CLEVELAND – All season long, breaks did not go Ohio’s way, and that was the case again Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference basketball tournament at Rocket Arena.

The injury-plagued Bobcats took the lead with four seconds left on a Jackson Paveletzke free throw, but the Rockets tied it and sent the game to overtime on a Sonny Wilson free throw with one second left, and they went on to win 95-90.

“They battled,” Ohio coach Jeff Boals said. “They competed.”

Paveletzke’s jumper gave Ohio (16-16) a 75-73 with 38 seconds left, but Isaiah Adams answered with seven seconds to go with the tying layup. Paveletzke quickly attacked and drew a foul but missed the second foul attempt.

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TOLEDO – Ohio could not slow down Toledo, which pulled away in the second half with a 96-82 victory to wrap up the regular season Friday night at Savage Arena.

The Rockets (17-14, 10-8 MAC) shot 59.7% on the night and put five players in double figures in a balanced effort. They were led by Javan Simmons with 22 points and seven rebounds, while Sam Lewis scored 20 points and had five boards. Seth Hubbard tallied 17 points and nine rebounds off the bench.

Elmore James went 6-for-8 from long range and scored 20 points, while Shareef Mitchell finished with 18 points for the Bobcats (16-15, 10-8 MAC). Jackson Paveletzke added 15 points.

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ATHENS – Ohio made a push at the end of each half, but Eastern Michigan held on for an 83-79 victory to spoil senior day Tuesday night at The Convo.

A late run in the first half erased a 15-point lead by the Eagles and tied the score, but Eastern Michigan rebuilt its lead to as big as 12 points in the second half and was able to maintain an advantage in the end.

The victory by the Eagles (16-14, 9-8 Mid-American Conference) gave them a series sweep on the season and clinches them a spot for them in the MAC Tournament. It makes things extremely tight for the middle seeds in the tournament, putting them just a game behind the Bobcats (16-14, 10-7 MAC), who are tied for third with Kent State.

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ATHENS – AJ Clayton scored 20 points to lead Ohio to a 75-66 victory against Miami in the Battle of the Bricks on Saturday at The Convo.

Vic Searls added 13 points and seven rebounds, and Elmore James scored 12 points, both of them off the bench, to help the Bobcats take over sole possession of third place in the Mid-American Conference standings. Shareef Mitchell also reached double figures with 11 points and added four steals.

"It was awesome to see Clayton show out today, and he was a huge part of our success," Ohio coach Jeff Boals. "He played confident."

Antwone Woolfolk paced the second-place RedHawks (21-8, 12-4 MAC) with 16 points, while Peter Suder had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

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