Toledo ends Ohio's season with 17th straight win
Hunter's 27 points not enough in 82-75 MAC semifinal loss
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Friday, March 10, 2023
CLEVELAND – Toledo won its 17th game in a row and eliminated Ohio from the Mid-American Conference tournament with an 82-75 victory in the semifinals Friday evening at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
The nation’s second-highest scoring team and the MAC regular season champs, the Rockets shot 51.8% and got 28 points from MAC Player of the Year RayJ Dennis. Dante Maddox Jr. added 20 points.
Jaylin Hunter carried the load for the No. 5 seed Bobcats (19-14) with a career-high 27 points. DeVon Baker came off the bench to score 17 points. A night after scoring a career-high 28 points, AJ Brown finished with 13 points and seven rebounds.
Toledo (27-6) led by as many as 11 points in the second half, and Ohio got as close as 76-72 on three Brown free... <Read More>
Freshman Brown scores 28 in Ohio's rout of Ball State
Bobcats advance to semifinals of MAC Tournament
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Thursday, March 9, 2023
CLEVELAND – Freshman AJ Brown scored a career-high 28 points as Ohio blew out Ball State 90-70 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tournament Thursday afternoon at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.
No. 5 seed Ohio (19-13) raced out to a 54-32 halftime advantage and led by as much as 33 points in the second half. The Bobcats advance to take on No. 1 seed Toledo, which has won 16 straight games.
Payton Sparks paced the No. 4 seed Cardinals (20-12) with 21 points.
Ball State actually led 10-4 in the opening four minutes and was up 14-9 at the 13:49 mark following two Demarius Jacobs free throws. Ohio began to dominate after that, beginning with a 10-0 run that included 3-pointers from Brown and DeVon Baker.
Leading 21-19, the... <Read More>
Bobcats blow out Falcons to wrap up regular season
Ohio goes on 21-0 run late in 1st half to run away
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Friday, March 3, 2023
ATHENS – Ohio closed out the regular season and ended Bowling Green’s in resounding fashion with a 92-58 blowout victory Friday night at The Convo.
Dwight Wilson had 20 points in just 23 minutes, finishing his night early with the Bobcats running away. Ohio clinched the No. 5 seed in the Mid-American Conference tournament, while the Falcons missed a postseason spot, finishing one game behind eighth-place Miami.
The Bobcats (18-13, 10-8 MAC) exploded for 54 points in the first half and led by 28 at that point, more than doubling up the Falcons, 54-26, using a 21-0 run from over about a four-minute period to take turn a 10-point lead into a 31-point advantage.
Even with the bench getting substantial playing time, Ohio added to its lead in... <Read More>
Carry leads Kent State to big 2nd half in win over Ohio
Hunter scores 14 for balanced Bobcats
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
KENT – Sincere Carry scored 23 points to lead Kent State to an 82-75 victory against Ohio on Tuesday night at the MAC Center.
The Bobcats led by double digits early in the second half before the Golden Flashes turned the game down the stretch and remained undefeated at home. They shot 60.7% after halftime.
Jaylin Hunter led balanced Ohio (17-13, 9-8 Mid-American Conference) with 14 points. Miles Brown and AJ Clayton had 11 points each.
The Bobcats’ biggest lead came with 15:45 remaining on a Dwight Wilson layup that made it 50-40, capping a 9-0 run. The Golden Flashes (24-6, 14-3 MAC) got back in it quickly, taking a 54-53 lead on a Malique Jacobs jumper at the 12:13 mark.
Ohio’s final lead came when Clayton made three free throws to make... <Read More>
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