Ohio's Treg Setty had one last hooray in The Convo on Wednesday night, dropping 30 points in an overtime win over Albany.
It was a night to remember for Ohio’s lone senior Treg Setty.
In what could’ve been his last collegiate game ever, Setty stepped up during Ohio’s overtime 94-90 win over Albany by draining two clutch 3-pointers, hitting a coast-to-coast layup and knocking down late-game free throws in order to keep the Bobcats’ chances in the College Basketball Invitational alive.
Thanks in part to Setty’s 30 points, Ohio will play North Carolina-Greensboro on Monday in The Convo.
“Clearly (Setty) isn’t done playing as a Bobcat,” Ohio coach Saul Phillips said.
Before Wednesday’s win, Setty said he attempted 1,000 shots after practice, knowing Ohio (22-11) didn’t want to “go out as a loser.”
After all, Phillips said playing in the CBI allows his team to grow more as a unit.
But Setty’s celebration was put on hold for an extra five minutes because of Albany’s Evan Singletary.
Down 77-74 with just two seconds left in regulation, Singletary received the ball at the top of the key, took one dribble and hoisted up a game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime.
But after hitting a deep 3-pointer to start overtime play, Setty and the Bobcats outscored the Great Danes 17-13 to advance to the CBI quarterfinals.
“I’ve said goodbye to OU fans probably five times now and we’re playing another game,” Setty said. “I’m done saying bye, I’m done thinking about saying bye. I’ve had multiple eulogies up to this point.”
Phillips played a variety of rotations on a night where the two opponents had little knowledge of each other.
Khari Harley notched playing time for the first time since Ohio’s 86-64 win over Eastern Michigan on Feb. 16. He finished with eight points.
Phillips also utilized Doug Taylor and Wadly Mompremier in the paint with Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Antonio Campbell being double-teamed often.
Campbell garnered his 1,000th career point against the Great Danes, but only notched 11 points and eight rebounds, both of which are below his season averages.
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“We did our homework. We talked to an awful lot of coaches about Ohio and got the same answer from every coach: ‘Tremendous offensive team, and they got the best player in the MAC,' " Albany coach Will Brown said. “You gotta give Setty an awful lot of credit. It’s not that he isn't a tremendous player, because he obviously is, he had 30 points today.”
Despite an exciting ending, the Bobcats appeared sluggish in the first 20 minutes of play.
Ohio only hit 34 percent of its shots in the first half, eventually ending the game with a 45 percent shooting percentage.
But on a night that could’ve been the season finale of the Bobcats’ turnaround season, Setty marched the Bobcats forward in, what could be, one last bittersweet “hooray."
“I’m so happy for him,” Phillips said. “This is the end of a rocky, but a pretty glorious run for him.”
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