Ohio Falls Again as They Lose to Bowling Green

Well, up until this point of the season, I have provided a ton of excuses for the way Ohio University's basketball team has performed. I have stated that they were young, unexperienced, will "get it" with time, and grow as the season goes on. Never once have I ever said that this team doesn't have enough talent to win the MAC.

Well now, I'm starting to rethink my position on that. Ohio lost again Wednesday night as they fell to "lowly" Bowling Green on the road 73-61 to fall to 1-3 in the MAC.

While it is true that they started 0-4 in the MAC last year, this year's team doesn't have nearly the talent that last year's team had. No longer does Ohio have Armon Bassett, KVK, or Stevie Coleman.

Instead, many freshmen and sophomores are being forced to play many minutes and haven't been playing up to there preseason expectations.

For Ohio to lose to Bowling Green is an embarrassing loss for the Bobcats. Even with Ohio's disappointing season to this point, they shouldn't lose to a team like the Falcons.

Bowling Green entered Wednesday night's game with an rpi of 266 and a 6-10 record. With losses to teams like Bowling Green, Ohio is continuing its decline to the lower depths of college basketball this season.

Now onto the recap of the game:

The game was close for the most part although Bowling Green led for the majority of the game.

The game entered halftime with Bowling Green up five at 34-29 before eventually winning 73-61.

Despite the loss, Ohio had balanced scoring with two starters and two bench players scoring in double-digits.

D.J. Cooper led the Bobcats with 18 points and 4 assists. Nick Kellogg got a rare start and scored 13 points.

Off the bench, Tommy Freeman and Ivo Baltic added 10 and 11 points respectively.

For Bowling Green, Scott Thomas and Torian Oglesby led the way. Thomas recorded 19 points and 9 rebounds while Oglesby recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Ohio struggled rebounding again as Bowling Green out-rebounded them 29-22. Also, Bowling Green had 20 assists to only 12 for Ohio.

With the loss, Ohio falls to 8-10 (1-3) and next plays January 22nd at home against Buffalo during Dad's weekend.

Attendance: 1,655

Ohio's Record: 8-10 (1-3)

Next Game: January 22nd vs. Buffalo (Dad's weekend)

Interesting Note: Nick Kellogg started for Ohio

Key Stat: Ohio committed 17 turnovers.