The Ohio Bobcats found a way to survive and advance on Saturday night, riding on a a prayer en route to a first-round victory over the Rice University Owls in Daytona Beach, Florida, triumphing by a final score of 65-63.
It was sophomore Mark Sears who found himself with the ball at game’s end, driving down the court to sink a layup with the clock down to triple zeroes, with his hero shot securing Ohio’s ticket to the second round of the 2022 College Basketball Invitational.
The Bobcats started the game with a 6-0 lead, one which they would extend to 14-4 with over 11 minutes left in the first half.