Mid-American Conference

Ohio, Kent State Collect Non-Conference Victories on Sunday

11.19.2017

Jordan Dartis, who had 21 points in 54 minutes, hit the tying 3-pointer for the Bobcats (2-2) with 2:45 in the fourth OT and Gavin Block had a 3-point play with 45.7 remaining to give Ohio its biggest lead of the game at 96-92.

Qiydar Davis, who had six of his 15 points in the final OT and 15 rebounds, hit a jumper with 36 seconds to play for the Sycamores (1-3). Ohio had a shot-clock violation, giving Brenton Scott a chance to win it but his 3 from the top of the key hit the front of the rim.

Ohio closed the second half with a 24-8 run but Indiana State had the last shot as Jordan Barnes' 3-pointer in front of the bench at the buzzer hit the front of the rim. Barnes had a long heave at the end of the first OT and after the Bobcats closed with a 13-4 run in the second OT, Barnes had his 3 from the top of the key hit the rim again.

Teyvion Kirk, who scored 20 for Ohio, forced up a shot at the end of the third overtime before Indiana State had a turnover as time ran out.

De La Rosa made all three of his field-goal attempts and all eight of his free throws in scoring 14 points while pulling down 10 rebounds. BJ Duling added 14 points and three of Kent State's 11 steals while Jalen Avery had a career-high 10 assists to go with five points. The Golden Flashes (3-0) shot 52 percent.

Emmanuel Ejeh made 9 of 12 shots in scoring 21 points with eight rebounds to lead the Delta Devils (0-4). Tereke Eckwood added 17 points and Jordan Evans 10.

Ejeh scored four points and Davere Creighton three in a 7-0 run to give MVSU its only lead, 11-10. The Delta Devils trailed by seven at halftime but tied it with 17 minutes left in the game before the Kent State pulled away, using an 8-0 run to go up 65-51 and stay ahead by double figures.

Wesley Myers and Chris Silva each scored 14 points, while South Carolina took control after halftime to beat Western Michigan 79-66 on Sunday.

The Gamecocks (4-1) started slow and trailed 13-2 before leading 35-34 at the break. They took over by running off 14 unanswered points during a 17-1 run while holding Western Michigan (2-3) without a basket for nearly 8 1/2 minutes.

That turned a one-point edge into a 57-40 margin on Kory Holden's 3-pointer with 10:02 left, a margin that stayed in double figures the rest of the game for Martin's 100th career win at South Carolina.

"There was a trophy for the team that won at the end, and anytime there's a trophy in place, you want to play for it," Martin said. "We're disappointed we didn't get that opportunity. But once that first game went away and that was no longer an option, then the goal is about your team to continuing to get better because you want your team playing its best in March."

The defensive performance included harassing the Broncos into 22 turnovers that led to 28 points for the Gamecocks, with a tournament-record 10 turnovers coming from Western Michigan leading scorer Thomas Wilder.

It helped that it was the second time the Gamecocks had seen Western Michigan this week. They won 78-60 at home Monday, then won in Conway after the tournament was relocated due to hurricane damage in Puerto Rico.

"I was real happy with the defensive adjustments that our guys executed today," Martin said. "We didn't get back-cut, we sat on some stuff they ran against us when they got layups, so the guys defensively were sharp on that."

Wilder scored 15 points to lead Western Michigan, while Bryce Moore tied a career-high with four 3-pointers and scored 14 points.

"Good physical effort -- lost the ball game in an 8-minute stretch," Broncos coach Steve Hawkins said. "That's kind of what it came down to there."

Hartford 68, Miami 58
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – It was hot outside in Montego Bay, but a cold-shooting night for the Miami University men’s basketball team led to a 68-58 defeat to Hartford to close out play at the Jamaica Classic on Sunday evening. The RedHawks fall to 3-1 with their first loss of the season, while the Hawks improve to 3-2.

Miami finished 23-for-60 (38.3 percent) from the field, including 5-for-30 (16.7 percent) from behind the arc. Despite this, senior forward Logan McLane had a strong shooting performance, finishing with a game-high 22 points on 9-for-11 shooting. 

A pair of free throws and a layup from McLane, followed by a layup from freshman forward Dalonte Brown helped Miami jump to a 6-2 lead early. McLane kept the hot hand, hitting two more buckets, the second of which tied the score at 12. Hartford scored the next five points before freshman guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands found freshman guard Jalen Adaway for a dunk that cut the deficit to 17-14 with 12:10 to go.

A layup and a three-pointer from McLane pulled the RedHawks to within one at 20-19 at the 9:26 mark. MU’s offense went cold and it was unable to score for the next three and a half minutes as Hartford went on an 11-0 run to take a 31-19 advantage. Freshman guard Nike Sibande hit a free throw to end the run, while a jumper from junior forward Bam Bowman and a triple from Brown made it a nine-point deficit at 34-25 with 3:11 remaining. Hartford closed the half on a 10-3 run to take a 44-28 advantage into the break.

Miami remained cold to open the second half as Hartford built its largest lead of 62-37 with 12:08 to go. The RedHawks began to turn the defensive pressure up and would only allow the Hawks six points the rest of the way. McLane hit a pair of layups, while Ringo drained a three-pointer to make it 65-45. A triple from Rod Mills Jr.pulled Miami to within 17 at 65-38 at the 5:22 mark. While McLane and Adaway each hit shots down the stretch, the deficit proved to be too great as an Adaway jumper concluded scoring and saw the RedHawks fall 10 points short.
Adaway had his third double-double in his fourth career game, finishing with 10 points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Mills had eight and Brown seven for the RedHawks. Ringo finished with a team-high eight assists for the game.

Miami heads to New Orleans on Wednesday where it will continue its road trip against Tulane. Game time is scheduled for 8 p.m. (EST) and it will air live on ESPN3.?

Oregon 95, Ball State 71 
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UGENE, Ore. -- Oregon pulled away from the Ball State men's basketball team in the second half Sunday for a 95-71 victory as part of the PK80-Phil Knight Invitational.
 
The Ducks used a 16-0 run late in the first half to take control and then made 9 of their first 11 shots from the floor in the second half to stretch their lead at Matthew Knight Arena.
 
Junior point guard Tayler Persons led Ball State with 14 points, while sophomore forward Kyle Mallers scored 10 – all at the free throw line. All nine players who saw action scored at least six points for the Cardinals, who were playing their third game in five days after a road loss at Oklahoma and a home win over Stony Brook.
 
Ball State (1-3) led 29-24 with 6:29 to play in the first half. The Cardinals were riding an 8-0 run after back-to-back 3-pointers from Francis Kiapway and Sean Sellers followed by a Tahjai Teague steal and lay-in.
 
But Oregon (4-0) responded by scoring the next 16 points. Payton Pritchard hit two of Oregon's three 3-pointers during that stretch, and the Ducks went on to hold a 42-33 advantage at the half. The break did not stop Oregon's momentum. The Ducks opened the second half on a 14-2 run to extend their lead.
 
Pritchard scored a game-high 20 points to pace five players in double figures for Oregon, a program that reached the Final Four as season ago. The point guard finished 7 of 11 from the floor and 4 of 5 from deep. Elijah Brown had 17 points.
 
The Ducks shot 49.2 percent for the game and hit 10 of 25 from 3-point range. The Cardinals were able to generate good looks throughout the evening but finished at 37.5 percent overall and 7 of 27 from beyond the arc.
 
Ball State was able to get to the free throw line for the second straight game and knocked down 22 of 29 foul shots. Freshman point guard Ishmael El-Amin was another bright spot, scoring nine points and handing out four assists without a turnover.
 
Ball State's busy stretch continues Wednesday as the Cardinals visit Bucknell for a 7 p.m. tip in the middle game of a three-game road stretch.?