Ohio gets three double-doubles in victory over Brown
March 20, 2008
Ohio's Bubba Walther, Leon Williams and Jerome Tillman all posted double-doubles to lead the Bobcats to an 80-74 victory over Brown in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational Tuesday night in Athens.
Ohio improved to 20-12 overall and will advance to Monday's second round. Brown finished its season at 19-10 overall.
Ohio has now defeated 21 consecutive non-conference opponents at home.
Williams posted his 43rd career double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Tillman had his 17th with 21 points and 11 boards. Walther got his the hard way with 10 points and a career-high 12 assists. Freshman guard Tommy Freeman had 11 points, while junior guard Michael Allen had 10 to round out a starting five that all got into double-digits.
Williams, who made nine of his 11 field goals attempts, and junior guard Bert Whittington IV each had a game-high three steals.
The Bobcats needed a lot offense to offset a masterful performance by the Bears' Damon Huffman, who racked up 39 points on 13-20 shooting and 9-15 from the 3-point line.
Huffman's long-range bombs contributed heavily to Brown's 16-31 effort (51.6 percent) from outside, while Ohio made just 28.6 percent (8-28). Despite making at least half its field goals and three-pointers, Brown was hurt at the line with a 57.1 percent effort (8-14).
The Bobcats did most of their damage in the paint (36-16) and on the fast break (10-0).
The Bobcats will play the winner of Cincinnati (13-18) and Bradley (17-15) Monday at a time and location to be determined. Stay tuned to OhioBobcats.com for further updates.
Editor’s note: This article was provided by OU Sports Information.
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