Final Stats

The Basics:
Score: Ohio 74, Central Michigan 66
Location: McGuirk Arena- Mount Pleasant, Mich.
The Short Story: Trailing by three with 9:43 left in the game, the Ohio women's basketball team (17-3, 8-1 MAC) went on a 10-0 run to propel the Bobcats to a 74-66 victory against Central Michigan (10-9, 5-3 MAC) Saturday afternoon at McGuirk Arena.

OHIO STARTERS: #2 Mariah Byard, #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #14 Kat Yelle
CENTRAL MICHIGAN STARTERS: #1 Da'Jourie Turner, #12 Kerby Tamm, #22Tinara Moore, #23 Crystal Bradford, #32 Jas'Mine Bracey



How It Happened:
- Byard led the Bobcats with six points in the first half, going 2-of-7 from beyond the arc.
- Baldwin and Black each added five points for Ohio in the first half.
- In the first half, Lampkins grabbed four boards for Ohio.
- Ohio led 28-27 at the half.
- CMU tied the game at 34-34 at 16:39 in the second half.
- Central Michigan took a 45-42 lead with 9:43 left on a Bracey layup.
- The Bobcats then proceeded to go on a 10-0 run, started by a layup by Baldwin.
- Black finished the game with 19 points, 14 of them coming in the second-half.
- Black was 7-of-17 from the field and 2-of-7 from beyond the arc.
- Black also added four steals for the Bobcats, the third time this season she has done so.
- Baldwin finished the game with 15 points and seven rebounds. She was 6-of-10 from the field.
- Lampkins finished the game with 15 points, scoring 12 in the second half. She shot 3-of-8 from field goal range and 2-of-4 from three-point range.
- Lampkins was also 7-of-8 from the charity stripe, hitting two pivotal free throws with 3:01 left to out Ohio up 10 and seal the ball game.
- Overall, the Bobcats were 22-of-25 (88%) from the free throw line.
- The Bobcats grabbed 30 rebounds.
- Ohio scored 28 points in the paint.
- Ohio forced 17 turnovers and scored 14 points off of them.
- CMU grabbed 50 rebounds.
- CMU's Bradford scored 29 points and 14 rebounds.
- Bracey added 16 points and 16 rebounds for Central Michigan.
- Ohio led at one point led by 11 points with 16:08 left in the first half.
- The Bobcats led for 31:15 of the game and trailed for only 3:51.
- The game was tied for a total of 4:46.
- The lead changed 11 times throughout the course of the contest.
- Ohio's defense held Central Michigan to 9.1% (2-of-22) from beyond the arc.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- The Bobcats have won seven in a row, the last time Ohio did that was 1997-98.
- The Bobcats have no won 17 games. The last time they reached the 17-win mark was 2007-08 when they won 20.
- Ohio has reached the eight-win mark in conference for the first time since 07-08.
- This is the 29^th all-time victory against Central Michigan.
- The Bobcats have a two-game lead in the MAC East.
- By sweeping Central Michigan this season, Ohio has won back-to-back games against CMU for the first time since 2008.

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Bob Boldon:
"This bye week is coming at a good time. We've got to increase our defensive intensity and rebound the basketball. We'd like to be better and we're thankful we have a bye week coming up and we'll try and fix some things."



COMING UP
The Bobcats return to Athens next Saturday, Feb. 7 to take on Mid-American Conference East opponent Kent State. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center.

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