Scores

Final

Portland 52

(0-1, 0-1 away)

Ohio 81

(1-0, 1-0 home)

2:00 PM ET, November 10, 2012

Convocation Center, Athens, OH

1 2 T
PORT 33 1952
OHIO 33 4881

Top Performers

Portland: R. Nicholas 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Stl

Ohio: D. Cooper 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 6 Ast, 3 Stl

Ohio 81, Portland 52

Associated Press

ATHENS, Ohio -- D.J. Cooper scored 18 points and Nick Kellogg added 18 points off the bench to help Ohio pull away in the second half and beat Portland 81-52 Saturday in the season opener for both teams.

Ohio and Portland played to a 33-33 tie at halftime, but Ohio outscored the Pilots 48-19 in the second half.

The Pilots shot just 25.9 percent (7 for 27) in the second half, while Ohio shot 61.5 percent (16 for 26).

Ivo Baltic and Reggie Keely also scored in double digits for Ohio, with 10 points and 13 points, respectively.

Jon Smith added eight rebounds and four blocks for the Bobcats, while Cooper also had six assists and five rebounds.

Ohio took its first lead 33 seconds into the second half and used a 21-6 run in the first 7:07 of the period to run away with the game.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
PORT
OHIO
Points 52 81
FG Made-Attempted 17-49 (.347) 29-58 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 4-14 (.286) 8-17 (.471)
FT Made-Attempted 14-24 (.583) 15-20 (.750)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 20 (0/0) 21 (0/0)
Largest Lead 9 29

Game Leaders

 
PORT
OHIO
PointsR. Nicholas 16D. Cooper 18
ReboundsR. Nicholas 11J. Smith 8
AssistsK. Bailey 4D. Cooper 6
StealsR. Nicholas 2D. Cooper 3
BlocksK. Bailey 1J. Smith 4
Team Stats: Portland | Ohio

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

PORT
OHIO
11/15 IDST 10:00pm
11/18 @MTST 3:00pm
11/21 PRST 10:00pm
11/25 @UNM 8:00pm
11/27 LEW 10:00pm
 11/16 UNCW 7:00pm
11/18 WOF 2:00pm
11/20 HAMP 7:00pm
11/24 RICH 2:00pm
11/28 SBON 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: Portland | Ohio