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Bobcats close non-conference play with OT loss
Cooper misses chance to tie game at FT line
JAN
2
2011

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

ATHENS – D.J. Cooper had a chance to force a second overtime but missed the second of two free throws with three seconds left and Robert Morris hit a pair of free throws to seal a 79-76 victory at The Convo on Sunday afternoon.

Karon Abraham scored a career-high 28 points for the Colonials, and three other Robert Morris players scored in double-digits to help their team rally from a 12-point second-half deficit.

Tommy Freeman hit five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points to lead Ohio. Nick...

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Ohio gets balanced scoring in rout of Norfolk State
Six players scored in double figures
DEC
30
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio put six players in double-figures and rolled to a 92-56 victory against Norfolk State on Thursday night.

Tommy Freeman nailed five 3-pointers and led the way with 19 points, while T.J. Hall had 14 points and a game-high seven rebounds. D.J. Cooper posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 assists.

DeVaughn Washington (12 points), Reggie Keely (11 points) and Ivo Baltic (10 points) also posted double-digits.

"Offensively, we moved the ball and shared the ball," Ohi...

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Bench players lead Owls past Bobcats
Jefferson, Wyatt both score career highs
DEC
22
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

ATHENS – Rahlir Jefferson and Khalif Wyatt came off the bench to score career-highs of 18 and 14 points, respectively, to combine with starter Ramone Moore’s 17 points as Temple took a 76-65 victory against Ohio at The Convo on Wednesday night.

DeVaughn Washington scored a season-high 20 points to lead Ohio. D.J. Cooper finished with 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, while Ivo Baltic scored 12 points and grabbed seven boards.

Temple (9-2) built a lead late in the first half and...

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Cooper has career-day, but Bobcats fall in 4 OTs
Point guard scores 43, dishes out 13 assists
DEC
18
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. - D.J. Cooper had 43 points, 13 assists, eight rebounds and eight steals, but Ohio fell in quadruple-overtime Saturday at St. Bonaventure.

Andrew Nicholson had a game-high 44 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bonnies (6-3).

Tommy Freeman and Ivo Baltic added 17 and 13 points, respectively, for the Bobcats (6-5).

A Cooper 3-pointer with 22 seconds remaining tied the game after Ohio trailed by 10 with less than seven minutes left in regulation.

Cooper also scored...

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Huge first half lifts Ohio to easy victory against St. Francis
Bobcats go on 36-6 run in less than 10 minutes
DEC
15
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio put six players in double-figures and went on a 36-6 run late in the first half in an 87-59 blowout of St. Francis (Pa.) on Wednesday night.

The Bobcats (6-4) shot 61.3 percent in the first half and finished the game with 15 made 3-pointers in 29 attempts.

D.J. Cooper went 4 of 5 from beyond the arc and finished with 19 points, four rebounds and five assists in 21 minutes. Tommy Freeman made 5 of his 6 3-point tries to finish with 15 points – all of them in the first ha...

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IUPUI's late 18-0 run sends it past Ohio
Bobcats miss 11 straight shots, blow 10-point lead at home
DEC
12
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

ATHENS, Ohio – IUPUI went on a late 18-0 run to rally from a 10-point deficit and defeat Ohio, 66-56, at The Convo on Sunday afternoon.

The Bobcats led 49-39 with 8:25 remaining on a DeVaughn Washington layup but did not score again until leading scorer D.J. Cooper got his first points with a pair of free throws with 1:20 remaining.

Cooper finished with just four points on 1 of 9 shooting, but Tommy Freeman came out of a slump by scoring 17 points with five 3-pointers. Washington had 14 po...

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Cooper helps rally Bobcats past Redbirds
Sophomore scores 29, hits game-winner
DEC
8
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

NORMAL, Ill. – D.J. Cooper scored 29 points and scored the game winning layup with 31 seconds left as Ohio rallied in the final minutes after trailing nearly the whole game for a 67-65 victory at Illinois State on Wednesday night.

Cooper, who also had eight assists, six steals, five rebounds and two blocks, put the Bobcats on top and Illinois State missed a pair of 3-point attempts for the win on its final possession.

Nick Kellogg scored 19 points for the Bobcats (5-3), while Jackie Carmic...

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Herd make free throws down stretch to top Bobcats
21 turnovers, 33.3 percent shooting sink Ohio
DEC
4
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio shot only 33.3 percent and committed 21 turnovers in dropping a 65-57 decision against non-conference rival Marshall on Saturday at The Convo.

DeAndre King scored 18 points, while Tirrell Baines finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Thundering Herd (5-2) overcame a 7-0 deficit to start the game.

D.J. Cooper had 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead Ohio (4-3), and Ivo Baltic and DeVaughn Washington each scored 10 points.

“I feel like we had some g...

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Cooper, freshmen help Bobcats rally past Broncos
Kellogg, Hall key in 78-72 victory in Las Vegas
NOV
27
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

LAS VEGAS – Behind 29 points from D.J. Cooper, Ohio rallied from a late second-half deficit to top Santa Clara, 78-72, at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Invitational.

Freshmen T.J. Hall and Nick Kellogg added 15 and 14 points, respectively, and Hall had six steals as the Bobcats (4-2) overcame a 70-66 deficit in the final three minutes by outscoring the Broncos (4-3) by a 12-2 margin.

Marc Trasolini had 19 points and seven rebounds to lead Santa Clara.

Kellogg was key down the stretch,...

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Led by Morris, No. 6 Kansas thumps Ohio
Bobcats shoot just 23.7 percent, miss all 18 3-pointers
NOV
26
2010

By: Lonnie McMillan / Contributor

LAS VEGAS – Ohio shot only 23.7 percent and committed 22 turnovers in getting blown out by No. 6 Kansas, 98-41, at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on Friday night.

Marcus Morris made 11 of 14 shots, scoring 26 points and finishing with eight rebounds in a dominating effort.

D.J. Cooper led the Bobcats (3-2) but was just 7 of 18 from the field and had no assists. Ohio had only three assists in the game and missed on all 18 of its 3-point attempts.

After an Ivo Baltic layup tied the game at 2...

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