It’s a battle of a pair of programs from the Buckeye State in a Mid-American Conference matchup on the hardwood. The Ohio Bobcats are on the road as they travel to face the Miami (OH) RedHawks Saturday afternoon. Ohio knocked off Northern Illinois 77-68 at home in their most recent game Tuesday night, though they failed to cover the line as a 12-point favorite. Miami (OH) dropped Bowling Green 74-65 at home in their previous game Tuesday night, covering the line as a 1.5-point favorite. In the all-time series between the programs, the RedHawks own a 79-78 advantage but the Bobcats have won seven straight meetings. That includes a 78-68 home win in the first meeting this season February 4.
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Ohio ran their win streak to six straight games as they took down Northern Illinois at home Tuesday night. The Bobcats improved to 17-11 overall and stand fifth in the conference with a 9-6 record on the year as they try to beat their in-state rival for the eighth straight time. Against Northern Illinois, Ohio led by 10 midway through the first half only to find themselves even at intermission. The Bobcats were in a tight game for most of the second half, holding a 66-64 lead with 2:35 to play, before reeling off 10 straight points over the next 2:02 to take a 12-point lead with 33 seconds remaining to earn the win. Ohio shot 42.6% from the field, including nine of 28 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 41-38 in the game. The Bobcats also benefitted from Northern Illinois shooting one of 19 from three-point range and just nine of 19 at the free throw line. Dwight Wilson III led the way with 24 points and 10 rebounds in the win.
The Bobcats come into this game 33rd in the nation in scoring offense with an average of 78.6 points per game. Ohio is excellent in the rebounding department as they collect 37.7 boards per contest (41st) and are handing out 13 assists a night. The Bobcats are below average defensively as they are 264th in the nation by holding opposing teams to 72.7 points a game. Dwight Wilson III leads the team with 15.9 points plus 9.3 rebounds per game this season. Miles Brown (10.8 points, 3.3 rebounds), AJ Brown (9.6 points) and Jaylin Hunter (10.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists) each are solid secondary scoring options. AJ Clayton, DeVon Baker, Ben Roderick, Elmore James, Gabe Wiznitzer and Ajay Sheldon are other rotation pieces that Jeff Boals looks to in order to contribute solid minutes. The Bobcats are shooting 46.2% from the field so far this season. Ohio drills 8.8 three-pointers a night while sinking 3 7.5% from beyond the arc. The Bobcats are decent at the charity stripe as they hit 72.4% of their chances this season.
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