The Marshall Thundering Herd started the season 6-0 at home, and were sitting at 7-3 on the season as they took on their regional and old conference foe, the Ohio Bobcats. The Bobcats were coming off an 89-84 win over the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
The game started off even as the two teams traded blows before Ohio made a little run early to go up 18-13 on a Jason Carter layup. It didn’t take long for Marshall to battle back into the game and then go on a run of their own. CJ Burks got hot for the ‘Herd and helped start the rally that gave Marshall the lead, while Ajdin Penava hit a layup, three and then two free throws to put them up 42-29 with 3:08 left in the first half. A couple of…
