NCAAB Game Recap
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Central Michigan at OhioMon Mar 9, 2020 7:00 PM EDT
Ohio 85, Central Michigan 65
Mar 9, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Ben Vander Plas scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists and eighth-seeded Ohio never trailed in beating ninth-seeded Central Michigan 85-65 in Monday night's first round of the Mid-American Conference tournament.
The Bobcats (17-15) face top-seeded Akron in Thursday's quarterfinals.
Jason Preston scored 21 points and made seven assists and grabbed six rebounds for Ohio, which made 24 assists and scored 10 of 21 3-pointers. Jordan Dartis had 11 points and six rebounds and Lunden McDay added six rebounds.
Kevin McKay had 18 points for the Chippewas (14-18). Dallas Morgan added 14 points and Rob Montgomery had 10.
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Leaders
Central Michigan | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
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K. McKay | 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
D. Morgan | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Ohio | PTS | +/- | AST | REB | ST | BLK |
B. Vander Plas | 25 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
J. Preston | 21 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Team Comparison
CenMI | Ohio | |
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Points For | 65 | 85 |
Field Goals | 21/66-32% | 31/54-57% |
Three Pointers | 3/25-12% | 10/21-48% |
Free Throws | 20/23-87% | 13/19-68% |
Offensive Rebounds | 10 | 7 |
Defensive Rebounds | 18 | 35 |
Rebounds | 32 | 46 |
Blocks | 0 | 3 |
Steals | 9 | 2 |
Turnovers | 5 | 15 |
Personal Fouls | 19 | 17 |
Technical Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Ejections | 0 | 0 |
2019-20 Reg Season - Ohio Leads Series 2-0
Date | Result | Away Pts Ldr | Home Pts Ldr |
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Tue Feb 18 | CenMI 69 @ Ohio 77 | K. McKay 23 | J. Dartis 27 |
Mon Mar 9 | CenMI 65 @ Ohio 85 | K. McKay 18 | B. Vander Plas 25 |
Game Information
Stadium: Convocation Center, Athens, Ohio |
Attendance: 3,312 |
Game Time: |