ATHENS – Back to full strength, Ohio rolled to its sixth straight victory and clinched a spot in the Mid-American Conference tournament, beating Eastern Michigan 86-67 on Thursday afternoon at The Convo.

After missing Tuesday’s win against Akron, Jason Preston was back in the starting lineup and nearly delivered a triple-double with eight points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. Dwight Wilson III was back, too, coming off the bench and putting up 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting with six rebounds in 20 minutes.

Ben Roderick had 17 points, Lunden McDay tallied 14 points, and Ben Vander Plas had 13 points – including the 1,000th of his career – seven rebounds and eight assists for the Bobcats (13-6, 9-4 MAC).

"It's a blessing," Vander Plas said... <Read More>

ATHENS – Nothing could stop Ohio in its return to the court after a three-week break because of COVID-19 issues.

The Bobcats showed no signs of rust and overcame the absences of its two leading scorers while blowing out one of the Mid-American Conference’s top teams, Akron, 90-73, on Tuesday afternoon in the 700th men's basketball game at The Convo.

Ohio (12-6, 8-4 MAC) had not played since Feb. 2 but extended its winning streak to five games by avenging an earlier 20-point loss to the Zips (14-5, 12-4 MAC).

It was a team effort for the Bobcats, who had five players in double figures and two more with at least eight points. Ben Roderick and Ben Vander Plas scored 17 points each, while freshman Mark Sears came close to a triple-double with... <Read More>

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Six players scored in double figures, and Ohio picked up its first road win at Central Michigan in eight years with an 83-69 victory Tuesday night at McGuirk Arena.

Jason Preston led the Bobcats in their fourth straight win with 17 pounds, 11 rebounds and six assists, and Dwight Wilson III had a double-double of 14 pounds and 10 boards.

Ohio (11-6, 7-4 Mid-American Conference) led 32-20 late in the first half, saw that advantage shrink to four points by halftime and then trailed 44-42 early in the second half. The Bobcats scored 10 consecutive points after that and eventually pulled away.

"I'm really proud of our guys for their defensive effort," Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. "The way Central plays, they try to speed... <Read More>

AMHERST, N.Y. – Dwight Wilson III scored on a putback with 25 seconds remaining, and Ohio held off Buffalo 76-75 on Friday night at Alumni Arena.

Wilson, who scored a game-high 21 points, grabbed Ben Vander Plas’ miss and put it in off the backboard. Vander Plas blocked Jeenathan Williams’ shot, and Wilson recovered and was fouled. He missed on the front end of the one-and-one with 11 seconds to go, and Ronaldo Segu missed a highly contested 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Ben Roderick added 17 points, and Jason Preston had 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists for the Bobcats (10-6, 6-4 Mid-American Conference). Lunden McDay added 10 points.

"I'm super proud of our guys," Ohio coach Jeff Boals. "Last year, we were in a very, very similar... <Read More>

ATHENS – Freshman Mark Sears continued to impress with a career-high 21 points as Ohio ran away with an easy 81-58 victory against Western Michigan on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Dwight Wilson III had 19 points and eight rebounds, and Ben Vander Plas and Jason Preston each had 11 points. Preston added 10 rebounds, five assists and three steals.

Western Michigan (2-10, 1-8 Mid-American Conference) led for the last time at 19-17, but a Sears jumper tied the score at 19, and a Wilson basket put Ohio (9-6, 5-4 MAC) up for good. The Bobcats closed the first half on a 7-0 run for a 43-31 lead and then scored the first five points of the second half for a 17-point advantage.

The Bobcats’ advantage reached 20 points less than five minutes into the... <Read More>