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Ohio Defeats Morehead State 82-76 - Recap
Ohio got 24 points and 4 assists from Ben Vander Plas en route to a 82-76 victory over Morehead State on Saturday at Convocation Center.
Ohio won the battle on the scoreboard, but not at the payout window as they failed to cover the -9.0-point spread.
Ben Vander Plas had 24 points for Ohio and Jason Preston chipped in with 13 points. Jason Preston had 8 assists for them, while Ben Vander Plas was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.
Morehead State got 24 points from Geordan Walker in a losing cause and another 22 points from Djimon Henson. Justin Thomas contributed 5 assists for them, while LJ Bryan had 5 rebounds.
Ohio had a 28-24 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.
Next game, Ohio takes its act home to face Campbell looking for another win. For Morehead State, they head home to face Alice Lloyd.