Marshall University Athletics
Saturday, December 1
Athens, OH
3:30 PM
Marshall University
at
Ohio University
Photo by: Rick Haye
Marshall Men’s Hoops Travels to Athens for a Rivalry Game Against Ohio
11/30/2018 11:16:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Single game Conference USA tickets on sale now
GAME 7 | MARSHALL (5-1) at OHIO (4-2)
Saturday, Dec. 1 | 3:30 p.m.
Convocation Center | Athens, Ohio
Radio | Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Herd men's basketball heads back on the road for a rivalry matchup against the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday (Dec. 1) at the Convocation Center.
HAVE YOU HERD
Four of Marshall's five victories this season have been by at least 20 points.
Senior guard Rondale Watson scored a season-high 12 points in the victory Wednesday night over William & Mary.
Senior guard Jon Elmore became the third player in program history to reach the 2,000-point plateau, joining John Taft and Skip Henderson.
Senior guard C.J. Burks is the lone Marshall player to score 10 or more points in all six contests this season.
Elmore has collected four games of 20 or more points and is six points away from surpassing South Florida's Altron Jackson for third most in Conference USA history with 2,018.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
The Bobcats are 4-2 on the season and are currently on a two-game win streak after taking down Austin Peay and Iona in their last two contests. Ohio sports a 42.8 shooting percentage from the field, but is only shooting 23 percent from beyond the arc. Ohio is outrebounding its opponents by a margin of 9.7 rebounds per game. The Bobcats have been without Jordan Dartis due to injury to this point in the season. Last season Dartis was second on the team in scoring (12.9 ppg) and was second-team all-MAC. Ohio was tabbed to finish fourth in the MAC East Division.
WHO TO KNOW
Jason Carter is back in action for the Bobcats after playing just three games during the 2017-18 campaign due to injury. The redshirt sophomore is the team's leading scorer with 18.7 points per game and is second in rebounds with 7.3 boards per contest. The forward has made 40 of his 78 attempts from the field.
Teyvion Kirk is the second-leading scorer for the Bobcats averaging 16.2 points per contest in his team's first six games this season. Kirk also leads the team in assists with 19 helpers.
Freshman Ben Vander Plas scores 11.5 points off the bench for Ohio. The freshman leads the Bobcats from three-point range hitting 37.1 percent of his shots from beyond the arc.
SERIES HISTORY
Marshall trails in the all-time series with Ohio, 56-46. The Herd has taken the last two meetings from the Bobcats, but haven't won in Athens since Dec. 4, 2010.
SINGLE-GAME CONFERENCE TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Single-game conference tickets went on sale today (Nov. 30) at 9 a.m. Tickets start at just $15 for all C-USA contests. Tickets can be bought online with the Choose-Your-Seat map or in-person at ticket office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Herd ticket office is also offering a 5-Game C-USA Mini Plan where you can pick any five conference games at a discounted rate for the upper-level chairbacks. For questions, call 800-THE-HERD or email herdtickets@marshall.edu.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
Saturday, Dec. 1 | 3:30 p.m.
Convocation Center | Athens, Ohio
Radio | Marshall Game Notes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Herd men's basketball heads back on the road for a rivalry matchup against the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday (Dec. 1) at the Convocation Center.
HAVE YOU HERD
Four of Marshall's five victories this season have been by at least 20 points.
Senior guard Rondale Watson scored a season-high 12 points in the victory Wednesday night over William & Mary.
Senior guard Jon Elmore became the third player in program history to reach the 2,000-point plateau, joining John Taft and Skip Henderson.
Senior guard C.J. Burks is the lone Marshall player to score 10 or more points in all six contests this season.
Elmore has collected four games of 20 or more points and is six points away from surpassing South Florida's Altron Jackson for third most in Conference USA history with 2,018.
SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
The Bobcats are 4-2 on the season and are currently on a two-game win streak after taking down Austin Peay and Iona in their last two contests. Ohio sports a 42.8 shooting percentage from the field, but is only shooting 23 percent from beyond the arc. Ohio is outrebounding its opponents by a margin of 9.7 rebounds per game. The Bobcats have been without Jordan Dartis due to injury to this point in the season. Last season Dartis was second on the team in scoring (12.9 ppg) and was second-team all-MAC. Ohio was tabbed to finish fourth in the MAC East Division.
WHO TO KNOW
Jason Carter is back in action for the Bobcats after playing just three games during the 2017-18 campaign due to injury. The redshirt sophomore is the team's leading scorer with 18.7 points per game and is second in rebounds with 7.3 boards per contest. The forward has made 40 of his 78 attempts from the field.
Teyvion Kirk is the second-leading scorer for the Bobcats averaging 16.2 points per contest in his team's first six games this season. Kirk also leads the team in assists with 19 helpers.
Freshman Ben Vander Plas scores 11.5 points off the bench for Ohio. The freshman leads the Bobcats from three-point range hitting 37.1 percent of his shots from beyond the arc.
SERIES HISTORY
Marshall trails in the all-time series with Ohio, 56-46. The Herd has taken the last two meetings from the Bobcats, but haven't won in Athens since Dec. 4, 2010.
SINGLE-GAME CONFERENCE TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Single-game conference tickets went on sale today (Nov. 30) at 9 a.m. Tickets start at just $15 for all C-USA contests. Tickets can be bought online with the Choose-Your-Seat map or in-person at ticket office between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Herd ticket office is also offering a 5-Game C-USA Mini Plan where you can pick any five conference games at a discounted rate for the upper-level chairbacks. For questions, call 800-THE-HERD or email herdtickets@marshall.edu.
For all the latest information about Marshall men's basketball, follow @HerdMBB on Twitter and Instagram.
To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS and Android.
---HerdZone.com---
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