Bowling Green State University
OHIO
Bowling Green Falls Just Short to Ohio 72-69
January 29, 2005 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 29, 2005
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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Jeff Halbert hit two late free throws to give Ohio a lead and Terren Harbut hit two more with 9 seconds left to help keep it in the Bobcats' 72-69 win over Bowling Green on Saturday.
Ohio (10-7, 5-4 Mid-American Conference), which improved to 8-0 at home this season, trailed 66-61 with 4:44 left but scored 11 of the final 14 points.
Halbert's two foul shots with 1:24 left gave the Bobcats a 68-66 lead. After Bowling Green's Cory Eyink missed a jumper, Halbert rebounded and teammate Mychal Green scored on a layup with 21 seconds remaining.
Eyink hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 70-69 with 11 seconds left but Harbut was fouled after the inbounds pass and hit both shots. The Falcons' John Floyd missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer.
John Reimold scored 23 points and Josh Almanson had 14 for Bowling Green (12-5, 6-3).
Jeremy Fears and Sonny Troutman each scored 14 points, Leon Williams and Green each had 13 and Harbut hit for 10 for the Bobcats.
The Falcons started strong out of the gate and built a 23-11 lead with 11:05 remaining in the first half on a three-pointer by junior Mawel Soler. The Bobcats scored the next eight points, but BGSU went into the locker room with a 39-35 lead at halftime.
The game was tied 14 times, the last time with 3:00 left when Green hit a three-pointer from the corner.
