DETROIT – Teyvion Kirk’s banked-in 3-pointer with 46 seconds left helped Ohio survive against Detroit Mercy 63-61 on Saturday at Calihan Hall.

The Bobcats led 52-33 with 12:21 remaining after a Ben Vander Plas 3-pointer but the Titans rallied to take the lead late. They had a chance to win at the buzzer but Harrison Curry’s 3-point try at the buzzer was off the mark.

Antoine Davis hit a jumper with 1:14 left to give Detroit its first lead since early in the first half, 61-60, but Kirk’s 3-pointer answered and put Ohio up by two. Tra’Quan Knight missed two foul shots with 32 seconds to go, and Kirk missed two free throws a few seconds later.

Detroit (3-8) opted to hold for the last shot, likely looking for Davis, but Ohio (7-3) was able to... <Read More>

ATHENS – Jason Carter scored 19 points and Doug Taylor had a career-high 16 rebounds as Ohio topped Radford 78-69 on Saturday at The Convo.

Teyvion Kirk added 17 points and six rebounds, and Ben Vander Plas had 14 points and five rebounds off the bench for the Bobcats (6-3).

Carlik Jones and Caleb Tanner had 16 points each, while Travis Fields Jr. scored 14 points for the Highlanders (6-3).

Ohio jumped out to a 10-2 lead and increased its lead to 23-8 on a Vander Plas 3-pointer with 8:54 left in the first half. Radford closed the gap to as close as 29-26 on a Tanner 3-pointer at the 2:55 mark and trailed 32-26 at the half.

Radford cut its deficit to 48-45 by a Jones jumper midway through the second half, but Carter hit two free throws and... <Read More>

CINCINNATI – Xavier closed the game on a 17-1 run to pull away for an 82-61 victory against Ohio on Wednesday evening at the Cintas Center.

The Bobcats (5-3) trailed just 65-60 on a Gavin Block layup with 6:16 remaining but did not make another field goal in the game. They missed their final eight shots from the floor and made just 1 of 4 free throws with one turnover during that span.

Jason Carter led Ohio with 17 points, while Teyvion Kirk scored 11 points and added six rebounds and four assists. Doug Taylor and Jason Preston each had 9 points.

Paul Scruggs paced the Musketeers (6-3) with 21 points, eight assists, five rebounds and four steals. Naji Marshall had 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists, and Tyrique Jones had 15... <Read More>

ATHENS – Jason Carter scored 25 points for the second time in three games, and Ohio won its third straight game with a runaway 101-84 victory against rival Marshall on Saturday at The Convo.

Carter added 12 rebounds for the Bobcats (5-2). Gavin Block and Ben Vander Plas each had 18 points off the bench, while Teyvion Kirk finished with 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Ohio led 48-31 at halftime, and Marshall got only as close as 11 points in the second half. Jon Elmore had 26 points and C.J. Burks 22 for the Thundering Herd (5-2).

Led by Block, the Bobcats had their best shooting game of the season from beyond the arc, going 9 of 17 (52.9 percent) and finished at 51.4 percent overall while also going 20 of 28 (71.4... <Read More>

ATHENS – Ohio had its best offensive game since its opener and ran away from Iona in the second half of an 89-65 victory Tuesday night at The Convo.

Jason Carter led the way with 20 points and six rebounds, Teyvion Kirk had 18 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Ben Vander Plas had a career game off the bench with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Doug Taylor also had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

"The focus we had in terms of playing to our strengths tonight offensively really showed," Ohio coach Saul Phillips said, "Twenty-three assists and we had three different guys with five assists, and they were really packing it in for a while. Ironically, this is this first team this season that's done that. But, we were... <Read More>