ATHENS – Jaylin Hunter scored 23 points, including all of them during a game-tying 10-0 run, and made the go-ahead free throws as Ohio knocked off first-place Akron 74-67 on Tuesday night at the Convo.

Down 50-40 with 12 minutes left, Hunter got the Bobcats (16-12, 10-5 MAC) going with a layup, a three-point play, a jumper and then a 3-pointer that tied the score with 9:47 left.

From there, the game was tight. Akron (20-8, 12-3 MAC) led 60-59 on an Enrique Freeman dunk with 4:55 left, but...

DeKALB, Ill. – Ohio blew out Northern Illinois 80-59 on Saturday on the road to clinch a spot in the Mid-American Conference tournament.

Already ahead by eight, the Bobcats (15-12, 9-5 MAC) scored the first nine points of the second half and led by 15 or more the rest of the game, with the advantage growing to as big as 75-47 with 4:31 remaining.

Miles Brown and Aidan Hadaway led a balanced Ohio scoring effort with 17 points each. Shareef Mitchell added 14 points, six assists and five assi...

ATHENS – Ohio held Kent State to 31.7% shooting, hit clutch shots late and took a 63-57 victory Tuesday night at The Convo to sweep the season series with the Golden Flashes for the first time since 2013.

Miles Brown hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:34 remaining and drilled a clinching shot from long range with just 18 seconds remaining. He finished with 10 points on the night for the balanced Bobcats, who were led by Jaylin Hunter with 13 points.

Kent State (13-13, 6-7 Mid-American Confere...

TOLEDO – Dante Maddox Jr. hit a step-back go-ahead 3-pointer with 59 seconds left, and Toledo held off Ohio 85-83 to extend its regular season winning streak against the Bobcats to 11 straight Friday night at Savage Arena.

Once ahead by three, the Rockets (16-9, 10-2 Mid-American Conference) did not allow the Bobcats (13-12, 7-5 MAC) a chance at a game-tying 3-pointer. Aidan Hadaway made two free throws with 35 seconds left to make it a one-point game, and after two foul shots by Sonny Wilson...

JONESBORO, Ark. – Ohio simply could not get stops against Arkansas State, which shot 63.8% and topped the Bobcats 100-87 in the second round of the MAC-Sun Belt Conference Challenge on Saturday at First National Bank Arena.

Arkansas State (11-4) went on a 15-0 first-half run to erase a nine-point deficit and controlled the game from there. Taryn Todd scored 20 points and added seven rebounds, with Derrian Ford adding 19 points for the Red Wolves.

Jaylin Hunter paced the Bobcats (13-11) wit...

MUNCIE, Ind. – Jaylin Hunter scored a career-high 32 points as Ohio knocked off Ball State 84-79 in overtime for its season-best fourth straight victory Tuesday night at Worthen Arena.

Hunter added five rebounds and five assists. Aidan Hadaway had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while Miles Brown scored six points for the Bobcats (13-10, 7-4 Mid-American Conference).

Ohio scored the game’s first 13 points and led throughout the first half with a 36-27 advantage at halftime....

ATHENS – Jaylin Hunter scored 22 points as Ohio held off a late Miami run for a 78-69 victory in the Battle of the Bricks rivalry game Saturday at The Convo.

Shareef Mitchell added 16 points, AJ Clayton knocked down five 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and Miles Brown had 12 points with a team-leading eight rebounds for the Bobcats (12-10, 6-4 Mid-American Conference).

Ohio had control throughout the second half and fought off pushes by Miami. The RedHawks cut a 12-point deficit with 12 m...

ATHENS – Ohio stayed hot and moved back over .500 by running away from Buffalo 91-70 on Tuesday night at The Convo.

The Bobcats (11-10, 5-4 Mid-American Conference) led 41-26 at halftime, did not let the Bulls (2-18, 1-7 MAC) get closer than 12 early in the second half and eventually led by as many as 27 points late in the game.

AJ Clayton led five Ohio players in double figures by scoring 16 points. Ajay Sheldon finished with 15 points in just 17 minutes, and Shareef Mitchell scored 15 po...

KENT – Ohio put five players in double figures and earned its first Mid-American Conference road win of the year by defeating Kent State 71-64 on Friday night at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.

Jaylin Hunter led the way with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists, while Shareef Mitchell scored 16 points with five assists and four rebounds for the Bobcats (10-10, 4-4 MAC).

Ohio used a 10-0 run early in the second half to take control. It started with an Aidan Hadaway dunk t...

AKRON – Mid-American Conference leading Akron led basically from start to finish, beating Ohio 67-58 on Tuesday night at James A. Rhodes Arena.

The Zips (15-4, 7-0 MAC) never trailed and took a 12-4 lead in the first nine minutes. From there, the Bobcats made runs but never got closer than three and only as close as five in the final minutes.

Shareef Mithcell paced Ohio (9-10, 3-4 MAC) with 14 points and seven rebounds, while Jaylin Hunter had 11 points and six rebounds. AJ Clayton and Mil...