DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Mark Sears made sure Ohio’s stay in Florida lasted at least through the weekend.
Sears beat the buzzer with a tough shot in the lane, sending No. 3 Ohio to a 65-64 win over No. 14 Rice in the opening round of the CBI tournament.
The game was held inside the Ocean Center, in Daytona Beach, Fla, on Saturday.
The Bobcats led by 10 points, 54-44, with 5:24 to play after a Ben Roderick 3-pointer.
Rice rallied back, trailing just 59-58 with 2:12 left after Chris Mullins’ layup.
Rice took its first lead of the second half, 60-59, with 1:05 remaining after Travis Evee’s jump shot.