Bobcats can't slow down Rockets
Toledo shoots 62% in 101-85 win
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TOLEDO – Toledo shot 61.9% for the game and snapped Ohio’s five-game winning streak 101-85 on Tuesday night at Savage Arena.
Ohio (10-8, 4-2 Mid-American Conference) mostly kept pace in the first half, trialing 52-50 at the break, but Toledo (10-7, 4-1 MAC) did not let up in the second half.
Sonny Wilson scored 25 points, while Leroy Blyden Jr. had 24 points for the Rockets.
Javan Simmons scored 21 points with six rebounds for Ohio. Jackson Paveletzke added 20 points and six assists.
Toledo came out strong in the second half, turning its two-point lead into a 69-54 advantage in the first five minutes. Unable to get many stops, Ohio got no closer than 13 the rest of the way.
The Bobcats were the ones to star the first half hot, taking a... <Read More>
Hadaway sparks big run as Ohio tops Buffalo
Bobcats win 5th straight, hand Bulls first MAC loss
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Saturday, January 10, 2026
ATHENS – Aidan Hadaway had a 27-point, 10-rebound double-double to lead Ohio to a 91-80 victory against Buffalo on Saturday at The Convo.
Jackson Paveletzke added 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds as the Bobcats (10-7, 4-1 Mid-American Conference) won their fifth straight and their ninth in the last 10 games.
Angelo Brizzi had 18 points, Ryan Sabol 17 points and Daniel Freitag 16 points as the Bulls (13-3, 3-1 MAC) lost their first conference game.
"That's a really good basketball team we just beat, I don't think they've been behind the majority of the season," Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. "They put so much pressure on you with their shot making and their guard play that you have to always be kind of on alert. I thought the first... <Read More>
Simmons scores 1,000th, Ohio edges UMass
Minutemen miss attempt to tie at buzzer
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
ATHENS – Javan Simmons had a season-high 20 points to reach 1,000 in his career and help Ohio hold off UMass 86-83 on Tuesday night at The Convo.
Jackson Paveletzke had a double-double of 10 points and 10 assists. He knocked down the go-ahead free throws with 59 seconds left. UMass’ Isaiah Placide missed a 3-point attempt to try to tie it at the buzzer.
The Bobcats (9-7, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) had balance with seven players scoring seven or more points. The same was true of the Minutemen, who were led by Daniel Hankins-Sanford with 16 points.
“I think the league from top to bottom is the best, I think, since I’ve been here,” Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. “Home or away, you have to bring it. It doesn’t matter who you’re playing. Our... <Read More>
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