ATHENS, Ohio – Tommy Freeman hit seven of Ohio’s 12 made 3-pointers as the Bobcats held a double-digit lead throughout most of the game in a 71-58 victory against Toledo on Wednesday night at The Convo.

Freeman finished with 21 points, while Ivo Baltic and DeVaughn Washington scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, filling the void of D.J. Cooper who missed most of the second half with an ankle sprain.

Malcolm Griffin led four Toledo players in double-figures with 16 points, but he also had...

ATHENS, Ohio – Ivo Baltic eclipsed his previous career-high in the first half and finished with 31 points to lead Ohio to an 80-73 victory against Northern Illinois on Saturday at The Convo.

The nation’s second-leading scorer Xavier Silas finished with 25 points for the Huskies, but he was outdone by the Bobcats’ sophomore forward, who came in averaging just 8.7 points per game, but was 12 of 20 from the field and added nine rebounds.

“Just from the start, it’s definitely confidence,” Balt...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Generally a poor-shooting team, Central Michigan made its first 8 3-pointers and shot 50 percent and was able to hold off a late Ohio rally for a 91-85 victory against Ohio on Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena.

D.J. Cooper scored 26 of his 30 points in the second half, but it was not enough to bring the Bobcats back from a 39-32 halftime deficit.

One game after being held to 38 points, the Chippewas, who came in averaging a Mid-American Conference-worst 57 points a g...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Nick Kellogg hit the go-ahead 3-pointer and came up with a key steal and layup as Ohio took a 61-60 victory against Ball State on Saturday at Worthen Arena.

The Cardinals rallied from a nine-point second half deficit, but the Bobcats made key plays in the final four minutes.

DeVaughn Washington had 16 points, while Kellogg finished with 11 points and Tommy Freeman had 10 in his hometown. Ivo Baltic had a career-high 12 rebounds, and it all helped make up for a sub-par game f...

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio led by as many as 28 and rolled past Eastern Michigan, 79-65, to end a four-game home losing streak Wednesday night at The Convo.

DeVaughn Washington scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the way for the Bobcats, who shot a season-high 54 percent from the floor. Nick Kellogg scored 15 points, and D.J. Cooper had 12 points and seven assists.

“Any win feels good, but that was a big statement game for us to get a win at home,” Washington said. “Now we just hav...

ATHENS, Ohio – Zach Filzen scored 20 of his career-high 23 points in the second half to help Buffalo rally from an 18-point deficit for a 73-68 victory before a season-high 10,427 at The Convo on Saturday during Dad’s Weekend.

Javon McCrea came off the bench to score 12 of his 21 points after the break, while Byron Mulkey had 12 points for the Bulls, who trailed 43-25 at halftime.

Nick Kellogg and DeVaughn Washington each scored 14 points for the Bobcats, who lost for the fifth time in six...

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Ohio cut a second-half 11-point deficit to one, but Bowling Green pulled away in the final minutes for a 73-61 victory at Anderson Arena on Wednesday night.

Scott Thomas led four Bowling Green players in double figures with 19 points, and he also pulled down nine rebounds to go with four assists and three steals.

Torian Oglesby posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards, while A’uston Calhoun and Luke Kraus scored 15 and 12 points, respectively, for the Falco...

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio was hurt on the offensive boards for the third straight game and it helped Kent State rally in the final minutes for a 69-66 victory Saturday night at The Convo.

D.J. Cooper missed a pair of 3-pointers in the final seconds, and Ohio dropped to 5-7 at home this season and below .500 overall after surrendering 18 offensive rebounds to Kent State.

“That was a tough one,” Ohio coach John Groce said. “Looking at it, I think the thing that stands out was they had 18 offensive...

AKRON – Ohio won for the first time in almost eight years at James A. Rhodes Arena, getting 23 points from freshman Nick Kellogg in a 79-70 victory against Akron on Wednesday night.

D.J. Cooper added 13 points, a career-high and arena-record 15 assists and eight rebounds as the Bobcats (8-8, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) built a halftime lead of 16 and led by as many as 24 points, recovering from a triple-overtime MAC-opening loss to rival Miami on Sunday.

Ohio made 13 of 25 3-pointers, inc...

ATHENS, Ohio – An Orlando Williams 3-pointer with 29 seconds left in the third overtime proved to be the game-winner as Miami edged rival Ohio, 92-88, before 9,749 fans at The Convo on Sunday afternoon.

In a back-and-forth game with 12 lead changes, the Bobcats and RedHawks were even at the end of the first four periods, and a 50-32 rebounding disparity finally was too much for the Bobcats to overcome, even with turnovers in their favor, 20-11.

“My dream came true today,” Miami coach Charl...