OXFORD - Ohio led by as much as 14 in the first half, but Miami took over after that and knocked off Ohio, 77-66, on Saturday at Millett Hall.

The RedHawks shot 58.3 percent in the second half and cruised down the stretch on an afternoon where Miami retired the jersey of the late Charlie Coles.

Geovonie McKnight and Eric Washington had 17 points each, and Will Sullivan scored 15 points for Miami (9-16, 4-8 Mid-American Conference).

Ohio (9-14, 4-8 MAC) was led by Antonio Campbell's doub...

ATHENS - Ohio could not overcome a slow start and fell 68-57 against Central Michigan on Tuesday night at The Convo.

The Bobcats (9-13, 4-7 Mid-American Conference) shot just 25 percent in the first half, fell behind 15-0 and trailed 39-20 at halftime. Ohio warmed up in the second half but never got its deficit into single-digits.

Stevie Taylor paced Ohio with 15 points, and Maurice Ndour and Javarez Willis each had nine points.

John Simons led the Chippewas (17-5, 7-4 MAC) with 18 poin...

ATHENS - For the second game in a row, an opponent rallied in the second half but missed a potential game-changing shot at the buzzer as Ohio held off Eastern Michigan, 76-73, on Saturday at The Convo.

Raven Lee missed a 3-pointer that could have tied the game after the Eagles trailed by 15 with 8:19 remaining. It was one of the few times Lee missed. He scored 33 points in just 21 minutes, and all but two of his points came in the second half.

Javarez Willis led the Bobcats (9-12, 4-6 Mid-...

ATHENS - Ohio rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit and then hung on after Akron nearly came back from 10 down with less than two minutes remaining, beating the Zips 83-82 on Wednesday night at The Convo.

The Bobcats (8-12, 3-6 Mid-American Conference) outscored the Zips 29-8 during a 10-minute span, going up 81-71 on a fast-break layup by Javarez Willis. Nyles Evans began Akron's comeback effort with a layup with 1:39 remaining, and after a steal, Aaron Jackson cut the 10-point lead i...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan got out to a quick start and never trailed in a taking a 74-69 victory against Ohio on Saturday at McGuirk Arena.

The Chippewas (15-4, 5-3 Mid-American Conference) took a 10-2 lead in the first four minutes and held off several surges by the Bobcats (7-12, 2-6 MAC)

Javarez Willis led Ohio with 14 points, while Ryan Taylor and Antonio Campbell had 12 points each. Maurice Ndour took only five shots but still posted a double-double with 11 points and 1...

YPSILANTI, Mich. - Ohio shot just 22.8 percent, including 16.1 percent in the first half, and was blown out 76-40 by Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night at the Eagles' Convocation Center.

Antonio Campbell had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Bobcats (7-11, 2-5 Mid-American Conference). No other Ohio player had more than seven points, and take out Campbell's 7-of-17 shooting, and the rest of the team was 6-of-40 (15 percent).

Leading scorer Maurice Ndour, coming off a 31-point effort, fi...

ATHENS - Maurice Ndour scored a career-high 31 points, including the game-winning dunk with .6 second left, and Ohio defeated Buffalo 63-61 on Saturday at The Convo.

Antonio Campbell's inbound pass from the opposite baseline was a perfect strike to Ndour at the 3-point line, and with his defender leaning left, Ndour went right down the middle of the lane with two dribbles before rising for a two-handed slam.

"It's big man, it's big," Ndour said. "Like I've told the guys, we've got a lot of...

MUNCIE, Ind. - Ohio was on fire and cruised its first Mid-American Conference victory, 82-73 against Ball State on Wednesday night at Worthen Arena.

Previously struggling senior point guards Javarez Willis and Stevie Taylor led the way. Willis knocked down 7-of-9 3-pointers and finished with 27 points and six assists, while Taylor was perfect from the field before a late miss, going 7-of-8 overall for 18 points with seven assists and four steals.

The Bobcats (6-10, 1-4 MAC) were 13-of-18 o...

KENT, Ohio - Ohio shot just 34 percent and dropped its fourth straight game to begin Mid-American Conference play, losing 69-59 to Kent State on Saturday at the MAC Center.

The Bobcats (5-10, 0-4 MAC) shot only 25.9 percent in the first half and fell into a 30-19 hole.

Maurice Ndour posted a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds, though he was just 6-of-18 from the field. Stevie Taylor had 10 points but was just 2-of-7.

Derek Jackson paced the Golden Flashes (12-5, 3-1 MAC) with...

ATHENS - Ohio stayed close throughout, but Toledo used a 14-3 run midway through the second half to get separation and held off the Bobcats, 80-73, on Wednesday night at The Convo.

Toledo made 18-of-22 free throws in the game to hold off Ohio after it got as close as five in the final minute. J.D. Weatherspoon paced the Rockets (10-6, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) with 19 points and 10 rebounds, Juice Brown scored 16 points and had five assists, and Justin Drummond and Nathan Boothe scored 12...