AJ Clayton's 20 points helped Ohio defeat Miami of Ohio 75-66 on Saturday. Clayton shot 8 for 12, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Bobcats (16-13, 10-6 Mid-American Conference). Victor Searls added 13 points while shooting 5 of 9 from the field and 3 for 3 from the line while they also had seven rebounds.

BOTTOM LINE: Ohio hosts Miami (OH) after Shereef Mitchell scored 21 points in Ohio’s 82-73 loss to the Western Michigan Broncos. The Bobcats have gone 11-2 at home. Ohio is fourth in the MAC with 34.7 points per game in the paint led by Jackson Paveletzke averaging 7.5.

Ohio 7-18 (Clayton 3-6, Brown 2-2, Elliott 1-2, James 1-3, Paveletzke 0-1, Sheldon 0-1, Mitchell 0-3). Rebounds_Miami (Ohio) 31 (Suder 9), Ohio 27 (Searls 7). Assists_Miami (Ohio) 13 (Cooper, Suder 5),