Scores

Final

Bucknell 67

(3-10, 0-7 away)

Ohio 85

(7-6, 5-0 home)

2:00 PM ET, January 3, 2009

Convocation Center, Athens, OH

1 2 T
BUCK 31 3667
OHIO 37 4885

Top Performers

Bucknell: J. Castleberry 17 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Ohio: J. Tillman 28 Pts, 15 Reb, 3 Ast

Ohio 85, Bucknell 67

Associated Press

ATHENS, Ohio -- Jerome Tillman scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Ohio past Bucknell 85-67 on Saturday.

Steven Coleman added 17 points, Justin Orr had 10 and Michael Allen chipped in with nine assists for the Bobcats (7-6), who had season highs in points, rebounds (41), assists (21), 3-point field goals (10) and field goals (31).

Justin Castleberry led Bucknell (3-10) with 17 points, followed by G.W. Boon with 12 and Bryan Cohen with 10.

Tillman's layup at the 11:07 mark of the first half gave Ohio the lead for good, starting a 7-0 run that also included a 3-pointer from Coleman and a jumper by Kenneth Van Kempen.

Ahead 37-31 at the half, the Bobcats scored 12 of the first 15 points in the second half and led by as many as 20 points.

Tillman hit 10-of-16 shots from the field and all eight free throws.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
BUCK
OHIO
Points 67 85
FG Made-Attempted 23-63 (.365) 31-65 (.477)
3P Made-Attempted 10-26 (.385) 10-22 (.455)
FT Made-Attempted 11-15 (.733) 13-18 (.722)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 19 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 1 20

Game Leaders

 
BUCK
OHIO
PointsJ. Castleberry 17J. Tillman 28
ReboundsB. Cohen 5J. Tillman 15
AssistsD. Shazier 6M. Allen 9
StealsB. Cohen 1K. van Kempen 1
BlocksD. Shazier 2D. Washington 2
Team Stats: Bucknell | Ohio

2008-09 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 3, 2009 @OHIO 85, BUCK 67Recap

Next 5 Games

BUCK
OHIO
01/06 @COR 7:00pm
01/10 @NAVY 5:00pm
01/14 @AMER 7:30pm
01/17 HC 12:00pm
01/21 LAF 7:00pm
 01/11 KENT 2:00pm
01/14 @M-OH 7:00pm
01/17 @BUFF 4:00pm
01/20 AKR 7:00pm
01/24 BGSU 2:30pm
Complete Schedule: Bucknell | Ohio