And no, it wasn’t a visit from former teammate Treg Setty who also sang the National Anthem. This motivation came in the form of an embarrassing halftime deficit.
Ohio trailed Division II Urbana at the half, but responded with a dominating second half to cruise to a 77-50 win on Friday night inside the Convocation Center. The Bobcats (8-3) wrapped up non-conference play with the victory, and begin Mid-American Conference competition on Tuesday with a visit from Western Michigan.
Ohio looked anything but ready for the MAC after the first 20 minutes against Urbana (5-5). The Bobcats gave up an early 10-point lead, trailed 34-31, and displayed enough angst during team huddles to rival eighth period study hall at the local high school.