CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Ohio led from start to finish, getting 22 points from Ivo Baltic in a dominating 76-59 victory against Northern Iowa at the McLeod Center.

The Bobcats (10-1) led 44-32 at halftime and had the game nearly put away midway through the second half with a 22-point advantage in a battle of RPI top-20 teams.

D.J. Cooper scored 13 points and had four rebounds and four assists, Nick Kellogg scored 11 points and dished out five assists and T.J. Hall totaled 10 points.

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FAIRBORN, Ohio – Ohio shot 61.7 percent and rolled to an 82-54 victory against Wright State at the Nutter Center on Saturday.

D.J. Cooper scored 20 points, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out five assists, while Ivo Baltic scored 15 points in just 19 minutes. Reggie Keely had 11 points off the bench.

The Bobcats (9-1) led 42-22 at halftime and opened the second half with an 11-1 run to further pull away from the Raiders (4-8).

Cole Darling had 11 points and seven rebounds to lead Wrigh...

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio got off to a quick start and blew away Marietta on Wednesday night, 88-54.

The Bobcats ran out to a 28-3 lead, led 56-26 at halftime and dominated the Pioneers.

D.J. Cooper scored 15 points and dished out seven assists in just 20 minutes to lead five Ohio players in double figures and six with at least eight points.

“I think the biggest thing that stood out was how mentally ready we were to play,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “Coming off a road trip, you’re dealing wi...

PORTLAND, Ore. – D.J. Cooper posted a triple-double and the Ohio men’s basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 72-54 victory against Portland at the Chiles Center on Saturday night.

Cooper finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and five steals, while Jon Smith came up just shy of a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. Walter Offutt scored 12 points and Ricardo Johnson finished with 10.

Ryan Nicholas and Kevin Bailey scored 13 points apiece to lead the Pilots...

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Travis Bader missed a shot in the final seconds and Ohio held on to defeat Oakland, 84-82, on Wednesday night.

T.J. Hall challenged the shot and came up with the rebound to help the Bobcats (6-1) hold on after it led by as many as 14 points, including by eight with one minute remaining. It was just the Grizzlies' third loss in their last 43 home games.

D.J. Cooper had 18 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals, while Stevie Taylor led a bench effort that out...

ATHENS, Ohio – Winless Morgan State led against Ohio in the final four minutes, but the Bobcats outscored the Bears 11-2 the rest of the way to capture a 61-53 victory Saturday afternoon at The Convo.

Kevin Thompson’s layup with 3:56 remaining put Morgan State on top 51-50, but Ohio never trailed again after Walter Offutt answered back with a layup of his own.

Offutt led all scorers with 17 points and he added six assists. Ivo Baltic had his highest-scoring game of the year with 14 points...

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – DeAndre Kane missed a potential game-tying shot and Ohio held on to defeat Marshall, 70-68, on Wednesday night at the Cam Henderson Center.

The Thundering Herd rallied back from a 14-point second-half deficit and could have tied it after gaining possession with less than 9 seconds remaining after an Ohio turnover. Kane, who led all scorers with 17 points, worked one-on-one against Walter Offutt and put up a turnaround shot in the post off the backboard and off the rim....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Ohio held a six-point lead with less than four minutes remaining, but No. 7 Louisville rallied for a 59-54 victory at the KFC YUM! Center on Friday night.

D.J. Cooper’s three-point play capped off a 9-0 Ohio run that put it on top 49-43 with 3:55 remaining, but Louisville (5-0) closed out the game by scoring 16 of the final 21 points.

T.J. Hall and Cooper both missed potential game-tying trey attempts in the final 10 seconds.

Cooper finished with 16 points but was just...

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio put five players in double figures, built a 13-point halftime advantage and took a 69-54 victory against Arkansas State on Sunday at The Convo.

D.J. Cooper, Nick Kellogg and Reggie Keely each had 13 points, Walter Offutt scored 12 points and Ivo Baltic scored 10 points for the Bobcats (3-0).

Led by Keely and Kellogg, Ohio held a 29-0 advantage in bench points.

Offutt and Keely each grabbed nine rebounds and Cooper dished out six assists and had three steals.

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ATHENS, Ohio – Walter Offutt’s three-point play with 1:25 left in overtime sparked a run of nine straight Bobcats points in an 85-78 victory Tuesday night at The Convo.

Offutt, who had 13 points and nine rebounds, grabbed a miss off of a Reggie Keely miss and put it up and in with a foul, and his free throw gave the Bobcats a 79-75 lead.

D.J. Cooper iced the game with a 3-pointer for an 82-75 lead with 1:04 remaining, and the Bobcats closed out the game at the foul line.

“We went into t...