ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Stevie Taylor's 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining in overtime gave Ohio the lead as it defeated Kent State 78-75 Saturday for its fourth straight victory.
On Kent State's ensuing possession, Nick Kellogg deflected a pass, and the ball came to Walter Offutt, who had 17 points for the Bobcats (19-6, 10-1 Mid-American Conference). Offutt tipped it to Kellogg for a final layup with 2 seconds left.
Ohio led by 15 points, 46-31, early in the second half before the Golden Flashes (14-12, 5-7) rallied.
It was Ohio's second narrow victory over the Golden Flashes in their first season under former Kent State coach Jim Christian. The Bobcats won 69-68 on Jan. 26.
D.J. Cooper's seven assists give him 884 in his career, tied for 15th all-time with Jim Les, who played at Cleveland State and Bradley from 1981-86.
Chris Evans' 18 points and 14 rebounds led Kent State.
| Scoreboard | ||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | OT | T |
| Kent State (14-12) | 26 | 43 | 6 | 75 |
| Ohio (19-6) « | 31 | 38 | 9 | 78 |
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| Kent State Golden Flashes | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| C. Evans, F | 40 | 7-12 | 2-7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| M. Henniger, F | 29 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| D. Goodson, F | 25 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| R. Holt, G | 38 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| K. Brewer, G | 37 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Pope | 20 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| M. Tabb | 15 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| K. Thomas | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D. Manley | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| K. Spicer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E. Morris Jr. | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Ortiz | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-55 | 14-25 | 43 | 12 | 20 | 75 | |
| 49.1% | 56% | ||||||
| Ohio Bobcats | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Keely, F | 32 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| T. Hall, F | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| W. Offutt, G | 40 | 4-12 | 9-11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| D. Cooper, G | 39 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| N. Kellogg, G | 39 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| I. Baltic | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| J. Smith | 14 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| S. Taylor | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| R. Johnson | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| T. Wilkins | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 25-57 | 20-29 | 30 | 18 | 20 | 78 | |
| 43.9% | 69% | ||||||
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