Jaaron Simmons attempts to make a basket in Ohio's game Saturday against Indiana Tech at the Convocation Center. The Bobcats won 73-57.
Ohio coach Saul Phillips has repeatedly made the same one-liner throughout Ohio’s 2015 campaign: “We’re not world-beaters on defense.”
The irony Thursday night, other than The Convo playing the “Imperial March” theme from Star Wars when announcing Jackson State’s starters, however was Ohio’s reliance on its defense — not its usually potent offense — to beat Jackson State, 72-67.
Ohio’s Jaaron Simmons flirted with a triple-double by garnering 17 points, eight assists and six rebounds, and junior forward Antonio Campbell recorded his third-consecutive double-double (13 points and 11 rebounds), a similar sight for fans keeping up with the Bobcats’ statistics.