Second time's not the charm for men ’Cats against Huskies

Bobcat forward Jason Carter, shown here throwing down a slam during a victory over Marshall in early December, scored a team-high 15 points Tuesday evening in a Bobcat loss at Northern Illinois.

By Jordan Kelley The Ohio Bobcats opened up their Mid-American Conference season with a home overtime loss to the Northern Illinois Huskies on Jan. 5. So it wasn’t much of a surprise Tuesday evening when the rematch at Northern Illinois’ Convocation Center saw another close meeting with the Huskies putting on a late surge for a 71-60 victory.

Trailing 19-12 halfway through the first half, the Bobcats mounted a run and took a 31-29 lead on a three-point jumper by redshirt sophomore Connor Murrell with…