NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Ian Clark scored 18 points and Belmont dominated Ohio in a showdown between touted mid-major schools, winning 81-62 in a nonconference game Saturday night.
The Bruins (22-6) won their 18th consecutive home game and snapped the Bobcats' five-game winning streak.
Ohio (20-7) led 5-2 before Belmont embarked on a 19-5 run capped by a 3-pointer and layup from Trevor Noack. The Bruins closed the first half on a 7-0 run for a 41-24 lead and led by double digits the entire second half.
Clark was 6-of-14 shooting and added six rebounds. Noack and J.J. Mann each had 17 points and Kerron Johnson added 16 for the Bruins, who shot 51.9 percent (27 of 52), including 8 of 22 from 3-point range.
Ohio's D.J. Cooper, averaging 13.7 points per game and making 35.3 percent from deep, scored just six points and made just 1 of 7 3-point attempts.
| Scoreboard | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
| Ohio (20-7) | 24 | 38 | 62 |
| Belmont (22-6) « | 41 | 40 | 81 |
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| Ohio Bobcats | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Keely, F | 26 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| T. Hall, F | 23 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| D. Cooper, G | 30 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| W. Offutt, G | 25 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| N. Kellogg, G | 22 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| R. Johnson | 18 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| T. Wilkins | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| I. Baltic | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Smith | 11 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Taylor | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Totals | 23-58 | 10-13 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 62 | |
| 39.7% | 76.9% | ||||||
| Belmont Bruins | |||||||
| STARTERS | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| T. Noack, F | 26 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| B. Jenkins, F | 15 | 1-2 | 2-6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| J. Mann, G | 38 | 6-13 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| I. Clark, G | 36 | 6-14 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| K. Johnson, G | 34 | 3-5 | 10-12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| BENCH | M | FG | FT | TR | A | PF | PTS |
| B. Baker | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| R. Chamberlain | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| C. Bradshaw | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Barnes | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27-52 | 19-25 | 35 | 15 | 17 | 81 | |
| 51.9% | 76% | ||||||
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