Ohio turned in one of the best defensive halves in college basketball history as it beat Central Michigan 76-44 Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats allowed just seven points in the first half as they opened a 35-7 halftime lead. The seven points allowed were the lowest in NCAA Division-1 since 1973 when Tennessee held Temple to six points in a half.

Whitney Davis came off the bench to lead Ohio (10-2, 4-0 MAC) with a career-high 17 points. Sefton Barrett and Giordan Wats...

After an NCAA Tourney appearance a year ago, Coach Tim O'Shea has the Ohio basketball team off to its best start (9-2) in 20 years. The 1985-86 team racked up 10 wins before losing its third game. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with Coach O'Shea as he prepared for Saturday's contest versus Central Michigan.

Ohio bolted out to a 22-6 lead and never looked back on the way to a 75-63 win over Eastern Michigan Wednesday night in Ypsilanti. Sonny Troutman led the Bobcats (9-2, 3-0) with 19 points and Leon Williams chipped in with 14. Gino Smith had 18 points for the Eagles (3-8, 0-3). EMU's John Bowler posted a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

A 31-11 run over the last 13 minutes of the game helped Ohio to a 71-60 win over Ball St. Sunday afternoon at the Convocation Center. Leon Williams led Bobcat scorers with 13 points while the Cardinals' Skip Mills poured in a game-high 25 points. Ohio's ability to get to the free throw line proved to be the difference in the game. The Bobcats were 26-for-35 from the charity stripe while the Cards shot just 7 of 14.

Ohio opened Mid-American Conference play with an 87-55 win over Western Michigan Wednesday night at the Convocation Center. It was a game the Bobcats put away early as they opened up a 21-7 lead midway through the first half on the way to a 43-21 halftime edge. For the game, Ohio shot a sizzling 59% from the floor and outrebounded Western 38-31. Whitney Davis had 16 points off the bench to lead the Bobcats (7-2, 1-0 MAC). Leon Williams recorded a double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Joe...

Ohio had a two-point lead with less than three minutes to play was unable to hold on as Kentucky posted a 71-63 win at U.S. Bank Arena Friday night. The 18th-ranked Wildcats (9-3) were led by Joe Crawford's 23 points. Ramel Bradley had 18 off the bench. The Bobcats (6-2) were led by Mychal Green's 16 points, all coming in the first half. Leon Williams recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards. Ohio begins MAC Wednesday night as it plays host to Western Michigan.

One of the surprises for Ohio basketball has been Whitney Davis' play off the bench. The junior from Ann Arbor, Michigan has seen his playing time increase to 24.3 minutes per game from just 9.4 a year ago. Not coincidentally, he's scoring 8.0 points per game after averaging 2.3 last season. BobcatAttack.com's Rollie Merriman talked with Whitney as the Bobcats prepared for Friday night's matchup with Kentucky.

Brandon Cotton's jumper as time expired bounced harmlessly off the rim and Ohio escaped with a 56-55 win over Detroit Thursday night at the Convocation Center. Cotton, who scored the Titans' last 13 points of the game, finished with a game-high 24 points. The Bobcats were led in scoring by Jeremy Fears and Mychal Green who had 15 and 10 points respectively.

Jon Goode's 3-pointer gave Detroit (6-6) its only lead of the game at 24-23 going into halftime. Ohio (6-1) came out after the break on a...

Four of the five Ohio starters scored in double figures to post a 73-57 win over Division-2 Shippensburg Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. Mychal Green, Jeff Halbert and Leon Williams finished with 14 points each and Jeremy Fears added 13 for the Bobcats. The Red Raiders were led by Chuck Davis' game-high 30 points.

It was a game marked by sloppy play at times as Shippensburg (7-2) committed 28 turnovers while Ohio (5-1) had 20 of its own. Next up for the Bobcats is a home tilt wi...

Ohio suffered its first loss of the year in a 86-58 drubbing at Cincinnati wednesday night. It was a tale of two halves for the Bobcats (4-1). Ohio used a 20-4 run to take a 5-point lead late in the first half. UC (5-2) rallied to take a 39-38 lead to the break.

Things would unravel for the Bobcats in the second half. Cincinnati had a 10-point lead at the 14:24 mark. When Leon Williams picked up his fourth foul shortly thereafter, UC went to work capitalizing on Ohio turnovers and poor shot...