Both Ohio b-ball teams put hurt on cross-state rival

Ohio University’s Amani Burke ascends for a shot during the Bobcat women’s home victory over BGSU at the Convocation center Saturday afternoon. Photo by Michael Johnson.A basketball doubleheader in the Convocation Center on Saturday could not have gone much better for the Bobcats. Both the men and the women earned vital Mid-American Conference wins as the 2017-18 season kicks into its final stretch.

Men’s Basketball

In the 201st meeting between the Ohio Bobcat and Miami RedHawk men’s teams, a regulation game could not get the job done. Ohio played its eighth overtime period of the year before grabbing a 92-87 victory on Saturday.

Miami (13-14, 6-8 MAC) overcame 15-point deficits in the second…