Damier Pitts scored 13 points and dished out 10 assists to lead Marshall to a 73-68 win over Ohio on Wednesday night.

Pitts scored 10 points and had six assists in a second half in which Marshall held its biggest lead, 58-45, with 9:20 left to play.

The Bobcats (4-6) tied the game at 66 on a DeVaughn Washington layup with 1:28 left to go, but Marshall (5-4) outscored Ohio 5-2 the rest of the way. Chris Lutz hit a 3-pointer with 1:13 left, breaking the tie for the Thundering Herd. Ohio’s Steven Coleman then cut the deficit to one point on a layup with 0:39 remaining.

Pitts scored the rest of Marshall’s points, all on free throws.

“It’s important for ustowin and every game we’ve played (at home) except the first game has come down to the end,” said Herd coach Donnie Jones.

Tirrell Baines added 14 points and Tyler Wilkerson had 12 for Marshall.

Washington scored a game-high 18 points for Ohio, followed by Jerome Tillman with 14, Steven Coleman with 13 and Justin Orr with 11.

OHIO (4-6)

Washington 8-13 2-3 18, Orr 4-6 1-2 11, Tillman 7-9 0-0 14, Coleman 5-10 1-1 13, Allen 1-4 0-0 3, van Kempen 2-2 0-0 4, Dobbs 0-0 0-0 0, Freeman 1-1 2-2 5. Totals 28-45 6-8 68.

MARSHALL (5-4)

Humphrey 3-5 1-2 8, Baines 6-7 2-2 14, Wilkerson 6-8 0-0 12, Pitts 3-7 6-7 13, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Merthie 3-5 0-0 8, Pena 1-2 0-0 3, Lutz 5-9 1-2 15, Spann 0-1 0-0 0, Goode 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-45 10-13 73.

Halftime—Marshall 37-26. 3-Point Goals—Ohio 6-13 (Orr 2-4, Coleman 2-6, Freeman 1-1, Allen 1-2), Marshall 9-17 (Lutz 4-7, Merthie 2-4, Humphrey 1-1, Pena 1-2, Pitts 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Ohio 17 (Coleman, Tillman, Washington 4), Marshall 18 (Baines 7). Assists—Ohio 20 (Allen 8), Marshall 19 (Pitts 10). Total Fouls—Ohio 11, Marshall 15. A—5,019.