Ohio overcame a slow start to beat Buffalo 67-51 Thursday night at the Convocation Center. Whitney Davis and Jerome Tillman scored 15 points each as all five Bobcat starters finished in double figures. Yassin Idbihi had 11 points to lead the Bulls (9-8, 1-3 MAC) who have never won in the Convocation Center.

Both teams struggled to shoot the ball in the first half that ended in a 24-24 tie. Buffalo's shooting problems carried over into the second half as the Bulls shot just 34% for the game. T...

Omni Smith's runner with 4.5 seconds left gave Kent State a 67-65 win over Ohio at the M.A.C.C. Sunday afternoon. Jerome Tillman had 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Bobcats (11-5, 2-1 MAC) who haven't won at Kent St. since 2001. The Golden Flashes (9-7, 2-1) got 13 points apiece from Smith, Armon Gates and Haminn Quaintance.

Ohio held Bowling Green to 33% shooting on the way to a 67-49 win Thursday night at the Convocation Center. Leon Williams led Ohio with 20 points. Jerome Tillman tallied a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Ohio (11-4, 2-0 MAC) held the MAC's leading scorer, Martin Samarco, to 12 points on 4-for-20 shooting. Nate Miller was high man for the Falcons (10-5, 1-1) with 17 points.

Ohio opened conference play with a 77-72 win over Akron Saturday night at the Convocation Center.

Marshall erased an Ohio 14-point second-half lead to win 70-60 Wednesday night in Huntington. Trey Whitted scored all of his game-high 19 points in the second-half to lead the Herd (5-8). Ohio (9-4) got 18 points from Bibba Walther and 16 from Jerome Tillman. The Bobcats open MAC play Saturday night at the Convo against Akron.

Leon Williams scored 20 points to lead Ohio past Cincinnati 79-66 at Quicken Loans Arena Saturday night. Williams hit 12 of 15 free throw attempts as the Bobcats (9-3) outscored the Bearcats (9-4) 30 to 12 from the free throw line. Bubba Walther added 18 points, Whitney Davis 15 and Jerome Tillman 13. Jamual Warren and John Williamson had 15 apiece to lead Cincinnati.

It hasn't taken long for newcomer Bubba Walther to make an impact on the Ohio basketball team. The 6-4, 170-pound transfer from Akron has scored in double figures in six of the eight games he's played. Walther is averaging 14.1 points a game and provides the same deep threat as Mychal Green a year ago. Bubba has hit 25 of his 55 3-point attempts (46%) on the season. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with the Moeller High School product.

Ohio dropped an 83-74 decision to Davidson Thursday night in the openeing round of the Sleep America Classic being hosted by Arizona State. The Bobcats face North Carolina A&T on Friday.

Whitney Davis' career-high 24 points helped Ohio to a 95-83 win over North Carolina A&T in the consolation game of the ASU Sleep America Classic. Ohio shot 59% from the field and knocked down 14 of its 27 (52%) 3-point attempts. Other Bobcats in double figures were Sonny Troutman (22), Leon Williams (18), Jerome Tillman (15) and Stephen King (11). The Aggies were led by Steven Rush's 25 points. Ohio returns to the Convo Wednesday night vs. Rhode Island. It's their first home game since December...

Sonny Troutman has begun his senior campaign in impressive fashion. The 6-6 forward from Indianapolis is leading the Bobcats in scoring (16.1 PPG), assists (4.4 APG) and steals (2.6 SPG). Sonny's shooting has also been in the mark. He's hitting 47% of his field goal attempts and 87.8% of his free throws. In Ohio's 79-72 win over St. Joe's Sunday, Troutman passed two milestones. He went over the 1,000-point total for his career and became Ohio's all-time steals leader with 198. BobcatAttack.com's...