Simmons, Hadaway dominate inside to bring Ohio out of offensive funk
Bobcats sweep season series with Bobcats, winning 95-83
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Saturday, January 31, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Ohio came out of its offensive funk and swept the season series with Buffalo by taking a 95-83 victory Saturday at Alumni Arena.
Javan Simmons had a career-high 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Aidan Hadaway added 19 points and nine rebounds as the Bobcats (12-11, 6-5 Mid-American Conference) had their way inside with 50 points in the paint.
JJ Kelly contributed 17 points, while Jackson Paveletzke had a double-double of 17 points and 11 assists.
After scoring just 57 and 65 points the last two games, Ohio shot 53.0%.
Daniel Freitag had a game-high 25 points to lead Buffalo (14-8, 4-6 MAC). Ryan Sabol scored 22 points, and Angelo Brizzi added 15 points.
The Bobcats led nearly the entire game, with the Bulls holding only a... <Read More>
Cold shooting plagues Ohio in loss at Kent State
Bobcats shoot under 30%, Flashes pull away late
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
KENT – Ohio slowed the highest scoring team in the Mid-American Conference, but it could not produce enough offense while shooting 29.7% in a 72-57 loss to Kent State on Tuesday night at the MAC Center.
The Bobcats held the Golden Flashes to 31% shooting in the first half, but they finished strong to put away the Bobcats late.
Aidan Hadaway had 13 points to lead Ohio (11-11, 5-5 MAC) as it lost for the fourth time in five games to drop back to .500. JJ Kelly scored 10 points with five rebounds.
Morgan Safford (18 points, 10 rebounds), Delrecco Gillespie (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Magnus Entemann (12 points, 10 rebounds) all had double-doubles for the Golden Flashes (16-5, 7-2 MAC) as they had a 51-31 rebounding advantage. Cian Medley (13... <Read More>
Akron builds big early lead, blows out Ohio 86-65
Johnson leads Zips with 24 points
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Friday, January 23, 2026
ATHENS – Ohio shot just 32.8% on the night as Akron built a 22-point halftime lead and rolled to an 86-65 victory Friday night at The Convo.
Tavari Johnson scored 24 points to lead the Zips (16-4, 7-1 Mid-American Conference). Shammah Scott had 19 points off the bench.
Jackson Paveletzke and Javaon Simmons both had 16 points for the Bobcats (11-10, 5-4 MAC). JJ Kelly scored 12 points with four blocks.
"They're a veteran team, and they make you pay for every mistake you make," Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. "Coming into the game, we worried about their threes, rebounding, transition points, and I thought the whole first half, we were on our heels."
Akron scored the game’s first seven points and was in control from start to finish. Even so... <Read More>
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