Ohio Bobcats 72 Illinois State Redbirds 68

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A big win for the Bobcats (1-1) as they take down Illinois Stare (0-1), who is the favorite to win the tough Missouri Valley Conference. The Bobcats are predicted 4th in the part of the MAC. Ohio came back from eight points to post the home win. Jackson Paveletzke paced the Bobcats with 19 points and 6 assists. Javan Simmons added 16 points and 3 boards. Coming off of the bench to score 14 points was, Jalen Breath. He had 4 boards. For the Redbirds, Johnny Kinziger and Boden Skunberg each had 15 points.