For Ohio teams, two overtime tales have different endings

Bobcat forward Doug Taylor goes up for a dunk in the second half against NIU Saturday afternoon at the Convo. Despite a late push, NIU beat Ohio 72-66 in overtime. Photo by Jordan Kelley.

Jordan Kelley Mid-American Conference basketball opened for the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday, and the men and women’s teams each had different overtime results, with each contest featuring late-game comebacks.

Women’s Basketball

The Ohio women’s team started the conference season with a trip to Buffalo to take on the Bulls. The Bobcats entered this game undefeated, facing a Buffalo squad that the Coaches’ Preseason Poll picked to take the MAC East Division. The Bobcat women mounted a second-quarter comeback to…