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DETROIT (AP) -- Jeremy Fears' 3-pointer at the buzzer gave Ohio a 66-65 win over Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon.
The Bobcats (14-9) rallied from a 43-28 deficit with 15:42 left and never held the lead until Fears' game winner. Fears led Ohio with 17 points, Whitney Davis had 15 and Jeff Halbert chipped in 14.
Brandon Cotton's two free throws with 6.2 seconds left had given Detroit Mercy (10-15) a 65-63 lead. Cotton topped all scorers with 25 points for the Titans while James Thues added 14. Thues also had a career-high eight steals, seven of which came in the first half.
Detroit Mercy led 34-25 at halftime.
The Titans had their largest lead of the first half, 30-15, after a Cotton lay-in with 3:29 to go until halftime. Thues led the Titans with 11 points in the first, while Cotton had 8.
