Derek Thompson came off the bench to score 23 points and lead Eastern Michigan to a 68-55 victory over Ohio University yesterday in Ypsilanti, Mich.

D.J. Cooper had 15 points for the Bobcats (19-6, 7-4), who dropped their second straight game and fell into fourth place in the Mid-American Conference East Division.

Reggie Keely had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Walter Offutt scored 11 for Ohio, which fell behind 9-0 and didn’t score until 9:50 had elapsed in the first half.

The Bobcats, who trailed 27-17 at halftime, made only 5 of 22 shots in the first half, shot only 31 percent for the game and never got closer than five points in the second half.

The Eagles (11-14, 6-5) made 8 of 12 three-point attempts.

No. 18 Marquette 95, Cincinnati 78 — Darius Johnson-Odom and Jae Crowder had 23 points each for host Marquette (21-5, 10-3), which held Cincinnati’s leading scorer, Sean Kilpatrick, to seven points in a Big East game. The 95 points allowed by the Bearcats (17-8, 7-5) were 17 over their previous high for the season.

Temple 85, Xavier 72 — Ramone Moore scored 30 points and Temple (19-5, 8-2) built a 21-point lead in the first half and coasted past Xavier (16-9, 7-4) in a game with first place in the Atlantic 10 on the line. Tu Holloway scored 23 points for the Musketeers.

Baldwin-Wallace 75, Capital 64 — Spencer Niekamp scored 19 points, but Capital trailed throughout the second half and saw its four-game winning streak end. Despite the loss, the Crusaders (15-8, 12-4) remain in first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference and can clinch at least a share of the regular-season title with a victory at Marietta on Wednesday. Baldwin-Wallace (15-8, 10-6) has won four straight games.

Otterbein 59, Muskingum 55 — Brice Rausch scored 19 points, helping Otterbein (8-15, 5-11) defeat Muskingum (8-15, 5-11). Both teams are in a three-way tie for seventh in the OAC standings, along with Mount Union. Only the top eight qualify for the conference tournament.

Ohio Wesleyan 79, Hiram 73 — Tim Brady scored 26 points and Ohio Wesleyan (17-6, 9-5) erased a five-point halftime deficit in a North Coast Athletic Conference victory over host Hiram (13-10, 6-8).

Findlay 80, Ohio Dominican 61 — Jake Moshoskay’s 12 points were not enough to keep host Ohio Dominican (3-20, 0-17) close in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss to Findlay (17-6, 11-5).

Denison 68, Allegheny 65 — Dimonde Hale scored 13 points and Denison (11-12, 8-6) overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat host Allegheny (5-18, 3-11).

Dayton 72, Fordham 70, OT — Brookhaven grad Chris Johnson had a season-high 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Dayton (15-9, 5-5 Atlantic 10) defeated host Fordham to end a four-game losing streak.

Akron 75, Northern Illinois 51 — Nikola Cvetinovic scored 14 points and MAC East leader Akron (18-7, 10-1) rolled past visiting Northern Illinois (3-20, 2-9).

Kent State 76, Ball State 55 — Justin Greene scored 18 points and host Kent State (18-6, 8-3 MAC) won its sixth straight game by defeating Ball State (12-11, 4-7).

Miami University 69, Central Michigan 50 — Jon Harris scored 17 points for Miami (8-15, 4-7 MAC), which led 30-15 at halftime and was never threatened. Central Michigan (7-17, 2-9) shot 3 of 20 from the field in the first half, including 1 of 10 from three-point range. The loss was the Chippewas’ ninth straight.

Bowling Green 66, Toledo 63 — Scott Thomas scored 21 points and A’uston Calhoun added 20 for Bowling Green (13-11, 7-4 MAC) against host Toledo (11-14, 3-8). The Falcons have won four straight.