Ohio roundup \ Tuesday’s games

January 21, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

Ohio 70, Akron 65

ATHENS — DeVaughn Washington scored seven of Ohio’s 14 overtime points to help the Bobcats overcome an Akron rally. The Zips (9-8, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) had a four-point lead halfway into OT, but Washington was fouled by Nate Linhart on a dunk and hit the free throw for a three-point play that started Ohio’s 12-3 run toward the win. Ohio (10-7, 3-1) led until the last second of regulation play, pulling ahead by as many as 15. A 3-pointer by Anthony Hitchens sparked the Zips to outscore Ohio 23-11 in the last 11 minutes, and Brett McKnight’s tip-in at the buzzer ended six unanswered Akron points to force overtime. Michael Allen led Ohio with a career-high 17 points and five steals, Jerome Tillman finished with 12 and Tommy Freeman added 10. Chris McKnight led Akron with 14 points. While Ohio hit 22-of-32 from the foul line, Akron finished with just 9-of 14.

Miami (Ohio) 67, Bowling Green 60.

BOWLING GREEN — Michael Bramos scored 14 points as Miami of Ohio survived a late Bowling Green rally. Miami (10-6, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) led throughout and went up 52-39 on Antonio Ballard’s jumper with 10:05 remaining. But Bowling Green (8-9, 1-3) responded with 11 straight points — six by Nate Miller, who followed up several minutes later with a 3-pointer that cut Miami’s lead to 58-57 with 3:01 left. Tyler Dierkers made a layup and a free throw a minute later, Ballard scored on a dunk and Bramos made two free throws with 21 seconds left to give the RedHawks another comfortable lead. Darryl Clements immediately made a 3-pointer but the Falcons couldn’t score again. Eric Pollitz scored 13 points and Ballard had 10 for Miami (10-6, 3-1 MAC). Miller finished with 17 points and Clements added 13 for Bowling Green (8-9, 1-3).

Associated Press