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Men'sBasketball: Ohio ready to battle Kent State on the road

Ohio freshman guard, James Gollon, drives to the basket against pressure from Bowling Green junior guard, Zach Denny, in the first half of the Bobcat's 91-75 loss at the Convocation Center on Tuesday.

Ohio freshmen Jordan Dartis and Doug Taylor said Mid-American Conference play is similar to a "war zone."

No, neither should lose blood when Ohio travels to Kent State Saturday, but how the Bobcats play against the Golden Flashes could foreshadow the rest of conference play.

"Toughness. (Kent) can just pound you on the glass," Ohio coach Saul Phillips said. "They're good in transition .