Men's Basketball: Bobcats prepare to face MAC foe Akron
By JIM RYAN | Feb. 26, 2013Ohio senior guard D.J. Cooper had 14 points and six assists against Akron in the teams’ first meeting of the season.
Ohio senior guard D.J. Cooper had 14 points and six assists against Akron in the teams’ first meeting of the season.
Eight teams will try to win the Mid-American Conference Championship starting Thursday, but after a long dual-meet season, only a few teams are left that can contend for a title.
On an Around the Horn episode in early January, a topic arose asking the panel about the state of college basketball.
Ohio fell 88-81 in overtime to Akron Wednesday at The Convo. The Zips (23-4, 13-0 Mid-American Conference) won their second-straight game against Ohio (20-8, 11-2 MAC.) Follow our chronological coverage of the game below.
Ohio coach Greg Werner was in awe when he saw the new record board being put up to the right side of the scoreboard in the Aquatic Center.
Although the Mid-American Conference swimming championships in Buffalo are still two days away and the official lineup hasn’t been announced, below are the best predictions for what races the Bobcats will compete in and what chances they have.
Led by junior Juli Accurso, the Ohio track and field team has been setting several different records during the indoor season.
Ohio relinquished its only lead against Belmont by the first media timeout Saturday. From there on out, its play broadcast a picture that cast the Bobcats in anything but a favorable light.
Ohio was on the verge of being swept out of the Keith LeClair Classic in Greenville, N.C., on Saturday after dropping its first two games to Illinois and New Mexico State.
It’s been two decades since Ohio began a season 11-3, but after four wins at this weekend’s University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Frost Classic, the Bobcats are matching history.
Pre-game
Ohio fell to Belmont by a score of 81-62 Saturday on the road. The Bobcats (20-7, 11-1 Mid-American Conference) remain winless in non-conference road games this season. Read our chronological coverage of the game below.
In Sunday’s Central States Collegiate Hockey League Tournament final against Iowa State, senior forward Tyler Pilmore was checked over the boards and into the Cyclones’ bench during a shift in the first period.
Since losing all four non-conference road games, Ohio has taken four of five Mid-American Conference contests away from the friendly confines of The Convo.
Expenses for the Ohio football team’s six-day trip to the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in December totaled almost $16,000 more than those for this past year’s Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, according to a report released by Ohio Athletics on Thursday.
After breathing a collective sigh of relief following its first Mid-American Conference victory of the season at Kent State on Wednesday, the Bobcats hope to make it two in a row against Buffalo on Saturday.
If you’ve been anywhere near a television or computer, you’ve likely heard discussions about whether LeBron James compares to Michael Jordan or even Kobe Bryant.
Though they are the two worst teams in the Mid-American Conference, Ohio’s first meeting with Kent State was the closest scoring margin of its season.
The streak is over.
Without hesitation, Ohio coach Jim Christian recalls the biggest shot of his playing career.