Miami holds off Ohio in overtime to finish regular season unbeaten
Paveletzke, Simmons combine for 67 points in 110-108 loss
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Friday, March 6, 2026
ATHENS – Jackson Paveletzke and Javan Simmons both had career nights, and it still was not enough to top unbeaten No. 19 Miami, which finished the regular season undefeated with a 110-108 overtime victory Friday night at The Convo.
Paveletzke had 37 points and six assists while playing all 45 minutes but missed shots to win the game at the end of regulation and at the final buzzer of overtime. Simmons scored 30 points and added nine rebounds. Aidan Hadaway had a strong showing as well with 20 points and five rebounds.
Eian Elmer paced the RedHawks (31-0, 18-0 Mid-American Conference) with 32 points and 12 rebounds, while Trey Perry scored 21 points in 21 minutes off the bench. Brant Byers scored 15 points, while leading scorer Peter Suder... <Read More>
UMass goes on late run to beat Ohio
Banks scores 31 points in Minutement's 94-82 victory
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
AMHERST, Mass. – After going back and forth with Ohio for 34 minutes, UMass went on a late 11-point run to wrap up its regular season with a 94-82 victory Tuesday night at the Mullins Center.
There were nine ties and 15 lead changes before the Minutemen went ahead for good on a Luka Damjanac fastbreak layup with 6:16 remaining.
Jackson Paveletzke led the Bobcats with 24 points and seven assists, while Javan Simmons had 16 points and five rebounds. Kiir Kuany, starting in place of JJ Kelly, scored 13 points with five rebounds in 27 minutes. Aidan Hadaway tallied 11 points and seven rebounds.
Marcus Banks had 31 points to lead the Minutemen. Leonar Bettiol added 17 points, and Dann Carbuccia tallied 13 points
Jayden Ndjigue made two free... <Read More>
Toledo continues mastery of Ohio
Rockets build big early lead, win 11th straight in series
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Saturday, February 28, 2026
ATHENS – Toledo built an early 20-point lead and held off a push from Ohio to win its 11th straight game in the series 79-67 on Saturday at The Convo.
The Rockets went up 33-13 in the first 15 minutes of the game. The Bobcats cut their deficit to two midway through the second half on three occasions but got no closer and have not beaten Toledo since a Mid-American Conference semifinal victory in 2021. Ohio has not won on its home floor against the Rockets since 2014.
Javan Simmons was cold early but finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and five assists against his former team. Aidan Hadaway also had a double-double of 12 points and 12 rebounds. Ajay Sheldon scored 12 points on 4-of-8 3-point shooting, and Jackson Paveletzke had 11... <Read More>
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