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Clayton scores 31, Ohio knocks off Northern Illinois 108-70
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) (AP) - AJ Clayton's 31 points led Ohio over Northern Illinois 108-70 on Saturday.
Clayton shot 10 of 12 from the field, including 9 for 10 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the line for the Bobcats (9-6, 3-0 Mid-American Conference). Jackson Paveletzke added 19 points while finishing 9 of 10 from the floor while they also had five assists. Shereef Mitchell had 15 points and shot 3 for 7 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line.
The Huskies (4-11, 0-3) were led by Quentin Jones, who posted 25 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals. Northern Illinois also got 14 points from Quaran McPherson. Nasir Muhammad and James Dent Jr. both had 12 points.
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Both teams next play Tuesday. Ohio hosts Ball State and Northern Illinois plays Miami (OH) at home.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Huskies gains possession) | ||
| 19:47 | | AJ Clayton personal foul (Ethan Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 19:38 |  | James Dent Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 19:21 | | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | | +2 | Ethan Butler makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | | James Dent Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:08 | | AJ Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 18:05 | | +3 | AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (AJ Brown assists) | 2-7 |
| 17:45 | | Elmore James personal foul | ||
| 17:37 | | +2 | Quentin Jones makes two point jump shot (Quaran McPherson assists) | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | | Tsvet Sotirov personal foul | ||
| 17:15 | | +3 | AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 4-10 |
| 17:14 | | Ethan Butler turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 17:01 | | +2 | AJ Clayton makes two point dunk (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 4-12 |
| 17:01 | | +3 | Tsvet Sotirov makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists) | 7-12 |
| 16:59 | | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 15:56 | | Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:54 | | AJ Clayton defensive rebound | ||
| 15:41 | | +3 | Jackson Paveletzke makes three point jump shot (AJ Clayton assists) | 7-15 |
| 15:26 | | AJ Clayton blocks Ethan Butler's two point layup | ||
| 15:26 | | Huskies offensive rebound | ||
| 15:26 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:21 | | +3 | James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists) | 10-15 |
| 14:57 | | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (Joe Munden Jr. steals) | ||
| 14:51 | | +2 | Quentin Jones makes two point layup | 12-15 |
| 14:36 | | Shereef Mitchell turnover (Joe Munden Jr. steals) | ||
| 14:36 | | +2 | James Dent Jr. makes two point layup (Joe Munden Jr. assists) | 14-15 |
| 14:25 | | +3 | AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Aidan Hadaway assists) | 14-18 |
| 13:59 | | Ethan Butler misses two point layup | ||
| 13:57 | | Huskies offensive rebound | ||
| 13:51 | | James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:49 | | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | ||
| 13:44 | | Shereef Mitchell turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:24 | | +2 | Quentin Jones makes two point jump shot | 16-18 |
| 13:19 | | Joe Munden Jr. personal foul | ||
| 13:10 | | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:10 | | Bobcats offensive rebound | ||
| 13:10 | | Jayden Mott personal foul | ||
| 13:07 | | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:05 | | Quaran McPherson defensive rebound | ||
| 13:00 | | Quaran McPherson turnover (AJ Clayton steals) | ||
| 12:53 | | +3 | AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists) | 16-21 |
| 12:53 | | Quaran McPherson shooting foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul) | ||
| 12:53 | | +1 | AJ Clayton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 16-22 |
| 12:43 | | AJ Clayton blocks Nasir Muhammad's two point layup | ||
| 12:41 | | Bobcats defensive rebound | ||
| 12:32 | | Elmore James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:30 | | Quentin Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 12:23 | | +3 | Nasir Muhammad makes three point jump shot (James Dent Jr. assists) | 19-22 |
| 12:12 | | +3 | AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists) | 19-25 |
| 11:45 | | Jayden Mott turnover (Elmore James steals) | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Ajay Sheldon makes two point layup (Elmore James assists) | 19-27 |
| 11:23 | | Ajay Sheldon shooting foul | ||
| 11:23 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:23 | | Jayden Mott misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:23 | | Jayden Mott misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:23 | | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Vic Searls makes two point layup (AJ Clayton assists) | 19-29 |
| 10:56 | | +3 | Quaran McPherson makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists) | 22-29 |
| 10:40 | | Shereef Mitchell turnover (Quentin Jones steals) | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Quaran McPherson makes two point layup | 24-29 |
| 10:26 | | +3 | AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists) | 24-32 |
| 10:08 | | Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | Jayden Mott shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | +1 | Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-33 |
| 10:01 | | +1 | Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-34 |
| 9:34 | | Nasir Muhammad misses two point layup | ||
| 9:32 | | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | AJ Clayton misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Nasir Muhammad defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | AJ Clayton shooting foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 9:16 | | +1 | Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-34 |
| 9:16 | | +1 | Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-34 |
| 8:59 | | Ethan Butler shooting foul | ||
| 8:59 | | Ayden Evans misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:59 | | Ayden Evans misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:59 | | Nasir Muhammad defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Quentin Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Quaran McPherson makes two point layup | 28-34 |
| 8:06 | | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Ayden Evans offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot (Aidan Hadaway assists) | 28-36 |
| 7:35 | | Quaran McPherson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Bobcats defensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Ethan Butler personal foul | ||
| 7:34 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:34 | | +1 | Ayden Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-37 |
| 7:34 | | +1 | Ayden Evans makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-38 |
| 7:16 | | Quentin Jones misses two point layup | ||
| 7:14 | | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | Elmore James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot | 28-40 |
| 6:30 | | James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:28 | | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | ||
| 6:17 | | +3 | Elmore James makes three point jump shot (AJ Brown assists) | 28-43 |
| 6:16 | | Huskies 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:55 | | Quentin Jones misses two point layup | ||
| 5:53 | | Huskies offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Vic Searls shooting foul | ||
| 5:47 | | +1 | James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-43 |
| 5:47 | | +1 | James Dent Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-43 |
| 5:32 | | Kailon Nicholls personal foul | ||
| 5:32 | | Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:32 | | Huskies defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | James Dent Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point layup | 30-45 |
| 5:01 | | Quaran McPherson shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | AJ Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:01 | | James Dent Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:45 | | AJ Brown personal foul | ||
| 4:36 | | +3 | James Dent Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quentin Jones assists) | 33-45 |
| 4:14 | | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (Quentin Jones steals) | ||
| 4:00 | | Tsvet Sotirov misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Bobcats defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Quentin Jones personal foul | ||
| 3:58 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:58 | | +1 | Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-46 |
| 3:58 | | +1 | Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-47 |
| 3:49 | | AJ Brown personal foul | ||
| 3:49 | | James Dent Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:49 | | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Ajay Sheldon turnover | ||
| 3:13 | | +2 | Quentin Jones makes two point layup | 35-47 |
| 3:04 | | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup (Vic Searls assists) | 35-49 |
| 2:47 | | Tsvet Sotirov turnover | ||
| 2:26 | | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:24 | | Huskies defensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | Quentin Jones offensive foul | ||
| 2:11 | | Quentin Jones turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup (Aidan Hadaway assists) | 35-51 |
| 1:43 | | Nasir Muhammad misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point tip layup | 35-53 |
| 0:57 | | +3 | Nasir Muhammad makes three point jump shot (Kailon Nicholls assists) | 38-53 |
| 0:47 | | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point dunk | 38-55 |
| 0:40 | | Vic Searls personal foul (Quentin Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Quentin Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-55 |
| 0:40 | | Quentin Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:40 | | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Bobcats 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:23 | | Ayden Evans turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 0:05 | | Quentin Jones misses two point layup | ||
| 0:03 | | Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Joe Munden Jr. personal foul (Ajay Sheldon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:03 | | +1 | Ajay Sheldon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-56 |
| 0:03 | | +1 | Ajay Sheldon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-57 |
| 0:01 | | Quentin Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Bobcats defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |