KENT, Ohio – After trailing by 18, including 16 in the second half, Ohio rallied to within three but could not complete the comeback, falling at Kent State, 68-61, on Wednesday night.

D.J. Cooper carried a struggling Ohio offense with 23 points, but it was not enough, and Kent State held on behind 20 points from Randal Holt and 16 by Justin Greene.

The Bobcats (23-7, 10-5 Mid-American Conference) had a chance to win the MAC regular season championship and earn the No. 1 seed in the confere...

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio dominated first-place Akron from start to finish, scoring an 85-61 victory Sunday night at The Convo.

The Bobcats led by 19 at the half, increased their advantage to as much as 33 and never trailed in their fourth straight victory and school record-breaking 16th home win.

D.J. Cooper posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists and was one of four Ohio players in double figures. Nick Kellogg had a game-high 17 and Walter Offutt and Reggie Keely each scored 14 as...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ohio grabbed 21 offensive rebounds against one of the Mid-American Conference’s leading rebounding teams in an 88-77 victory against Buffalo at UB Arena that puts the Bobcats in a three-way tie for second place.

Walter Offutt knocked down five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 23 points as Ohio (22-6, 9-4 MAC) shot just 39 percent but scored 24 second-chance points. D.J. Cooper finished with 20 points, eight assists and four steals.

Nick Kellogg scored all 15 of his point...

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio held the nation’s fourth-highest scoring team to 20 points below its average and ran away with an 81-62 BracketBuster victory against UNC Asheville on Saturday at The Convo.

Averaging 82.3 points per game, the Bulldogs (19-9) scored only 18 points in the first half and shot just 34.0 percent for the game. The Bobcats (21-6) connected on 57.7 percent of their shots, including 73.9 percent in the second half.

“We are who we are this time of year,” Ohio coach John Groce sa...

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio closed on a 20-4 run to take a 72-59 victory against Bowling Green at The Convo on Wednesday night, snapping a two-game losing streak.

The Bobcats (20-6, 8-4 Mid-American Conference) led most of the way, but the Falcons rallied for a 55-52 advantage with 6:11 remaining before Ohio closed strong.

D.J. Cooper finished with 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting. No other Ohio player reached double digits, but the Bobcats got plenty of contributions, including nine points and nine...

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Ohio did not score for the first 10 minutes and could not recover, falling 68-55 to Eastern Michigan at The Convocation Center in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Saturday.

The Eagles (11-14, 6-5 Mid-American Conference) scored the first nine points and never trailed. Derek Thompson scored 23 points for Eastern Michigan, which shot 50 percent in the game, including 8 of 12 from 3-point range. Antonio Green and Jamell Harris added 13 and 12 points, respectively.

D.J. Cooper led Ohio...

TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo overcame a bad start and a furious rally, ending Ohio’s six-game winning streak with a 77-73 victory at Savage Arena on Wednesday night.

The Bobcats scored the game’s first 15 points, fell behind by as much as 13 and came back to take the lead in the final minutes. Curtis Dennis scored a three-point play to put the Rockets on top, 75-73, and they survived three Ohio chances to tie or win it in the final seconds.

“This one’s really simple,” Ohio coach John Groce said....

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio held Central Michigan to 28.8 percent shooting in running away with its sixth straight Mid-American Conference victory, 68-42, on Saturday at The Convo.

The Chippewas (7-15, 2-7 MAC) connected on just 15 of 52 shots from the field, including 4 of 23 from 3-point range while committing 14 turnovers.

“The best thing that we did was we played pretty close to a 40-minute game,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “… I really appreciated our guys staying mentally tough in the first...

DeKALB, Ill. – Ohio opened the second half with a 12-1 run and pulled away from last-place Northern Illinois for its fifth straight victory, 67-58, before a crowd of just 784 people at The Convocation Center in DeKalb, Ill., on Wednesday night.

Walter Offutt paced the Bobcats (18-4, 6-2 Mid-American Conference) with 19 points, making 9 of 9 free throws. Reggie Keely added 13 points and Nick Kellogg connected on 3 of 4 3-pointers and finished with 12 points.

Antone Christian scored 15 point...

ATHENS, Ohio - Ohio held on in the final minutes to complete a sweep of a four-game Mid-American Conference home stand with a 59-55 victory against Ball State on Saturday.

The Cardinals rallied from 12 down in the second half, tying the game on a Jarrod Jones free throw with 2:29 remaining, but Walter Offutt was big down the stretch.

Offutt finished with a team-high 13 points, with Ivo Baltic and Reggie Keely each adding 10 points.

Chris Bond had 14 points and 12 rebounds, while Jones a...