KENT – Ohio’s offense went ice cold against the hottest team in the Mid-American Conference, with Kent State dominating early in a 75-52 victory Friday night at the MAC Center.

The Bobcats went without making a field goal for more than 10 minutes to start the game, and the Golden Flashes built a 45-15 halftime lead to cruise to their eighth straight victory.

Ohio (22-5, 13-3 MAC) missed its first 13 shots from the field before a short jumper by Ben Roderick with 9:08 remaining. Nine of tho...

ATHENS – Ben Vander Plas scored a career-high 30 points to lead Ohio to a 91-78 victory against Miami on Tuesday night at The Convo.

After sitting out the second half of Saturday’s game with an ankle injury, Vander Plas went 9 of 12 from the field, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, and made 9 of 10 free throws. He added 10 rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block.

Mark Sears also had a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds in addition to six assists, and Tommy Schmock had...

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Ohio dominated the second half to erase a second-half road deficit for the second straight game, beating Eastern Michigan 74-56 on Saturday at the George Gervin GameAbove Center.

The Eagles (8-16, 3-10 Mid-American Conference) led by as many as 15 points in the first half and held a 33-25 advantage at the break, but the Bobcats (8-16, 3-10 MAC) outscored them 49-23 after halftime.

Mark Sears led the way with 27 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals. Miles...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – Ben Vander Plas and Mark Sears combined for 46 points to help Ohio bounce back from a loss two nights before with an 81-72 victory against Central Michigan on Thursday night at McGuirk Arena.

Vander Plas scored 24 points with six assists, while Sears had 22 points, five rebounds and four assists as the Bobcats (20-4, 11-2 Mid-American Conference) overcame a sloppy first half. Tommy Schmock had his second straight strong showing, finishing with 16 points.

Freshman Ke...

TOLEDO – Ohio shot just 32.8% and fell to Toledo for a second time this season, losing 77-62 on Tuesday night at Savage Arena.

The Bobcats, playing their fourth game in eight days, were worse inside the arc, going 11 of 36 (30.6%), than from 3-point range, where they were 11 of 31 (35.5%). Toledo was able to easily overcome 17 turnovers by shooting 56.4%, including 68.4% on 2-pointers.

Toledo (19-5, 11-2 Mid-American Conference) had balance, led by Setric Millner Jr. with 18 points. JT Shu...

ATHENS – Jason Carter scored a career-high 27 points as Ohio topped Western Michigan 77-64 on Saturday at The Convo.

Carter went 12-for-17 from the field and added 10 rebounds for a double-double. Mark Sears added 25 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Ben Vander Plas had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Bobcats (19-3, 10-1 Mid-American Conference) established a new best record through 22 games..

“Third game in five days and they were going through the same thing," Ohio coach Jeff Bo...

ATHENS – Four players scored 15 or more points, and Ohio cruised for the second time in three days with an 81-68 victory against Eastern Michigan on Thursday afternoon at The Convo.

Mark Sears led the way with 20 points, six rebounds and five assists, and the Bobcats got a big boost from Ben Roderick showing signs of breaking out of a season-long slump with 19 points, including 3-of-4 3-point shooting. Jason Carter had 17 points and eight rebounds, and Ben Vander Plas added 15 points.

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ATHENS – Ohio scored the final 21 points of the first half as part of an even bigger run in an 87-63 blowout victory of Ball State on Tuesday night at The Convo.

The Cardinals went without a field goal for nearly 14 minutes as the Bobcats outscored them 31-1, turning a tie game into a 54-24 lead five minutes into the second half.

Ben Vander Plas and Jason Carter finished with 18 points each, while Mark Sears had 13 points, six rebounds and six assists.

A basket by Tyler Cochran tied the...

BUFFALO – Ohio’s defense dominated, and so did Mark Sears as the Bobcats rolled past Buffalo 74-53 on Friday night at Alumni Arena.

The Bobcats held the Bulls to 38.2% shooting, including 31.0% in the first half when Ohio built a 37-20 lead. Sears finished the night with 27 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Jason Carter had 16 points and nine rebounds to finish just shy of a double-double, which Ben Vander Plas accomplished with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Miles Brown add...

ATHENS – Ohio led by as many as 28 points and rolled past Northern Illinois 74-62 on Tuesday night at The Convo.

Mark Sears scored 26 points with six rebounds and six assists, and Ben Vander Plas had 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals as the Bobcats (15-3, 6-1 Mid-American Conference) bounced back from Friday’s loss to Toledo.

"I was really pleased with the way we came out after last game," Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. "We had two really good days of practice that were...