# 1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1972–73. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Convocation Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 16–10 and finished fourth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–5.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/25/1972* | at Missouri | L 75–87 | 0–1 |
| 11/28/1972 | Central Michigan | W 86–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 (1–0) |
| 12/2/1972* | at Youngstown State | W 68–59 | 2–1 |
| 12/9/1972* | at Northwestern | W 74–69 | 3–1 |
| 12/16/1972* | at No. 15 Indiana | L 68–89 | 3–2 |
| 12/18/1972* | at Loyola (IL) | W 95–88 | 4–2 |
| 12/21/1972* | at Ohio State | L 80–112 | 4–3 |
| 12/29/1972* | vs. Southern Illinois Razorback Invitational | W 78–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–3 |
| 12/30/1972* | vs. Cornell Razorback Invitational | W 100–66 | 6–3 |
| 1/3/1973* | Valparaiso | W 86–68 | 7–3 |
| 1/6/1973 | at Toledo | L 55–72 | 7–4 (1–1) |
| 1/9/1973* | Marietta | W 87–31 | 8–4 |
| 1/13/1973 | Miami (OH) | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 8–5 (1–2) |
| 1/16/1973* | at Eastern Michigan | W 89–73 | 9–5 |
| 1/20/1973 | at Western Michigan | L 67–68 | 9-6 (1–3) |
| 1/27/1973 | at Bowling Green | W 86–68 | 10–6 (2–3) |
| 1/31/1973 | Kent State | W 74–64 | 11–6 (3–3) |
| 2/3/1973 | Toledo | W 62–61 | 12–6 (3–4) |
| 2/6/1973* | at Ball State | W 81–75 | 13–6 |
| 2/10/1973 | at Miami (OH) | L 65–69 | 13–7 (3–5) |
| 2/14/1973* | Cincinnati | L 78–79 | 13–8 |
| 2/17/1973 | Western Michigan | W 101–80 | 14–8 (4–5) |
| 2/20/1973* | Wisconsin | L 68–82 | 14–9 |
| 2/24/1973 | Bowling Green | W 102–57 | 15–9 (5–5) |
| 2/27/1973* | Cleveland State | W 98–76 | 16–9 |
| 3/3/1973 | at Kent State | L 71–75 | 16–10 (6–5) |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 1972–73 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2073 | 1907 |
| Scoring Average | 79.73 | 73.35 |
| Field goals – Att | 848–1979 | 772–1990 |
| Free throws – Att | 377–546 | 363–520 |
| Rebounds | 1356 | 1306 |
| Assists | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Steals | | |
| Blocked Shots | | |
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### Player statistics

| | | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | | | | | |
| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Tot | Avg | A | PF | TO | Stl | Blk |
| George Green | 26 | - | | | 367 | 14.1 | 142 | 319 | 0.445 | 83 | 120 | 0.692 | 181 | 7.0 | | 84 | | | |
| Walter Luckett | 26 | - | | | 351 | 13.5 | 148 | 332 | 0.446 | 55 | 78 | 0.705 | 77 | 3.0 | | 54 | | | |
| Dave Ball | 26 | - | | | 341 | 13.1 | 141 | 326 | 0.433 | 59 | 85 | 0.694 | 191 | 7.3 | | 52 | | | |
| Bill Brown | 26 | - | | | 304 | 11.7 | 132 | 287 | 0.460 | 40 | 51 | 0.784 | 148 | 5.7 | | 50 | | | |
| Denny Rusch | 24 | - | | | 264 | 11.0 | 101 | 222 | 0.455 | 61 | 96 | 0.635 | 175 | 7.3 | | 75 | | | |
| Scott Love | 23 | - | | | 165 | 7.2 | 73 | 157 | 0.465 | 19 | 27 | 0.704 | 94 | 4.1 | | 56 | | | |
| Denny Thompson | 23 | - | | | 101 | 4.4 | 42 | 96 | 0.438 | 17 | 19 | 0.895 | 29 | 1.3 | | 25 | | | |
| Alan Talbert | 25 | - | | | 59 | 2.4 | 26 | 90 | 0.289 | 7 | 11 | 0.636 | 26 | 1.0 | | 59 | | | |
| Bob Huggins | 18 | - | | | 41 | 2.3 | 15 | 48 | 0.313 | 11 | 18 | 0.611 | 16 | 0.9 | | 19 | | | |
| Tom Hester | 17 | - | | | 18 | 1.1 | 5 | 28 | 0.179 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | 29 | 1.7 | | 25 | | | |
| Earl Jones | 9 | - | | | 17 | 1.9 | 5 | 18 | 0.278 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 17 | 1.9 | | 9 | | | |
| Total | 26 | - | - | - | 2073 | 79.7 | 848 | 1979 | 0.428 | 377 | 546 | 0.690 | 1356 | 52.2 | | 529 | | | |
| Opponents | 26 | - | - | - | 1907 | 73.3 | 772 | 1990 | 0.388 | 363 | 520 | 0.698 | 1306 | 50.2 | | 532 | | | |
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