MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. - Central Michigan got out to a quick start and never trailed in a taking a 74-69 victory against Ohio on Saturday at McGuirk Arena.

The Chippewas (15-4, 5-3 Mid-American Conference) took a 10-2 lead in the first four minutes and held off several surges by the Bobcats (7-12, 2-6 MAC)

Javarez Willis led Ohio with 14 points, while Ryan Taylor and Antonio Campbell had 12 points each. Maurice Ndour took only five shots but still posted a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Chris Folwer led Central Michigan with 17 points, with John Simons adding 16 points and Austin Stewart 10.

"I thought tonight what really put the knife in the back is that we didn't finish at the rim," Ohio coach Saul Phillips said. "The... <Read More>

YPSILANTI, Mich. - Ohio shot just 22.8 percent, including 16.1 percent in the first half, and was blown out 76-40 by Eastern Michigan on Tuesday night at the Eagles' Convocation Center.

Antonio Campbell had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Bobcats (7-11, 2-5 Mid-American Conference). No other Ohio player had more than seven points, and take out Campbell's 7-of-17 shooting, and the rest of the team was 6-of-40 (15 percent).

Leading scorer Maurice Ndour, coming off a 31-point effort, finished with only four points on 1-of-7 shooting, and second-leading scorer Javarez Willis went 1-of-8 for three points. Ohio was 2-of-19 on 3-pointers and finished with 18 turnovers.

Raven Lee paced the Eagles (13-7, 2-5 MAC) with 19 points, Mike Talley... <Read More>

ATHENS - Maurice Ndour scored a career-high 31 points, including the game-winning dunk with .6 second left, and Ohio defeated Buffalo 63-61 on Saturday at The Convo.

Antonio Campbell's inbound pass from the opposite baseline was a perfect strike to Ndour at the 3-point line, and with his defender leaning left, Ndour went right down the middle of the lane with two dribbles before rising for a two-handed slam.

"It's big man, it's big," Ndour said. "Like I've told the guys, we've got a lot of lessons to learn from. Since Wednesday, we're trying to play the best basketball with energy and effort, and that's what we did."

Ohio (7-10, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) rallied from seven down with five and a half minutes remaining, using an 8-0 run to... <Read More>

MUNCIE, Ind. - Ohio was on fire and cruised its first Mid-American Conference victory, 82-73 against Ball State on Wednesday night at Worthen Arena.

Previously struggling senior point guards Javarez Willis and Stevie Taylor led the way. Willis knocked down 7-of-9 3-pointers and finished with 27 points and six assists, while Taylor was perfect from the field before a late miss, going 7-of-8 overall for 18 points with seven assists and four steals.

The Bobcats (6-10, 1-4 MAC) were 13-of-18 on 3-pointers and shot 62 percent (29-of-47) overall.

Maurice Ndour added 17 points and a team-leading eight rebounds.

Ball State (7-9, 2-3 MAC) was led by Francis Kiapway's 19 points. Sean Sellers added 16 points. Jeremiah Davis had 12 points and seven... <Read More>

Cincinnati Colerain High School cornerback Jeff Christian Jr. committed to Ohio after a weekend visit. The 5-10, 175-pounder had originally committed to Purdue and held offers from most every school in the MAC. Christian joins Colerain teammates Demetrius Colbert and Mayne Williams as commitments to Ohio's 2015 recruiting class.