Falcons hold off cold-shooting Bobcats
Paveletzke only Ohio player in double figures in MAC opener
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Saturday, December 20, 2025
ATHENS – Ohio could not get its offense going while dropping a 68-58 decision to Bowling Green to begin Mid-American Conference play Saturday at The Convo.
The Bobcats (5-7, 0-1 MAC) shot 37.0% and had 15 turnovers as their four-game winning streak was snapped.
Jackson Paveletzke was the only Ohio play to score in double figures, finishing with 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting. The rest of the team was 10 of 36 (27.8%).
Javontae Campbell had 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, with Sam Towns adding 16 points and eight boards for the Falcons (9-3, 1-0 MAC).
Things started well enough for the Bobcats, who went up 10-8 just four and a half minutes into the game on a Paveletzke jumper. The Falcons scored the next seven points, but Ohio... <Read More>
Bobcats run away despite underwhelming stretches
Ohio beats Ohio Wesleyan 89-56 for fourth straight win
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
ATHENS – Despite stretches of underwhelming play, Ohio proved to be too much for Ohio Wesleyan in an 89-56 victory Tuesday night at The Convo.
The Bobcats (5-6) jumped out to a 26-7 lead in the first 10 minutes, let the NCAA Division III Battling Bishops (3-6) get back to as close as six and then pulled away in the second half.
Aidan Hadaway led Ohio with 19 points and seven rebounds, with Kiir Kuany scoring a career high 17 points. JJ Kelly added 14 points, and Javan Simmons had 12 points and five rebounds.
Isaac Ward paced Ohio Wesleyan with 13 points, with Peyton Frey adding 12 points and eight rebounds.
Ohio did what was expected of it at the start, scoring the first seven points and then going up 14-2 following a Hadaway putback. The... <Read More>
Paveletzke, Simmons lead Bobcats past Bonnies in OT
Ohio hands St. Bonaventure just 2nd loss this season
By Lonnie McMillan / Contributor
Saturday, December 13, 2025
CLEVELAND – Jackson Paveletzke scored 25 points to help push Ohio to an 88-83 victory against St. Bonaventure as part of the Cleveland Hoops Showdown on Saturday at Rocket Arena.
Javan Simmons added 17 points, while JJ Kelly and Aidan Hadaway added 14 points each as the Bobcats (4-5) extended their winning streak to three games with their best victory of the season.
The Bonnies (10-2) previously had only lost to North Carolina. Frank Mitchell had 27 points and 14 rebounds – nine of them on the offensive end. Dasonte Bowen added 15 points.
After giving up a late lead in regulation, Ohio finally put St. Bonaventure away late in overtime with a late 7-0 run, spearheaded by Simmons and Paveletzke, that turned a two-point deficit into a... <Read More>
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