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THE BASICS
Score: Ohio 76, Cleveland State 67
Location: Quicken Loans Arena â€" Cleveland, Ohio
The Short Story: Junior forward Antonio Campbell (Cincinnati, Ohio) totaled a career-high 23 points to lead all scorers and added a game-high 10 rebounds to help push the Ohio men’s basketball team (5-3) to a 76-67 win over Cleveland State (2-7) on Saturday (Dec. 12) at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
OHIO STARTERS: #0 Treg Setty, #2 Jaaron Simmons, #13 Kenny Kaminski, #33 Antonio Campbell, #35 Jordan Dartis
CLEVELAND STATE STARTERS: #1 Andre Yates, #3 Rob Edwards, #11 Terrell Hales, #33 Demonte Flannigan, #41 Vinny Zollo
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bobcats shot 49.2 percent (30-of-61) from the field while holding the Vikings to 44.1 percent (26-of-59). Ohio outrebounded Cleveland State, 37-32, and led the way in points in the paint (42-26), points off turnovers (16-8) and second chance points (15-7).
• Campbell made a career-high 10 field goals on 15 attempts and pulled down five offensive rebounds and five defensive rebounds to lead the way for Ohio and record his third double-double of the 2015-16 season. He also added a block and an assist in 25 minutes.
• Making his first career start, freshman guard Jordan Dartis (Newark, Ohio) drilled five three-pointers to finish with 15 points in 37 minutes. He also added two rebounds, a block and a steal.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Jaaron Simmons (Dayton, Ohio) scored 13 points -- 11 of which came in the first half -- and added a game-high seven assists in 40 minutes. He also contributed five rebounds and a game-high two steals.
• Redshirt senior forward Treg Setty (Maysville, Ky.) posted eight points, six rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes.
• Freshman guard/forward Gavin Block (Lincoln, Ill.) chipped in eight points, a rebound and an assist in 22 minutes.
• Junior guard Andre Yates and freshman guard Rob Edwards each tallied 17 points to lead Cleveland State. Yates shot 8-of-15 from the field and added four rebounds, four assists and a steal in 37 minutes. Edwards converted 6-of-11 field goal attempts and chipped in six rebounds, three assists and a steal in 29 minutes.
• Senior forward Vinny Zollo hauled in a team-high eight rebounds for the Vikings and contributed two points and a block in 21 minutes.
• Sophomore guard Tim Hasbargen and freshman forward Jibri Blount added nine points and eight points, respectively, off of the bench for Cleveland State. Hasbargen also totaled four rebounds in 13 minutes while Blount added an assist, a block and a steal in 17 minutes.
• Cleveland State took a 10-6 lead into the first media break, using four points by junior forward Demonte Flannigan and treys by Edwards and Yates to build the early advantage.
• The Vikings extended their advantage to seven at 16-9 with just under 12 minutes to go in the first half, taking advantage of another three by Edwards and a triple by junior guard Myles Hamilton.
• The Bobcats answered with an 8-4 stretch to cut Cleveland State’s lead down to three at 20-17 with just over eight minutes left in the half, utilizing a dunk by Campbell off a nice feed from Setty and a slash through the lane by Simmons that resulted in an easy layup.
• The final eight minutes of the half featured plenty of action. Blount knocked down a three to push Cleveland State’s lead to six, but three straight threes by Block, Dartis and junior forward Wadly Mompremier (Miami, Fla.) allowed Ohio tie the contest at 26-all. Two layups by Yates extended the Vikings’ edge to four, but the Bobcats closed out the first half with a 10-4 run over the final four minutes to take a 36-34 lead into halftime. A jumper by Simmons cut Cleveland State’s lead to two, then a conventional three-point play by Campbell gave Ohio its first lead of the game at 31-30. A layup by Edwards briefly put Cleveland State back in front with just over two minutes left, but a triple by Dartis and a steal by Simmons that turned into a coast-to-coast layup helped Ohio secure its halftime lead.
• The Bobcats shot 51.7 percent (15-29) from the field in the first half, thanks in large part to a perfect 5-for-5 effort from Simmons and a 4-for-5 output from Campbell in the opening 20 minutes.
• Ohio carried the momentum from the end of the first half into the second half, opening the final 20 minutes of play with a 15-4 run over the first five-plus minutes. Three triples from Dartis, two layups by Campbell and a layup by Setty helped the Bobcats build their lead up to 13 at 51-38.
• The Vikings put together an 8-4 stretch over the next four minutes, utilizing a three and a layup by Hasbargen and a layup by Yates to cut Ohio’s advantage back down to nine at 55-46 with just under 11 minutes to go.
• The Bobcats quickly went back up by double digits again, though, going on a 16-12 run that featured six points by Campbell and two apiece by Simmons, Block and freshman power forward Doug Taylor (Columbus, Ohio) and built Ohio’s lead up to a game-high 17 points at 67-50 to put the contest out of reach with just under five minutes to play. Ohio’s defense helped the Bobcats maintain a double-digit lead until under 30 seconds remained in the game.
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
• The Bobcats matched their non-conference win total from 2014-15 with the victory over Cleveland State. Ohio has four non-conference matchups remaining on its 2015-16 regular season schedule.
• Ohio earned its first non-conference road victory under second-year head coach Saul Phillips.
• Ohio is now 11-2 (.846) all-time against Cleveland State and has taken three straight from the Vikings. The Bobcats earned their first win over the Vikings in Cleveland since posting a 76-74 triumph on Dec. 18, 1978.
• The Bobcats improved to 20-11 (.645) all-time in games played at Quicken Loans Arena -- including 2-1 (.667) in the regular season.
• Campbell recorded his 12th career double-double. He finished with double-digit points for the sixth time this season and 27th time in his career and tallied double-digit boards for the fourth time this year and 15th time in his career. Campbell posted his second 20-point outing of the season and third of his career. He led the Bobcats in scoring for the second time this year and in rebounding for a team-high sixth time this season. Campbell's previous career high in points came on March 19, 2014, when he scored 21 in a 64-62 win over Cleveland State in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament First Round.
• Dartis tallied double-digit points for the fourth time this year.
• Simmons led the Bobcats in assists for a team-high eighth time this season. He’s posted at least five assists in every game this year. Simmons posted double-digit points for the sixth time this season.`
QUOTABLE
Second-year head coach Saul Phillips on the victory
"I thought we did a good job surviving a team that came out and shot the ball, really, pretty well. I thought we did a decent job of handling their pressure, and I thought we did a good job figuring out different ways to score. For awhile, you had screen-and-roll going pretty well. Jordan Dartis kind of put on a little shooting clinic for a little while, but then we settled into Tony. Tony inside was really good for us. Good win for us. It’s a good game for us to play, and we’re grateful we got a chance to play here in 'The Q.'"
Freshman guard Jordan Dartis on team’s second-half performance
"We started taking care of the ball more and started going inside to Tony and he started doing his thing down there. After he started doing his thing, we started knocking down threes, getting to the line, and, most importantly, taking care of the ball."
UP NEXT
The Bobcats open a four-game homestand to close out non-conference play next Tuesday (Dec. 15), welcoming Ohio Dominican to the Convocation Center for a 7 p.m. ET tilt. The contest will be televised on the Time Warner Cable Sports Channel.
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