What once was an 18-point lead for Ohio University turned into a wild scramble in an effort to save a victory.
Mark Sears and Ben Roderick were able to do enough defensively to finally end Saint Francis’ comeback bid.
Ohio held on for a 78-75 win over Saint Francis on Saturday inside the Convocation Center.
The Bobcats led 76-73 when Saint Francis’ Ramiir Dixon-Conover made two free throws with 11.4 seconds left to cut Ohio’s lead to a single point.
The Red Flash brought full-court pressure out of a timeout, and Ohio got the ball inbounded to Ben Vander Plas.