THE BASICS

Score: St. Bonaventure 80, Ohio 70

Location: The Convocation Center - Athens, Ohio

The Short Story: Despite a career day from sophomore forward Antonio Campbell (Cincinnati, Ohio), who scored a season-high 14 points to go along with a career-high 14 rebounds, the Ohio men's basketball team  (2-3) fell to St. Bonaventure (6-1), 80-70, on Saturday (Dec. 6) in the third contest of a four game homestand for the Bobcats.

OHIO STARTERS: #3 Javarez Willis, #4 Wadly Mompremier, #5 Maurice Ndour, #14 Ryan Taylor, #22 Stevie Taylor

ST. BONAVENTURE: #10 Jaylen Adams, #3 Marcus Posley, #23 Andrell Cumberbatch, #21 Dion Wright, #35 Youssou Ndoye

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Freshman guard Ryan Taylor (Gary, Ind.) started a 5-0 run for the Bobcats all on his own, turning a 23-19 deficit to a 24-23 lead with a steal that resulted in an intentional foul. He converted on the following two free throw attempts and hit a three on the ensuing possession.

• Campbell put together an impressive first half off the bench, at one point hitting field goal attempts on three consecutive possessions. He finished with eight points and eight rebounds in the opening half.

• Ohio took a 37-36 lead into the locker room at halftime, with Bonnie freshman guard Jaylen Adams leading all scorers with 10 points.

• After falling behind 42-36, the Bonnies went on a 14-2 run to take a 50-44 lead with just over 12 minutes remaining in the second half.

• Despite a late 8-1 run by Ohio run finishing at the 1:35 mark, St. Bonaventure did not relinquish the lead, riding a game-high 26 points by Adams for a 10-point victory.

• Campbell was joined in double figures, by senior forward Maurice Ndour (Mbour, Senegal), who added 16, redshirt senior guard Javarez Willis (Homer, La.), who posted 16, and Ryan Taylor, who contributed 11.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Willis has scored at least 16 points in each of his four games this season.

• Redshirt freshman guard/forward Khari Harley (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.) played a career-high 20 minutes against the Bonnies. He finished with five points, converting his first two career field goals.

• Ndour reached double figures in points for the 28th time in his Ohio career -- including the fourth time in five games in 2014-15.

• Campbell converted on a career-high seven field goals.

QUOTABLE

First-Year Head Coach Saul Phillips:

• "It can't be all negative, all the time. You can't do it that way; you can't live life that way. Not if you're going to grow together as a group. There are plenty of things that I don't like. We're working on them. There are plenty of things that I didn't like when I got here that we've gotten better at." 

• "(Campbell) has a big, big upside and has a chance to get himself in the kind of conditioning that would make him an absolute difference-maker."

Sophomore forward Antonio Campbell:

• "It's kind of the role I'd like to play, bringing energy off the bench, (with) points and stuff like that. I think it's fit me pretty well for right now. I'm wherever coach wants me to be."

Redshirt senior guard Javarez Willis:

• "It's a learning lesson. We've just got to start getting better. We were having trouble (playing well) in the first half, now we're (playing well) in the first half. We've just got to learn to put two halves together of solid basketball."

UP NEXT

• The Bobcats will be back at the Convocation Center next Saturday (Dec. 13), hosting Alcorn State at 2 p.m. ET.

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