After being handed its worst loss since 2010 by Minnesota the day before, Ohio showed some character in a close first half, but ultimately lost to University of Nevada Las Vegas 60-51 Sunday.
After winning the outright Mid-American Conference regular-season title last weekend, top-seeded Ohio was upset by No. 4 Northern Illinois in a five-set battle in Saturday’s semifinal MAC Tournament match.
American author F. Scott Fitzgerald once said: “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” The Bobcats matched the quote perfectly by clinching the Patriot Invitational at George Mason in Fairfax, Va., after losing the first two dual meets this season.
Ohio basketball recently received four National Letters of Intent. The 2013 recruiting class includes D.J. Wingfield, Maurice Ndour, Wadley Mompremier and Antonio Campbell.
In a game where Ohio donned black uniforms, the performance was just as dark.
A split series against Indiana (8-5-1) left Ohio coach Dan Morris with a lot to work on this week in practice, looking for improvement from the No. 3 team in the American Collegiate Hockey Association.
After an encouraging 63-56 victory against Cleveland State in the season opener, Ohio is off to the Land of 10,000 Lakes to play the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Subway Classic.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington comes to The Convo on Friday in hopes of avenging its third-worst loss in program history: a 43-point defeat at the hands of Ohio’s Week Three opponent, Richmond, earlier in the week.
After seven weekends of Mid-American Conference action, Ohio is ready to put its regular season experience to the test in this weekend’s conference tournament in Geneva, Ohio.
Pregame
With two and a half minutes remaining in the first half Wednesday, Ball State junior quarterback Keith Wenning dropped back and handed the ball to junior wide receiver Jamill Smith. Instead of continuing to play the fake, Wenning kept running upfield, where he gathered a 17-yard pass from Smith.
As Ohio is preparing for the Mid-American Conference Tournament to begin Friday, the rest of the MAC will have its sights set on the No. 1 seeded Bobcats, who dominated the conference in the regular season.
When Ohio coach Jim Christian met redshirt junior forward Jon Smith last spring, he wasn’t sure what he could expect from him on the court.
Ohio takes on Ball State in a battle for bowl positioning Wednesday night in Muncie, Ind. The Cardinals are taking a page out of the Bobcats' book, wearing black jerseys in what has been labeled a "blackout."
As everyone who owns a television knows, LeBron James left Cleveland for Miami after the 2010 season. James' exodus left Cleveland devastated. Fans were burning number 23 jerseys in the streets, weeping in bars and cursing the name that brought them relevance for seven seasons.
After an eye-opening overtime win against Wheeling Jesuit in an exhibition game, Ohio started the regular season with a 63-56 victory against the Cleveland State Vikings.
It is often said that birds of a feather flock together, meaning that like-minded individuals share common ambitions. Ball State is the latest team invested in dealing Ohio a loss.
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