Bobcats hold off Huskies to clinch MAC tournament spot
Simmons leads the way with 23 points
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Saturday, February 21, 2026
DeKALB, Ill. – Ohio built a lead and held off a few different pushes from Northern Illinois to win 74-66 and clinch a spot in the Mid-American Conference tournament Saturday at The Convocation Center.
Javan Simmons led the way with 23 points, on 9-of-10 shooting, and seven rebounds, while Jackson Paveletzke added 14 points and six assists. Aidan Hadaway had a double-double of 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Bobcats (13-11, 9-6 MAC).
Five different players scored in double figures for the Huskies (9-17, 4-10 MAC). Makhai Valentine led the way with 15 points.
Trailing 9-8, Ohio scored eight straight points to take the lead for good. After Northern Illinois cut it to five, the Bobcats scored another eight in a row to go ahead 30-17 with... <Read More>
Big run to end first half carries Bobcats
Ohio holds Ball State to 15 first-half points
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
ATHENS – Ohio locked down Ball State in the first half to build a big lead on the way to a 69-57 victory against Ball State on Tuesday night at The Convo.
The Bobcats led 32-15 at halftime, holding the Cardinals to 25.9% shooting to that point. The Cardinals bounced back to shoot 55.6% in the second half and got as close as seven, but it was not nearly enough.
Jackson Paveletzke and Aidan Hadaway led Ohio (14-13, 8-6 Mid-American Conference) on the offensive end with 18 points each. Hadaway had a team-leading eight rebounds and Paveletke six assists. Ajay Sheldon added 12 points on 3-of-7 3-point shooting.
"We had two really good days of prep coming into this game, and we knew they were going to play hard and compete for 40 minutes," Ohio... <Read More>
No. 23 Miami remains unbeaten with 90-74 victory
RedHawks pull away in 2nd half
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Friday, February 13, 2026
OXFORD – No. 23 Miami remained unbeaten with a 90-74 victory against Ohio on Friday night at Millett Hall.
The RedHawks (25-0, 12-0 Mid-American Conference) were hard to stop, shooting 51.7% while putting five players in double figures, led by Brant Byers’ 21 points.
Shooting 46.7% from the field, the Bobcats (13-13, 7-6 MAC) could not keep up despite a game-high 22 points from Jackson Paveletzke.
After leading 43-35 at halftime, Miami scored the first five points of the second half and led by double digits the rest of the way.
Justin Kirby’s 3-pointer sparked a run that began to put it away. Almar Atlason and Peter Suder scored layups, and Miami was up 65-48 with 13:14 remaining. Byers connected on a 3-pointer with 6:56 to go that pushed... <Read More>
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