Feb. 19, 2008
ATHENS, Ohio-Junior forward Jerome Tillman (Beavercreek, Ohio) posted a team-high 14 points and eight rebounds to lead the Ohio men's basketball team to a 69-48 win over visiting Bowling Green Tuesday in the Convocation Center. The Bobcats improved to 17-9 overall and 8-5 in the Mid-American Conference, while the Falcons dropped to 11-14 overall and 6-7 in the league.
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BGSU was led by Nate Miller and Joe Jakubowski who had 12 points apiece, while Miller also posted nine boards and three steals. Otis Polk also proved to be a force on the inside and he posted three of his four blocks in the first half.
Eleven of the Falcons' 16 field goals came via the 3-pointer, while the Bobcats went 8-22 (36.4 percent) from long range.
The beginning of the game told a much different story as BGSU raced out to an eight-point lead (15-7) on a 3-pointer by Jakubowski with 10:38 to go in the half. However, the Bobcats came right back with an 11-0 run over the next four minutes, 27 seconds to take an 18-15 advantage on a free throw by Hester at the 6:11 mark. The two teams fought to a 22-22 draw by the half.
The Falcons then hit a fatal cold spell at the outset of the second half, connecting on just two of their first 13 field goal attempts. By the time Brian Moten's 3-pointer went down at the 7:09 mark, BGSU found itself in a 49-32 hole that it would prove insurmountable. The Bobcats increased the lead to as many as 24 points on two occasions, the last time coming on a thunderous one-handed windmill fastbreak dunk by freshman forward DeVaughn Washington (Virginia Beach, Va.) with 22 seconds remaining.
The Bobcats also secured a 16-7 edge on second chance points, due in large part to a 17-10 edge in offensive rebounds.
The Bobcats will be back in action Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. (ESPN2) against George Mason in the BracketBuster matchup. GMU is currently in second place in the Colonial Athletic Association with an 18-8 mark and a 10-5 league record.
