Ivo Baltic....Ivo Baltic....Ivo Baltic....
That's what the O-Zone was cheering on Saturday afternoon as Ohio forward Ivo Baltic went off for a career high 31 points in Ohio's 80-73 win over Northern Illinois.
Baltic was zoned in the entire game and nobody on Northern Illinois could stop him.
Game Recap:
Saturday's contest between Northern Illinois and Ohio University was not nearly as close as the final score would indicate.
Northern Illinois only led once in the entire game and that was when they were ahead 2-0. After Ohio took the lead at 3-2, the Huskies never even sniffed a lead.
The game was never out of hand but it was never very close.
Ohio entered halftime with a 39-30 lead.
In the second half, the Bobcats came out continuing to play the way they did in the first half. They were playing tough and trying to score points in the paint.
Ohio's lead hovered around eight to ten points for most of the second half until Xavier Silas made a three pointer with 4:18 remaining in the second half to cut the Huskies deficit to five.
However, that was as close as the Huskies would get. The three pointer by Silas was the end of Northern Illinois' run to get back into the game.
The Huskies quickly lost grasp of their comeback effort and Ohio took back control of the game soon after before winning 80-73.
As stated earlier, Ivo Baltic had a great game with 31 points and 9 rebounds on 12-20 shooting.
DeVaughn Washington also had a nice effort with 16 points and 6 rebounds.
D.J. Cooper had a typical Cooper performance scoring 13 points and adding 7 assists.
The key stat in the game was that Ohio outscored Northern Illinois 38-16 in the paint. Ohio absolutely dominated inside and it showed in the box score.
With the win, Ohio moves to 11-12 (4-5) and next plays February 9th vs. Toledo.
Attendance: 6,879
Ohio's Record: 11-12 (4-5)
Next Game: February 9th vs. Toledo
Interesting Note: Ohio outscored Northern Illinois 38-16 in the paint
Key Stat: Ivo Baltic scored a career high 31 points.
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