ATHENS, Ohio Bobcats (AP) Aidan Hadaway and Jackson Paveletzke each scored 18 points to help Ohio defeat Ball State Cardinals 69-57 on Tuesday night.

Hadaway also had eight rebounds for the Bobcats (14-13, 8-6 Mid-American Conference). Paveletzke went 7 of 16 and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line, and he had six assists. Ajay Sheldon had 12 points and shot 3 for 8 and 3 of 3 from the free-throw line.

Devon Barnes led the Cardinals (8-18, 3-10) in scoring, finishing with 17 points. Ball State also got 16 points from Davion Hill. Preston Copeland had 10 rebounds.

Ohio took the lead for good with 6:10 remaining in the first half. The score was 32-15 at halftime, with Hadaway racking up 10 points. Paveletzke led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points.

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