Senior center Tyler Ousley set career highs in points (34) and rebounds (18) and tied his career high with 7 blocked shots to lead the Cardinals. Sophomore guard Eric Murphy also set career highs for points (17) and rebounds (8) for Otterbein.
Senior guards Justin Ragor and Demetrius Travis led John Carroll with 23 and 18 points apiece.
Otterbein shot 54 percent for the game compared to John Carroll's 38 percent. The Cardinals also held the edge in rebounding, 41-27, and dished out 18 assists to the Blue Streaks 7.
Otterbein improves to 12-11, 8-8 in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) while John Carroll falls to 12-11, also 8-8 in the OAC.