Season 111 | Game 22 | MAC Game 10 | Central Michigan (14-8, 3-6 MAC) at Ohio (9-12, 2-7 MAC) | Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 | 3:30 p.m. ET | Athens, Ohio | Convocation Center (13,080) | ESPN3 | Ohio IMG Sports Network Mike Ashcraft | Director of Media Relations OHIO BOBCATS MEN’S BASKETBALL Men’s Basketball Contact | Convocation Center 13 NCAA APPEARANCES 95 Richland Avenue | Athens, Ohio 45701 2012 NCAA SWEET 16 | 2010 NCAA SECOND ROUND (o) (740) 597-1837 | (c) (330) 842-3858 | (e) [email protected] www.ohiobobcats.com | Twitter: @OhioSIDAshcraft 1964 NCAA REGIONAL FINALIST | THREE NCAA REGIONAL SEMIFINALS 10 MAC Regular Season Titles | Six MAC Championship Crowns | 11 MAC Player of the Year Nods | Five All-Americans | Eight Academic All-Americans 2017-18 SCHEDULE (9-12, 2-7 MAC) 2017-18 GAME 22 - MAC GAME 10 Date ................................................Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 Nov. 4 CAPITAL # W, 80-57 Tip Time ..........................................................3:30 p.m. ET Nov. 11 ALABAMA A&M ^ W, 61-53 Site ................................................................Athens, Ohio Nov. 16 vs. Clemson $ + L, 81-76 Arena ....................................Convocation Center (13,080) Nov. 17 vs. Dayton $ \ L, 79-65 Streaming Coverage ............................................... ESPN3 Commentators ..................Marty Bannister, Toni Roesch Nov. 19 vs. Indiana State $ W, 96-94 (4OT) Radio Coverage ........................ Ohio IMG Sports Network Nov. 24 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W, 96-77 Commentators ................Russ Eisenstein, Rob Cornelius Nov. 28 IONA ^ L, 93-88 OHIO Stats Feed ........... PrestoSports PrimeTime/StatBroadcast CENTRAL MICHIGAN MIAMI (8-20, 3-12) All-Time Series ............................Ohio leads, 45-30 (.600) Dec. 1 COPPIN STATE ^ W, 80-37 REDHAWKSBOBCATS CHIPPEWAS Dec. 7 at Maryland @ L, 87-62 Dec. 10 WESTERN KENTUCKY ^ W, 89-84 PAW PRINTS Dec. 16 at Marshall L, 99-96 (OT) The Ohio men’s basketball team (9-12, 2-7 MAC) opens second half. Dec. 20 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W, 84-65 the second half of 2018 Mid-American Conference play by Dec. 29 NORTHWESTERN OHIO W, 65-58 welcoming West Division foe Central Michigan (14-8, 3-6 MAC) Kirk shot 7-of-18 from the field and 5-of-12 from the free throw Jan. 2 at Central Michigan * ^ L, 75-50 to the Convocation Center on Saturday (Feb. 3) for a 3:30 p.m. line en route to a game-high 20 points, marking the third time this Jan. 6 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * ^ W, 78-68 ET matchup. season he has reached the 20-point mark. He has reached double Jan. 9 BALL STATE * ^ L, 75-68 figures in scoring a team-high 19 times this year -- including each Jan. 12 at Kent State * / L, 70-69 Saturday’s game will be streamed live on WatchESPN and the of the last 13 contests. Kirk also matched senior guard Mike Laster Jan. 16 TOLEDO * ^ L, 91-57 ESPN app, with Marty Bannister and Toni Roesch on the call. (Detroit, Mich.) for the team lead with seven rebounds and tallied Jan. 20 at Eastern Michigan * ^ W, 72-66 The contest will also be broadcast on the Ohio IMG Sports a team-high three steals in 34 minutes. Laster’s seven boards Jan. 23 at Akron * ^ L, 71-68 Network, with ‘Voice of the Bobcats’ Russ Eisenstein and Rob matched his career high. Jan. 26 BUFFALO * / L, 73-66 Cornelius on the call. Radio pregame coverage is set to begin at Jan. 30 at Bowling Green * ^ L, 66-50 3 p.m. ET with ‘Countdown To Tipoff.’ BOBCATS FALL SHORT AGAINST TWO MAC EAST RIVALS Feb. 3 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * ^ 3:30 p.m. ET The Bobcats suffered two close losses to MAC East Division rivals Feb. 6 AKRON * ^ 7 p.m. ET OHIO, PLEASE last week. Feb. 10 at Western Michigan * ^ 4:30 p.m. ET When referring to the Bobcats, please use Ohio. Ohio University Feb. 13 at Toledo * ^ 7 p.m. ET is acceptable when using other institutions’ full names. Please Junior guard/forward Gavin Block (Lincoln, Ill.) tied his career Feb. 17 MIAMI * ^ 3:30 p.m. ET do not use Ohio U. or OU. Thank you. high by sinking six three-pointers to finish with a game-high 18 Feb. 20 KENT STATE * ^ 7 p.m. ET points, but Ohio was unable to overcome several critical late-game Feb. 24 at Buffalo * 3:30 p.m. ET OHIO SUFFERS SETBACK AT BOWLING GREEN miscues in a 71-68 setback to Akron on Jan. 23 at James A. Rhodes Feb. 27 BOWLING GREEN * ^ 7 p.m. ET Freshman guard Teyvion Kirk (Joliet, Ill.) matched his career Arena. March 2 at Miami * ^ 7 p.m. ET high with 20 points, but Ohio suffered a 66-50 loss to MAC East March 5 MAC Tournament First Round % TBA Division rival Bowling Green on Tuesday (Jan. 30) at the Stroh In addition to being the game’s leading scorer, Block hauled in March 8 MAC Tournament Quarterfinal ! TBA Center. a team-high seven rebounds and also added two assists in 38 March 9 MAC Tournament Semifinal ! TBA minutes. He finished in double figures in points for the seventh March 10 MAC Tournament Championship ! TBA The Falcons raced out to a 41-19 halftime lead, and the time this season. Kirk finished 5-of-10 from the field and 5-of-6 Bobcats never recovered from an opening 20 minutes of play from the free throw line to log 16 points. He also distributed a All times ET and subject to change in which they shot just 20.7 percent (6-of-29) from the floor. game-high six assists, collected two steals and grabbed a rebound HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS Ohio outscored Bowling Green by a 31-25 count in the second over 29 minutes of work. Junior forward Doug Taylor (Columbus, # Exhibition Game half, but Bowling Green never led by less than 14 points in the Ohio) totaled 11 points off of 3-of-4 shooting from the floor and $ Gildan Charleston Classic PROBABLE STARTERS * Mid-American Conference Game No. Name Pos. Ht Wt Cl Pts FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Min % at campus sites 4 Teyvion Kirk G 6-3 184 Fr. 14.8 .434 .478 .738 5.9 3.0 1.5 31.6 ! at Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena) ^ ESPN3 22 Gavin Block G/F 6-7 211 Jr. 8.9 .352 .331 .588 4.3 3.3 0.8 32.7 + ESPN2 24 Mike Laster G 6-5 200 Sr. 14.6 .469 .379 .711 3.2 1.8 0.5 33.0 @ Big Ten Network 35 Jordan Dartis G 6-3 188 Jr. 12.4 .408 .384 .851 3.3 2.3 1.2 31.6 / CBS Sports Network 45 Doug Taylor F 6-9 264 Jr. 6.0 .510 .333 .524 7.0 2.0 blk/gm 0.6 23.9 KEY RESERVES No. Name Pos. Ht Wt Cl Pts FG% 3P% FT% Reb Ast Stl Min 0 Zach Butler G 6-3 193 Fr. 2.8 .390 .214 .778 1.4 0.7 0.4 13.2 3 James Gollon G 6-5 197 R-So. 5.2 .429 .348 .900 3.3 1.1 0.6 17.1 23 Kevin Mickle F 6-8 222 Gr. 9.1 .486 .231 .646 3.7 0.8 1.1 21.7S 2017-18 OHIO MEN’S BASKETBALL 2017-18 OHIO MEN’S BASKETBALL Last Time Out - Bowling Green 66, Ohio 50 OHIO VS. CENTRAL MICHIGAN | TALE OF THE TAPE (thru Feb. 1, 2018) Jan. 30, 2018 - Stroh Center - Bowling Green, Ohio OHIO (MAC RANK/NATIONAL RANK) CATEGORY CENTRAL MICHIGAN (MAC RANK/NATIONAL RANK) 73.1 (10th/206th) POINTS PER GAME 77.6 (4th/87th) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Freshman guard Teyvion Kirk (Joliet, Ill.) matched his career high with 20 points, but the Ohio men’s 74.4 (7th/239th) OPP. POINTS PER GAME 69.8 (3rd/119th) basketball team (9-12, 2-7 MAC) suffered a 66-50 loss to Mid- .429 (12th/268th) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .434 (10th/244th) American Conference East Division rival Bowling Green (13-9, 4-5 .431 (7th/151st) OPP. FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .423 (2nd/103rd) MAC) on Tuesday (Jan. 30) at the Stroh Center. .353 (6th/166th) THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .344 (9th/211th) The Falcons raced out to a 41-19 halftime lead, and the Bobcats .337 (3rd/124th) OPP. THREE-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE .341 (4th/149th) never recovered from an opening 20 minutes of play in which they .715 (7th/166th) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .800 (1st/1st) shot just 20.7 percent (6-of-29) from the floor. Ohio outscored -3.4 (12th/303rd) REBOUNDING MARGIN +2.7 (2nd/103rd) Bowling Green by a 31-25 count in the second half, but Bowling Green never led by less than 14 points in the second half. +1.1 (6th/110th) TURNOVER MARGIN +2.0 (2nd/62nd) Kirk shot 7-of-18 from the field and 5-of-12 from the free throw SATURDAY’S MATCHUP line en route to a game-high 20 points, marking the third time this season he has reached the 20-point mark. He has reached double SCOUTING THE CHIPPEWAS figures in scoring a team-high 19 times this year -- including each Central Michigan opened MAC play with a 75-50 win over Ohio on Jan. 2 at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Mich. The Chippewas of the last 13 contests. Kirk also matched senior guard Mike Laster outscored the Bobcats, 38-19, in the second half as Ohio shot just 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from the floor and went 0-of-11 from beyond (Detroit, Mich.) for the team lead with seven rebounds and tallied the arc.