March 2013
| 1. | Ohio misses pair of late chances; season ends at Denver | | DENVER – Ohio missed two chances to tie or take the lead in the final 30 seconds and the Bobcats’ season came to an end with a 61-57 loss to Denver in the first round of the National Invitation... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Tuesday, March 19, 2013 |
| 2. | Bobcats selected to play in the NIT | | ATHENS, Ohio - The Ohio men's basketball team was selected Sunday to play in the National Invitation Tournament. As a No. 6 seed, the Bobcats (24-9) travel to take on No. 3 Denver (21-9) at 9:15 p.m... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Sunday, March 17, 2013 |
| 3. | Zips roll past Bobcats in 2nd half of MAC title game | | CLEVELAND – Ohio scored only 17 points in the second half, going nearly 10 minutes without a field goal, and connected on just 1 of 20 3-pointers in the game as Akron pulled away for a 65-46 victory... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, March 16, 2013 |
| 4. | Ohio builds big lead, holds off Western Michigan rally | | CLEVELAND – As he so often has, D.J. Cooper made big plays when Ohio needed it most. Cooper finished with 21 points and 10 assists, helping the Bobcats build a big lead and then hold off Western... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, March 16, 2013 |
| 5. | PLAYER OF THE YEAR | | CLEVELAND – Senior D.J. Cooper was named Ohio’s first Mid-American Player of the Year since Gary Trent in 1995. The league made the announcement Wednesday, reporting that he won by a wide margin... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Wednesday, March 13, 2013 |
| 6. | Bobcats win 1st regular season MAC title in 19 years | | ATHENS, Ohio – Mid-American Conference regular season championships do not come often – or easy. Stevie Taylor and Jon Smith came off the bench to spark a 15-0 run that rallied the Bobcats from a... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, March 09, 2013 |
| 7. | Cooper scores 24 points, hits go-ahead 3-pointer | | BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ohio scored the game’s final nine points, getting a go-ahead D.J. Cooper 3-pointer with 1:34 remaining, and the Bobcats rallied in the closing minutes for a 72-69 victory against... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Tuesday, March 05, 2013 |
| 8. | Keely, Kellogg lead Ohio to first win at BG in 5 years | | BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Reggie Keely scored 21 points and Nick Kellogg added 16 as Ohio got its first win at Bowling Green in five years, 78-65, on Saturday at the Stroh Center. The Bobcats went on a... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, March 02, 2013 |
February 2013
| 9. | Smith's tip-in forces OT, but Zips prevail | | ATHENS, Ohio – Jon Smith’s tip-in with less than a second remaining forced overtime, but Akron prevailed against Ohio in the extra period, 88-81, to take commanding control of first place in the... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 |
| 10. | Bruins build big 1st half lead, coast past Bobcats | | NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Belmont raced out to a 17-point halftime lead and coasted to an 81-62 BracketBuster victory against Ohio on Saturday night at the Curb Center. The Bruins (22-6) had an 8-0 run in... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, February 23, 2013 |
| 11. | Bobcats limit Eagles to 27.6 percent shooting in blowout win | | ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio’s defense clamped down on Eastern Michigan, limiting the Eagles to 27.6 percent shooting in a runaway 73-50 victory Wednesday night at The Convo. The Bobcats ran out to a 17-3... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Wednesday, February 20, 2013 |
| 12. | Taylor's corner 3-pointer makes Bobcats winners in overtime | | ATHENS, Ohio – With D.J. Cooper fouled out, Stevie Taylor drained a 3-pointer from the corner in the final seconds of overtime to lift Ohio to a 78-75 victory against Kent State on Saturday at The... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, February 16, 2013 |
| 13. | Offutt lifts Ohio to 82-63 victory at Central Michigan | | MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Despite foul trouble, Walter Offutt had 17 points and eight rebounds as Ohio pulled away from Central Michigan in the second half, 82-63, on Wednesday night at McGuirk Arena... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Wednesday, February 13, 2013 |
| 14. | Bobcats pull away from Falcons in 2nd half | | ATHENS, Ohio – After leading by just one at halftime, Ohio pulled away in the second half for a physical 72-63 victory against Bowling Green in front of 10,846 on Sibs Weekend at The Convo on... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, February 09, 2013 |
| 15. | Bobcats force 22 turnovers, blow past Cardinals | | MUNCIE, Ind. – One game after giving up 82 points to Akron, Ohio clamped down on defense and rolled to a 69-42 victory against Ball State at Worthen Arena on Wednesday night. The Bobcats (16-6, 7-1... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Wednesday, February 06, 2013 |
| 16. | Marshall, Abreu lead Zips past Bobcats | | ARKON, Ohio – Akron bounced back from a slow start to take the lead by halftime and then pulled away for an 86-72 victory in a showdown of the Mid-American Conference’s top teams Saturday at a... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, February 02, 2013 |
January 2013
| 18. | Bobcats make defensive stops, hold off Golden Flashes | | KENT, Ohio – D.J. Cooper hit the go-ahead free throws with 55 seconds left and the Ohio defense held Kent State on two possessions as the Bobcats remained undefeated in Mid-American Conference play... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, January 26, 2013 |
| 19. | Ohio uses 22-5 run early in 2nd half to top Miami | | OXFORD, Ohio – Five 3-pointers during a 22-5 run early in the second half helped Ohio win its sixth straight game, a 74-62 defeat of Miami at Millett Hall on Wednesday night. Nick Kellogg had two of... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 |
| 20. | Keely scores career-high 24 in Bobcats' win | | ATHENS, Ohio – Reggie Keely scored a career-high 24 points on 9-of-9 shooting and Ohio pulled away down the stretch for a 76-67 victory against Toledo on Saturday night at The Convo. Walter Offutt... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, January 19, 2013 |
| 21. | Bench helps spur 36-6 run in Ohio rout | | ATHENS, Ohio – Ohio scored 20 straight points during a 36-6 run to end the first half and the Bobcats went on to roll to an 81-63 victory against Northern Illinois on Wednesday night at The Convo... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Wednesday, January 16, 2013 |
| 22. | Ohio holds on for first road win, 61-59, at Western Michigan | | KALAMAZOO, Mich. – After leading by as much as 12 in the second half, Ohio held on to beat Western Michigan, 61-59, when David Brown’s 3-pointer at the buzzer was way off the mark Saturday at... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, January 12, 2013 |
| 23. | Keely, Cooper help Ohio blow out Buffalo | | ATHENS, Ohio – D.J. Cooper and Reggie Keely combined for 40 points despite only playing 23 minutes each as Ohio coasted for the second straight game, beating Buffalo, 86-68, in its Mid-American... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Wednesday, January 09, 2013 |
| 24. | Cooper has record 17 assists as Bobcats rout Herd, 94-57 | | ATHENS, Ohio – D.J. Cooper set the single-game school assists record with 17 assists, including 13 of them in the first half when Ohio built a 32-point lead, as the Bobcats blew out rival Marshall... | | By Lonnie McMillan - Saturday, January 05, 2013 |
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