Ohio wins 86-71 over Ball State
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Jackson Paveletzke had 15 points in Ohio's 86-71 victory over Ball State on Tuesday night.
Paveletzke had five rebounds and six assists for the Bobcats (10-6, 4-0 Mid-American Conference). Aidan Hadaway scored 15 points while going 5 of 9 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and added five rebounds. Shereef Mitchell shot 5 of 7 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 12 points, while adding four steals. It was the sixth straight victory for the Bobcats.
Mickey Pearson Jr. finished with 19 points and six rebounds for the Cardinals (8-8, 2-2). Jermahri Hill added 14 points for Ball State. Payton Sparks also had eight points and 12 rebounds.
Ohio took the lead with 12:29 left in the first half and did not give it up. The score was 45-35 at halftime, with Hadaway racking up 12 points. Ohio extended its lead to 69-55 during the second half, fueled by a 7-0 scoring run. Paveletzke scored a team-high 13 points in the second half as their team closed out the win.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Payton Sparks vs. AJ Clayton (Cardinals gains possession) | Â | |
19:43 | +3 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists) | 3-0 | |
19:16 | Â | AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:14 | Â | Cardinals defensive rebound | Â | |
18:49 | +2 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists) | 5-0 | |
18:35 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. personal foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:28 | Â | AJ Clayton offensive rebound | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez shooting foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul) | Â | |
18:27 | +1 | AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-1 | |
18:27 | Â | AJ Clayton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
18:27 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke offensive rebound | Â | |
18:20 | +2 | Elmore James makes two point jump shot | 5-3 | |
17:52 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:50 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | Â | |
17:44 | +3 | Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 5-6 | |
17:20 | Â | AJ Clayton blocks Jermahri Hill's two point layup | Â | |
17:18 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. offensive rebound | Â | |
17:12 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:10 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | Â | |
17:07 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (traveling) | Â | |
16:52 | Â | Aidan Hadaway blocks Payton Sparks's two point layup | Â | |
16:50 | Â | Payton Sparks offensive rebound | Â | |
16:42 | Â | Payton Sparks misses two point layup | Â | |
16:42 | Â | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | Â | |
16:41 | Â | Juanse Gorosito shooting foul (Aidan Hadaway draws the foul) | Â | |
16:41 | +1 | Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 | |
16:41 | +1 | Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-8 | |
16:25 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke shooting foul (Jermahri Hill draws the foul) | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
16:25 | Â | Cardinals offensive rebound | Â | |
16:21 | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:19 | Â | AJ Brown defensive rebound | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:07 | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
15:55 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (bad pass) (AJ Brown steals) | Â | |
15:48 | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point layup | 5-10 | |
15:32 | +3 | Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot (Payton Sparks assists) | 8-10 | |
15:12 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:10 | Â | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | Â | |
15:04 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:02 | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â | |
14:43 | Â | Mason Jones misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:41 | Â | AJ Clayton defensive rebound | Â | |
14:34 | +3 | AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (AJ Clayton assists) | 8-13 | |
14:18 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:12 | Â | AJ Brown shooting foul (Ben Hendriks draws the foul) | Â | |
14:12 | +1 | Ben Hendriks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-13 | |
14:12 | +1 | Ben Hendriks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-13 | |
13:59 | Â | AJ Brown misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:57 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
13:40 | +2 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes two point hook shot | 12-13 | |
13:24 | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot | 12-15 | |
13:03 | Â | Shereef Mitchell personal foul | Â | |
12:51 | +3 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Ethan Brittain-Watts assists) | 15-15 | |
12:29 | +2 | Vic Searls makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 15-17 | |
12:16 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:14 | Â | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
11:53 | +2 | Vic Searls makes two point layup (Aidan Hadaway assists) | 15-19 | |
11:38 | +3 | Jermahri Hill makes three point jump shot | 18-19 | |
11:27 | Â | Vic Searls misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:25 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts defensive rebound | Â | |
11:04 | Â | Vic Searls blocks Mickey Pearson Jr.'s two point layup | Â | |
11:02 | Â | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | Â | |
10:55 | +3 | Ajay Sheldon makes three point jump shot (Aidan Hadaway assists) | 18-22 | |
10:36 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Paveletzke steals) | Â | |
10:32 | Â | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Ben Hendriks defensive rebound | Â | |
10:14 | +2 | Joey Hart makes two point jump shot | 20-22 | |
9:59 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 20-24 | |
9:36 | Â | Vic Searls blocks Ben Hendriks's two point layup | Â | |
9:34 | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â | |
9:27 | Â | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:25 | Â | Ajay Sheldon offensive rebound | Â | |
9:22 | +2 | Ajay Sheldon makes two point layup | 20-26 | |
8:53 | +2 | Jermahri Hill makes two point layup | 22-26 | |
8:46 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup | Â | |
8:44 | Â | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | Â | |
8:42 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point dunk | 22-28 | |
8:30 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts turnover (bad pass) (Shereef Mitchell steals) | Â | |
8:26 | +2 | Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup | 22-30 | |
8:26 | Â | Cardinals 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:26 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:13 | Â | Juanse Gorosito misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:11 | Â | Bobcats defensive rebound | Â | |
8:09 | Â | Joey Hart personal foul | Â | |
7:59 | Â | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Mickey Pearson Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
7:46 | Â | Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
7:46 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:31 | +2 | Shereef Mitchell makes two point jump shot | 22-32 | |
7:12 | Â | Joey Hart misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Payton Sparks offensive rebound | Â | |
7:10 | Â | AJ Clayton personal foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â | |
6:58 | +3 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot (Mickey Pearson Jr. assists) | 25-32 | |
6:48 | +3 | Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists) | 25-35 | |
6:15 | +2 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point layup | 27-35 | |
6:15 | Â | Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul) | Â | |
6:15 | +1 | Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-35 | |
5:56 | Â | Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup | Â | |
5:54 | Â | Jermahri Hill defensive rebound | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Elijah Elliott defensive rebound | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Elmore James turnover (traveling) | Â | |
4:57 | Â | Payton Sparks turnover (traveling) | Â | |
4:47 | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point dunk (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 28-37 | |
4:30 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Elmore James defensive rebound | Â | |
4:20 | Â | Elmore James misses two point layup | Â | |
4:18 | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Jermahri Hill misses two point layup | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Elmore James defensive rebound | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:47 | Â | AJ Clayton offensive rebound | Â | |
3:44 | +2 | AJ Clayton makes two point layup | 28-39 | |
3:15 | Â | AJ Clayton shooting foul (Payton Sparks draws the foul) | Â | |
3:15 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Payton Sparks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Elmore James defensive rebound | Â | |
2:45 | Â | Vic Searls misses two point layup | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Bobcats offensive rebound | Â | |
2:43 | Â | Bobcats turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
2:18 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:16 | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â | |
2:02 | +3 | AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Elmore James assists) | 28-42 | |
1:35 | Â | Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Mickey Pearson Jr. draws the foul) | Â | |
1:35 | Â | Aidan Hadaway technical foul | Â | |
1:35 | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 29-42 | |
1:35 | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes technical free throw 2 of 2 | 30-42 | |
1:35 | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-42 | |
1:35 | +1 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-42 | |
1:17 | Â | AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â | |
0:59 | Â | Payton Sparks turnover (bad pass) (AJ Brown steals) | Â | |
0:52 | Â | Payton Sparks shooting foul (Vic Searls draws the foul) | Â | |
0:52 | Â | Vic Searls misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:52 | +1 | Vic Searls makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-43 | |
0:40 | +3 | Mickey Pearson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jermahri Hill assists) | 35-43 | |
0:20 | Â | Ethan Brittain-Watts personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | Â | |
0:03 | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point layup | 35-45 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |