YPSILANTI, Mich. – Tyson Acuff scored 29 points to lead Eastern Michigan to a 90-79 victory over Ohio on Tuesday night at the George Gervin Game Above Center.

Dwight Wilson II had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Jaylin Hunter scored 22 points, but it was not enough against the Eagles, who shot 57.7%, including 60.7% in the first half when they built a 47-40 lead.

Ohio (11-11, 3-6 Mid-American Conference) was as close as 56-52 on an Elmore James jumper with 11:22 to play, but Acuff hit a pair of free throws at the 8:10 mark that made it 68-58 game. He hit a 3-pointer at the 2:55 mark to put the score at 82-70, and Eastern Michigan (6-16, 3-6 MAC) remained ahead by double digits the rest of the way.

Most of the first half was even, with a... <Read More>

AKRON – Ohio closed a 19-point second-half deficit to four, but Akron held on for an 83-77 victory Saturday at James A. Rhodes Arena.

The Zips (15-6, 7-1 Mid-American Conference) got a huge 32-point, 15-rebound performance from Enrique Freeman to hold off the balanced Bobcats (11-10, 3-5 MAC).

Jaylin Hunter led Ohio with 16 points and five assists, while Miles Brown and AJ Brown had 15 points each. Dwight Wilson II added 14 points but fouled out with 3:06 remaining.

Akron matched its biggest lead on a Freeman layup that made it 52-33 with 18:20 to go. Ohio immediately followed with an 8-0 run that included a Wilson basket inside and then back-to-back Hunter 3-pointers.

Miles Brown connected on a jumper at the 12:24 mark to make a... <Read More>

ATHENS – Ohio had another career night, this time from Dwight Wilson III, who scored 31 points to lead the Bobcats to an 88-76 victory against Western Michigan on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Wilson went 13 of 16 from the field and 5 of 7 at the foul line and added 11 rebounds, including five of them on the offensive end.

AJ Brown added 16 points, AJ Clayton scored 13 points, and Jaylin Hunter reached double figures with 12 points for Ohio (11-9, 3-4 Mid-American Conference).

"We shared the basketball and had some really good individual performances,” Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. “Big key like we've been talking about was five total turnovers and one in the second half. When we take care of the ball, we get good shots and good things are... <Read More>

ATHENS – Miles Brown set a new career high of 27 points as Ohio thumped Central Michigan 96-68 on Saturday at The Convo.

Brown went 9 of 12 from the field, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range, and added five rebounds. He got plenty of help, with five teammates scoring eight or more points. Dwight Wilson and Jaylin Hunter had 12 each.

Ohio (10-9, 2-4 Mid-American Conference) shot 51.6% for the game and made 15 of 32 (46.9%) of its 3-point attempts. That helped them build a 52-31 lead by halftime.

Brian Taylor tallied 27 points to lead the Chippewas (7-12, 2-4 MAC). Markus Harding added 16 points.

The Bobcats scored the game’s first six points and never trailed. Their lead reached double digits at 15-4 on a Brown 3-pointer only five minutes... <Read More>