ATHENS – Jackson Paveletzke scored a career-high 23 points as Ohio beat Morehead State 88-76 on Saturday at The Convo.

Elmore James added 16 points, and AJ Clayton had 14 points. All five starters reached double figures, with Aidan Hadaway adding 12 points and AJ Brown 11 points.

The Bobcats (4-5) jumped out to a 14-3 lead, but the Eagles answered back with nine points in a row to get to within two. However, Ohio scored seven straight after that to go back up by nine and eventually held a 39-33 halftime lead.

A 15-4 run put the Bobcats in front 63-42 with 12:26 left, and the lead maxed out at 23 points with a 77-54 margin with 7:15 remaining on a Paveletzke three-point play.

Tyler Brelsford paced Morehead State with 16 points.

Ohio shot 53.2% for the game, compared to just 41.0% for Morehead State.

The Bobcats take on Marshall at 4 p.m. Saturday in Huntington, West Virginia.