Ohio Bobcats at Marshall Thundering Herd
· NCAA Men's Basketball
96 - 99
Marshall downs Ohio 99-96 in OT on Penava's career night
Burks hit two free throws, Penava made a layup and Marshall led 96-92 with 49 seconds left in OT. Kevin Mickle's one of two free throws cut it to 96-93, but Penava's free throw gave Marshall a three-point lead. Ohio closed to 98-96 on Teyvion Kirk's 3 with 17 seconds left, but Jon Elmore hit two free throws with 11 seconds to go and the Bobcats didn't get another shot.
Elmore scored 20 points with a career-high 10 rebounds and made all 10 of his free throws for the Thundering Herd (8-3), which made 27 free throws to the Bobcats' 14. Penava matched his career-best nine blocks.
Marshall led 46-37 halftime after holding the Bobcats to 38.5 percent shooting from the floor. Mickle's layup at the buzzer tied it at the end of regulation.
Jordan Dartis scored a career-high 27 points with seven 3s, Mickle had three steals and set career highs with 21 points and nine rebounds, and Kirk scored 18 for Ohio (5-5).
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 96 - 99 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Marshall Timeout | 96 - 99 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Jon Elmore made Free Throw. | 96 - 99 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Jon Elmore made Free Throw. | 96 - 98 |
| 3rd 0:11 | Foul on James Gollon. | 96 - 97 |
Statistics
 OHIO |
 MRSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-83 | FG | 31-63 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 10-30 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 14-18 | FT | 27-31 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 12 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Huntington, WV
Attendance: 5,117 | Capacity:
2025-26 Mid-American Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami (OH) | 18-0 | - | 32-2 |
| Akron | 17-1 | 1 | 29-6 |
| Kent State | 14-4 | 4 | 24-10 |
| Toledo | 11-7 | 7 | 19-15 |
| Bowling Green | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Ohio | 9-9 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Buffalo | 7-11 | 11 | 17-15 |
| Massachusetts | 7-11 | 11 | 17-16 |
| Ball State | 7-11 | 11 | 12-19 |
| Central Michigan | 6-12 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Western Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Eastern Michigan | 4-14 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Northern Illinois | 4-14 | 10 | 9-21 |
2025-26 Sun Belt Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 12-6 | - | 22-12 |
| South Alabama | 11-7 | 1 | 21-12 |
| Arkansas State | 11-7 | 1 | 20-12 |
| Texas State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| Coastal Carolina | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| App State | 11-7 | 1 | 19-13 |
| James Madison | 9-9 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Southern Miss | 9-9 | 3 | 19-16 |
| Georgia Southern | 8-10 | 4 | 21-16 |
| Old Dominion | 7-11 | 5 | 12-21 |
| Louisiana | 7-11 | 5 | 11-22 |
| Georgia State | 7-11 | 5 | 10-22 |
| UL Monroe | 1-17 | 11 | 4-28 |