ATHENS – Ohio used a 14-0 run late in the second half to pull away and cruise to a 72-47 victory against Alabama A&M on Saturday at The Convo.

Leading 16-14 with nine minutes remaining, the Bobcats held the Bulldogs scoreless for almost five minutes, taking a 30-14 lead on a steal and layup by T.J. Hall.

Hall, Maurice Ndour and Javarez Willis scored 12 points each for the Bobcats (7-2). Jeremy Crutcher and Demarquelle Tabb finished with 11 apiece for the Bulldogs (3-5).

Ohio led 37-22 a...

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Ohio shot 36.8 percent and committed 18 turnovers in a 73-56 loss to Oakland on Saturday at the Athletic Center O’Rena.

With the game tied at 37 with 13 minutes remaining, Oakland went on a 12-0 run and Ohio did not get closer than nine the rest of the way.

Nick Kellogg scored 18 points and Stevie Taylor had 14 points for the Bobcats (6-2). Duke Monday and Kahlil Felder scored 13 apiece as six Grizzlies scored between 11 and 13 to account for all of their points.

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ATHENS – Ohio had seven players score eight or more points and cruised to an 81-59 victory against Evansville on Saturday afternoon at The Convo.

The Bobcats (6-1) built a 42-26 halftime lead and had an advantage as big as 77-43 with 7:15 remaining.

Nick Kellogg’s 13 points led Ohio’s balanced effort, while Javarez Willis and Richardo Johnson finished with 12 points apiece.

Egidiju Mockevicius had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead Evansville (5-2). D.J. Balentine, who came in averagin...

ATHENS – Ohio closed the first half on a 30-12 run and carried that momentum into the second half to take a 76-67 victory against Mercer on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Maurice Ndour had 23 points and added 11 rebounds and, one game after setting a career high with 17 points, Jon Smith scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds, including seven on the offensive end.

Langston Hall had 24 points for Mercer and his jumper midway through the first half gave his team an 18-9 advantage, but Smith...

ATHENS – Ohio overcame a sluggish start to blow out Division III Heidelberg, 85-57, at The Convo on Saturday.

The Bobcats trailed 24-22 more than midway through the first half but outscored the Student Princes 63-33 the rest of the game.

Nick Kellogg caught fire late in the first half and finished with a game-high 18 points, while Jon Smith made 7 of 8 shots and scored 11 of his career-high 17 points after halftime. Ricardo Johnson and T.J. Hall added 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Onl...

BALTIMORE – Stevie Taylor scored a layup through contact and knocked down the free throw with 2.2 seconds left to give Ohio a 65-62 victory at Morgan State on Wednesday night.

The Bobcats (3-1) trailed most of the game but led 62-60 on a Maurice Ndour jumper at the 1:59 mark. With 38 seconds left, Justin Black missed twice at the foul line, but Anthony Hubbard put back the second miss to knot the game at 62 and give Ohio the last possession.

Ndour led Ohio with 13 points and eight rebounds...

ATHENS – Ohio connected on eight of its first nine shots to build a lead and then scored the final six points to hold off Valparaiso, 76-72, on Sunday at The Convo.

Maurice Ndour scored 23 points and added six rebounds, five blocks and four steals to lead the Bobcats (2-1). Nick Kellogg drained four 3-pointers and scored 16 points and Ricardo Johnson and T.J. Hall each finished with 11 points.

LaVonte Dority had 20 points to lead the Crusaders (2-2).

Ndour scored 13 points in the first...

COLUMBUS – Columbus natives Stevie Taylor and Nick Kellogg combined for 42 points but 10th-ranked Ohio State overcame Ohio, 79-69, by cashing in a school-record 38 times at the foul line Tuesday night at Value City Arena.

Ohio State (2-0) scored the game’s first nine points and led the entire way. Ohio got as close as five on a Maurice Ndour putback with 4:03 remaining, but the Buckeyes closed out the game at the foul line.

Five Ohio forwards fouled out and the Buckeyes went to the foul li...

ATHENS – Nick Kellogg scored 14 of Ohio’s final 16 points as the Bobcats pulled away from Northern Iowa in the final minutes for a 75-64 season-opening victory before a crowd of 11,162 on Saturday at The Convo.

Kellogg finished with 16 points, while Maurice Ndour led the Bobcats with 20 points, Ricardo Johnson scored 14 and Stevie Taylor had 10 points and eight assists.

"Everybody who stepped on the floor for us did some things they can improve on and did some things that helped us win the...

ATHENS – Ohio held Ashland to 33.6 percent shooting and forced 18 turnovers in a dominant defensive effort as the Bobcats won their only exhibition game, 66-44, on Saturday at The Convo.

Ohio led 37-22 at halftime and scored 12 straight points after the Eagles scored the opening point of the second half.

Seven Ohio players played between 17 and 27 minutes and six of them scored seven or more points, led by Nick Kellogg’s 12 points. Ricardo Johnson finished with 11 points, while Stevie Tayl...