid-American Conference play for the first time this season Tuesday night at Worthen Arena.

Kenny Kaminski hit a go-head 3-pointer with 1:02 remaining, and after two free throws by Jeremiah Davis made it 70-69, Treg Setty put Ohio up by three. Ryan Weber missed in the closing seconds for the Cardinals.

It was the Bobcat’s fourth win in their last five games.

"The growth had been incremental and seen on tape by me, and...

ATHENS – Ohio built an 18-point lead, saw Northern Illinois storm back to go up by four and then finished strong to beat the Huskies, 80-69, on Saturday at The Convo.

The Bobcats (14-8, 5-5 Mid-American Conference) led 51-33 after a basket by Antonio Campbell to start the second half, before the Huskies (16-7, 5-5 MAC) came back with 12 straight points and eventually took a 65-61 lead with 6:26 remaining. Ohio, though, outscored Northern Illinois, 19-4, the rest of the way.

Jaaron Simmons...

ATHENS – Josh Williams had 20 points, and Isaiah Johnson finished with 18 points and nine rebounds as Mid-American Conference-leading Akron pulled away in the closing minutes for an 80-68 victory against Ohio on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Antonio Campbell posted his 10th double-double of the season with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Treg Setty also had a double-double with 17 points and 10 boards for Ohio, which trailed by three with just over four minutes remaining.

After a Campbell buc...

ATHENS – Antonio Campbell scored 28 points and grabbed seven rebounds as Ohio knocked off first-place Kent State, 72-61, on Friday night at The Convo.

Campbell went 11 of 19 from the field and 5 of 5 at the foul line, and the Bobcats (13-7, 4-4 Mid-American Conference) got 12 points from Kenny Kaminski and nine each from Treg Setty and Jaaron Simmons, who dished out eight assists.

"I thought we did a very good job of battling a very strong, tough team,” Ohio coach Saul Phillips said. “To c...