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
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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>
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>
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