Western Michigan Broncos (8-13, 2-7 MAC) at Ohio Bobcats (12-11, 6-5 MAC)Athens, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Ohio hosts Western Michigan after Javan Simmons scored 24 points in Ohio’s 95-83 win over the Buffalo Bulls.The Bobcats have gone 8-4 in home games. Ohio is 6-8 in games decided by 10 or more points.The Broncos are 2-7 against MAC opponents. Western Michigan has a 0-1 record in one-possession games.Ohio is shooting 46.5% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points higher than the 44.9% Western Michigan allows to opponents. Western Michigan averages 7.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.3 fewer makes per game than Ohio allows.The Bobcats and Broncos face off Tuesday for the first time in MAC play this season.TOP PERFORMERS: Ajay Sheldon averages 1.7 made 3-pointers per game for the Bobcats, scoring 6.7 points while shooting 34.8% from beyond the arc. Jackson Paveletzke is shooting 47.8% and averaging 17.3 points over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsJalen Griffith is scoring 13.7 points per game and averaging 1.4 rebounds for the Broncos. Justice Williams is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Bobcats: 6-4, averaging 77.8 points, 28.1 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 7.4 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.9 points per game.Broncos: 3-7, averaging 76.6 points, 32.0 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 5.4 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.9 points.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. …
