Scores

Final

Toledo 57

(18-16, 7-9 MAC)

Ohio 65

(25-7, 11-5 MAC)

Coverage: ESFC/ESPN3

9:55 PM ET, March 8, 2012

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

1 2 T
TOL 24 3357
OHIO 26 3965

Top Performers

Toledo: C. Dennis 17 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast

Ohio: D. Cooper 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

Ohio 65, Toledo 57

Associated Press

CLEVELAND -- D.J. Cooper scored 18 points, Reggie Keely added 13 and Ohio overcame a shaky start for a 65-57 win over Toledo in the Mid-American Conference quarterfinals on Thursday night.

The third-seeded Bobcats (25-7) will play second-seeded Buffalo in Friday's second semifinal. Ohio won both meetings in the regular season.

In the other semifinal, top-seeded Akron will face rival Kent State, the No. 4 seed.

Leading by just two after an awful shooting performance in the first half, Ohio opened the second half with an 11-0 run to take control. The Bobcats, who made just 1 of 14 shots to open the game, pushed their lead to 16 and ended a turnaround season for the seventh-seeded Rockets (18-16).

Rian Pearson, the MAC's leading scorer, had just eight points -- eight below his average -- for Toledo, which won just four games last season. Curtis Dennis scored 17 to lead the Rockets.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
TOL
OHIO
Points 57 65
FG Made-Attempted 18-43 (.419) 21-55 (.382)
3P Made-Attempted 8-18 (.444) 6-23 (.261)
FT Made-Attempted 13-21 (.619) 17-24 (.708)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 5 16

Game Leaders

 
TOL
OHIO
PointsC. Dennis 17D. Cooper 18
ReboundsR. Holliday 7I. Baltic 9
AssistsC. Dennis 3D. Cooper 5
StealsD. Buckley 2N. Kellogg 4
BlocksM. Smith 1R. Johnson 1
Team Stats: Toledo | Ohio

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Feb 8, 2012 @TOL 77, OHIO 73Recap
» Mar 8, 2012 @OHIO 65, TOL 57Recap

Next 5 Games

TOL
OHIO
03/13 MCNS 7:00pm
03/17 RMU 2:00pm
11/09 @L-IL 8:00pm
11/12 @MINN 8:00pm
11/14 @UNI 8:00pm
 03/09 @BUFF 9:50pm
03/10 @AKR 8:00pm
03/16 @MICH 7:20pm
03/18 @USF 7:10pm
03/23 @UNC 7:47pm
Complete Schedule: Toledo | Ohio