Gillespie puts up 27 as Kent State beats Ohio 86-75 in Mid-American Conference Tournament
CLEVELAND (AP) Delrecco Gillespie had 27 points in No. 3 seed Kent State Golden Flashes's 86-75 win over sixth-seeded Ohio Bobcats on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament.
Kent State (24-8) plays No. 2 seed Akron in the semifinals Friday.
Gillespie also contributed eight rebounds and three steals for the Golden Flashes (23-8, 14-4 Mid-American Conference). Morgan Safford scored 24 points while shooting 8 for 12 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line, and added six rebounds. Rob Whaley Jr. shot 5 of 10 from the field and 4 for 8 from the foul line to finish with 14 points.
Aidan Hadaway finished with 24 points and seven rebounds for the Bobcats (15-17). Javan Simmons added 22 points for Ohio. Jackson Paveletzke finished with 12 points and seven assists.
Kent State led Ohio at the half, 40-38, with Safford (10 points) its high scorer before the break. Kent State took the lead for good with 18:28 left in the second half on a layup from Gillespie to make it a 44-42 game.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Javan Simmons vs. Delrecco Gillespie (Aidan Hadaway gains possession) | |||
| 19:35 | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | |||
| 19:33 | Jahari Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 19:18 | Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 19:18 | +1 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
| 19:18 | +1 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
| 18:53 | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | |||
| 18:51 | Bobcats offensive rebound | |||
| 18:43 | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:41 | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | |||
| 18:35 | Javan Simmons personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 18:16 | Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:14 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
| 18:06 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
| 17:47 | Jahari Williamson misses two point jump shot | |||
| 17:45 | JJ Kelly defensive rebound | |||
| 17:37 | JJ Kelly misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:35 | Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 17:29 | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | |||
| 17:27 | Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound | |||
| 17:20 | Ajay Sheldon turnover (bad pass) (Jahari Williamson steals) | |||
| 17:05 | Delrecco Gillespie misses two point hook shot | |||
| 17:03 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
| 16:48 | +2 | Javan Simmons makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
| 16:33 | Delrecco Gillespie misses two point jump shot | |||
| 16:31 | Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound | |||
| 16:14 | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 16:12 | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | |||
| 16:02 | +3 | Cian Medley makes three point jump shot (Rob Whaley Jr. assists) | 4-5 | |
| 15:42 | +2 | Javan Simmons makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 6-5 | |
| 15:42 | Cian Medley shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 15:42 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:42 | +1 | Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-5 | |
| 15:18 | +3 | Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot | 7-8 | |
| 15:04 | Jalen Breath turnover (lost ball) (Delrecco Gillespie steals) | |||
| 14:50 | Delrecco Gillespie misses two point hook shot | |||
| 14:48 | Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound | |||
| 14:45 | +2 | Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup | 7-10 | |
| 14:21 | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 14:19 | Jalen Breath offensive rebound | |||
| 14:11 | +3 | Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists) | 10-10 | |
| 14:04 | +2 | Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists) | 10-12 | |
| 13:51 | Morgan Safford personal foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul) | |||
| 13:42 | +3 | Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot | 13-12 | |
| 13:25 | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup (Morgan Safford assists) | 13-14 | |
| 13:03 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point jump shot | 15-14 | |
| 12:50 | Rob Whaley Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:48 | Magnus Entenmann offensive rebound | |||
| 12:44 | Quinn Woidke misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:42 | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | |||
| 12:35 | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Quinn Woidke steals) | |||
| 12:30 | Ajay Sheldon blocks Cian Medley's two point layup | |||
| 12:28 | Bobcats defensive rebound | |||
| 12:14 | Dior Conners misses three point jump shot | |||
| 12:11 | Golden Flashes defensive rebound | |||
| 11:49 | Rob Whaley Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 11:47 | Javan Simmons defensive rebound | |||
| 11:37 | Javan Simmons misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:35 | Quinn Woidke defensive rebound | |||
| 11:29 | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup (Quinn Woidke assists) | 15-16 | |
| 11:08 | Quinn Woidke personal foul (Kiir Kuany draws the foul) | |||
| 11:08 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:02 | Javan Simmons misses two point layup | |||
| 11:00 | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | |||
| 10:33 | Quinn Woidke misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:31 | Morgan Safford offensive rebound | |||
| 10:29 | +2 | Morgan Safford makes two point layup | 15-18 | |
| 10:16 | +2 | Javan Simmons makes two point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 17-18 | |
| 10:16 | Morgan Safford shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 10:16 | +1 | Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 18-18 | |
| 9:55 | Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:53 | Golden Flashes offensive rebound | |||
| 9:50 | Cian Medley turnover (bad pass) (JJ Kelly steals) | |||
| 9:39 | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:37 | Javan Simmons offensive rebound | |||
| 9:35 | +2 | Javan Simmons makes two point dunk | 20-18 | |
| 9:22 | +2 | Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup | 20-20 | |
| 9:07 | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup | 22-20 | |
| 8:53 | Javan Simmons shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 8:53 | Rob Whaley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 8:53 | Rob Whaley Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 8:53 | Dior Conners defensive rebound | |||
| 8:37 | +2 | Jalen Breath makes two point hook shot | 24-20 | |
| 8:24 | +3 | Quinn Woidke makes three point jump shot (Delrecco Gillespie assists) | 24-23 | |
| 8:05 | +2 | Kiir Kuany makes two point dunk (Dior Conners assists) | 26-23 | |
| 7:43 | +3 | Jahari Williamson makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists) | 26-26 | |
| 7:29 | Jahari Williamson personal foul (Dior Conners draws the foul) | |||
| 7:29 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:18 | Dezmon Briscoe blocks Aidan Hadaway's two point layup | |||
| 7:16 | Quinn Woidke defensive rebound | |||
| 6:51 | Cian Medley misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:49 | Cian Medley offensive rebound | |||
| 6:46 | Cian Medley misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:44 | Jalen Breath defensive rebound | |||
| 6:17 | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:15 | Cian Medley defensive rebound | |||
| 5:58 | +2 | Jahari Williamson makes two point layup | 26-28 | |
| 5:42 | Jackson Paveletzke offensive foul (Quinn Woidke draws the foul) | |||
| 5:42 | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 5:28 | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:26 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
| 5:23 | Aidan Hadaway turnover (bad pass) (Quinn Woidke steals) | |||
| 5:20 | Quinn Woidke misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:18 | Jalen Breath defensive rebound | |||
| 5:12 | Dezmon Briscoe shooting foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul) | |||
| 5:12 | Jalen Breath misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 5:12 | +1 | Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-28 | |
| 4:58 | Rob Whaley Jr. misses two point layup | |||
| 4:56 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
| 4:43 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup | 29-28 | |
| 4:33 | Delrecco Gillespie misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:31 | Jalen Breath defensive rebound | |||
| 4:23 | +3 | Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 32-28 | |
| 4:21 | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | |||
| 4:21 | TV timeout | |||
| 4:06 | Jalen Breath blocks Cian Medley's two point layup | |||
| 4:04 | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | |||
| 3:56 | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:54 | Morgan Safford defensive rebound | |||
| 3:42 | Jalen Breath blocks Quinn Woidke's two point layup | |||
| 3:40 | Morgan Safford offensive rebound | |||
| 3:35 | Morgan Safford misses two point hook shot | |||
| 3:33 | Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 3:33 | JJ Kelly shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 3:33 | +1 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-29 | |
| 3:33 | Rob Whaley Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 3:33 | Jalen Breath defensive rebound | |||
| 3:05 | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:03 | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | |||
| 2:44 | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point hook shot | 32-31 | |
| 2:15 | Rob Whaley Jr. shooting foul (JJ Kelly draws the foul) | |||
| 2:15 | JJ Kelly misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:15 | +1 | JJ Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-31 | |
| 2:03 | +2 | Morgan Safford makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists) | 33-33 | |
| 1:40 | JJ Kelly misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:38 | Rob Whaley Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 1:29 | +2 | Cian Medley makes two point jump shot | 33-35 | |
| 1:01 | Aidan Hadaway turnover (lost ball) (Delrecco Gillespie steals) | |||
| 0:55 | +2 | Delrecco Gillespie makes two point dunk (Jahari Williamson assists) | 33-37 | |
| 0:43 | JJ Kelly misses two point jump shot | |||
| 0:41 | JJ Kelly offensive rebound | |||
| 0:40 | JJ Kelly misses two point layup | |||
| 0:38 | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | |||
| 0:35 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup | 35-37 | |
| 0:12 | +3 | Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists) | 35-40 | |
| 0:01 | +3 | Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 38-40 | |
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:49 | +2 | Morgan Safford makes two point jump shot (Cian Medley assists) | 38-42 | |
| 19:19 | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:17 | Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound | |||
| 19:15 | Rob Whaley Jr. shooting foul (Aidan Hadaway draws the foul) | |||
| 19:15 | +1 | Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-42 | |
| 19:15 | +1 | Aidan Hadaway makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-42 | |
| 19:09 | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 19:07 | Morgan Safford offensive rebound | |||
| 18:58 | Morgan Safford misses two point jump shot | |||
| 18:56 | Javan Simmons defensive rebound | |||
| 18:37 | Rob Whaley Jr. shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 18:37 | +1 | Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-42 | |
| 18:37 | +1 | Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-42 | |
| 18:28 | +2 | Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup | 42-44 | |
| 18:07 | Aidan Hadaway misses two point hook shot | |||
| 18:05 | Morgan Safford defensive rebound | |||
| 17:48 | Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 17:48 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 42-45 | |
| 17:48 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-46 | |
| 17:37 | Magnus Entenmann shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 17:37 | Javan Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 17:37 | +1 | Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-46 | |
| 17:37 | Delrecco Gillespie turnover (lost ball) | |||
| 17:32 | Javan Simmons turnover (lost ball) (Cian Medley steals) | |||
| 17:26 | +2 | Morgan Safford makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists) | 43-48 | |
| 17:14 | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Javan Simmons assists) | 45-48 | |
| 16:56 | +2 | Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup | 45-50 | |
| 16:45 | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Delrecco Gillespie steals) | |||
| 16:36 | +3 | Morgan Safford makes three point jump shot | 45-53 | |
| 16:13 | Magnus Entenmann personal foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 16:08 | Javan Simmons misses two point layup | |||
| 16:07 | Javan Simmons offensive rebound | |||
| 16:07 | Magnus Entenmann personal foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 15:52 | Delrecco Gillespie personal foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 15:52 | TV timeout | |||
| 15:32 | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | |||
| 15:30 | Golden Flashes defensive rebound | |||
| 15:15 | Delrecco Gillespie misses two point jump shot | |||
| 15:13 | JJ Kelly defensive rebound | |||
| 14:51 | Javan Simmons turnover (traveling) | |||
| 14:32 | Jalen Breath personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 14:28 | JJ Kelly shooting foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul) | |||
| 14:28 | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-54 | |
| 14:28 | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-55 | |
| 14:10 | Aidan Hadaway turnover (lost ball) (Cian Medley steals) | |||
| 14:06 | +2 | Rayvon Griffith makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists) | 45-57 | |
| 14:05 | Bobcats 30 second timeout | |||
| 14:05 | TV timeout | |||
| 13:43 | Jesse Burris misses two point jump shot | |||
| 13:41 | Rayvon Griffith defensive rebound | |||
| 13:27 | Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul) | |||
| 13:27 | Morgan Safford misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 13:27 | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-58 | |
| 13:04 | +2 | Jalen Breath makes two point layup | 47-58 | |
| 12:36 | +3 | Cian Medley makes three point jump shot (Rayvon Griffith assists) | 47-61 | |
| 12:05 | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | |||
| 12:03 | Rayvon Griffith defensive rebound | |||
| 11:40 | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:38 | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | |||
| 11:38 | Magnus Entenmann personal foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul) | |||
| 11:38 | TV timeout | |||
| 11:38 | +1 | Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 48-61 | |
| 11:38 | Jalen Breath misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 11:38 | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | |||
| 11:13 | Quinn Woidke misses three point jump shot | |||
| 11:11 | Rob Whaley Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 11:08 | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup | 48-63 | |
| 10:58 | Quinn Woidke personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | |||
| 10:58 | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-63 | |
| 10:58 | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-63 | |
| 10:33 | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:31 | Jesse Burris defensive rebound | |||
| 10:16 | +2 | Kiir Kuany makes two point layup (Javan Simmons assists) | 52-63 | |
| 9:50 | +2 | Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Rob Whaley Jr. assists) | 52-65 | |
| 9:50 | Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 9:50 | Aidan Hadaway technical foul | |||
| 9:50 | +1 | Cian Medley makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 52-66 | |
| 9:50 | Cian Medley misses technical free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 9:50 | Golden Flashes offensive rebound | |||
| 9:50 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 52-67 | |
| 9:37 | Javan Simmons misses two point jump shot | |||
| 9:35 | Jahari Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 9:12 | Kiir Kuany shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 9:12 | Delrecco Gillespie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 9:12 | Delrecco Gillespie misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 9:12 | JJ Kelly defensive rebound | |||
| 8:56 | Jahari Williamson shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | |||
| 8:56 | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 53-67 | |
| 8:56 | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-67 | |
| 8:50 | Cian Medley turnover (lost ball) (JJ Kelly steals) | |||
| 8:46 | Kiir Kuany turnover (bad pass) (Morgan Safford steals) | |||
| 8:41 | +2 | Morgan Safford makes two point dunk | 54-69 | |
| 8:25 | +2 | Javan Simmons makes two point layup | 56-69 | |
| 7:54 | +2 | Cian Medley makes two point layup | 56-71 | |
| 7:36 | Rayvon Griffith personal foul (JJ Kelly draws the foul) | |||
| 7:36 | TV timeout | |||
| 7:36 | +1 | JJ Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 57-71 | |
| 7:36 | +1 | JJ Kelly makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 58-71 | |
| 7:17 | +2 | Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Quinn Woidke assists) | 58-73 | |
| 6:51 | Morgan Safford shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 6:51 | Javan Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 6:51 | +1 | Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-73 | |
| 6:30 | Morgan Safford misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:28 | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | |||
| 6:22 | Quinn Woidke shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | |||
| 6:22 | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-73 | |
| 6:22 | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-73 | |
| 6:08 | Delrecco Gillespie misses two point jump shot | |||
| 6:06 | Javan Simmons defensive rebound | |||
| 6:02 | Javan Simmons offensive foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 6:02 | Javan Simmons turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 5:40 | Kiir Kuany blocks Rob Whaley Jr.'s two point layup | |||
| 5:38 | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | |||
| 5:35 | +3 | Ajay Sheldon makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 64-73 | |
| 5:13 | Kiir Kuany personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 5:13 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-74 | |
| 5:13 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-75 | |
| 5:02 | Rayvon Griffith shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 5:02 | +1 | Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 65-75 | |
| 5:02 | +1 | Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-75 | |
| 4:35 | Rob Whaley Jr. offensive foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 4:35 | Rob Whaley Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 4:21 | +2 | Javan Simmons makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 68-75 | |
| 4:10 | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | |||
| 4:10 | TV timeout | |||
| 3:57 | Jahari Williamson misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:55 | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | |||
| 3:35 | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:33 | Jahari Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 3:11 | Cian Medley turnover (bad pass) (Ajay Sheldon steals) | |||
| 3:00 | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot | 70-75 | |
| 2:38 | Javan Simmons shooting foul (Rob Whaley Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 2:38 | Official timeout | |||
| 2:38 | Rob Whaley Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 2:38 | +1 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 70-76 | |
| 2:15 | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | |||
| 2:13 | Jalen Breath offensive rebound | |||
| 2:11 | Delrecco Gillespie personal foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul) | |||
| 2:11 | +1 | Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-76 | |
| 2:11 | Jalen Breath misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 2:11 | Jahari Williamson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:55 | +2 | Rob Whaley Jr. makes two point layup (Jahari Williamson assists) | 71-78 | |
| 1:42 | +2 | Javan Simmons makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 73-78 | |
| 1:41 | Bobcats 30 second timeout | |||
| 1:13 | Rob Whaley Jr. misses two point jump shot | |||
| 1:11 | Jalen Breath defensive rebound | |||
| 0:57 | Delrecco Gillespie shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul) | |||
| 0:57 | Javan Simmons misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:57 | Javan Simmons misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
| 0:57 | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | |||
| 0:57 | Jalen Breath personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 0:57 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-79 | |
| 0:57 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-80 | |
| 0:48 | Delrecco Gillespie shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul) | |||
| 0:48 | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-80 | |
| 0:48 | +1 | Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-80 | |
| 0:41 | Golden Flashes 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:41 | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | |||
| 0:40 | Ajay Sheldon personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 0:40 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-81 | |
| 0:40 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-82 | |
| 0:25 | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:24 | Morgan Safford defensive rebound | |||
| 0:24 | JJ Kelly personal foul (Morgan Safford draws the foul) | |||
| 0:24 | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-83 | |
| 0:24 | +1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-84 | |
| 0:17 | Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:15 | Ajay Sheldon offensive rebound | |||
| 0:06 | Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:04 | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | |||
| 0:04 | Javan Simmons personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | |||
| 0:04 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 75-85 | |
| 0:04 | +1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-86 | |
| 0:01 | Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Bobcats offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | End of period |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Bobcats offensive rebound | 0:00 |
| Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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+ 1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:04 |
| |
+ 1 | Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:04 |
| Javan Simmons personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul) | 0:04 |
| Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | 0:04 |
| Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | 0:06 |
| Ajay Sheldon offensive rebound | 0:15 |
| Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | 0:17 |
| |
+ 1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:24 |
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+ 1 | Morgan Safford makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:24 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 75 | 86 |
| Field Goals | 23-53 (43.4%) | 29-61 (47.5%) |
| 3-Pointers | 5-22 (22.7%) | 7-20 (35.0%) |
| Free Throws | 24-32 (75.0%) | 21-29 (72.4%) |
| Total Rebounds | 35 | 32 |
| Offensive | 8 | 8 |
| Defensive | 25 | 21 |
| Team | 2 | 3 |
| Assists | 11 | 16 |
| Steals | 3 | 9 |
| Blocks | 4 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 12 | 5 |
| Fouls | 19 | 24 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
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| 6 Ohio 15-17 | 77.9 PPG | 37.3 RPG | 13.5 APG |
| 3 Kent State 24-8 | 85.6 PPG | 43.0 RPG | 16.4 APG |
| Key Players | |||||
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. Hadaway F | 14.4 PPG | 7.4 RPG | 2.1 APG | 48.6 FG% |
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. Gillespie F | 18.3 PPG | 11.1 RPG | 1.8 APG | 52.7 FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
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| A. Hadaway F | 24 PTS | 7 REB | 0 AST | ||
| D. Gillespie F | 27 PTS | 8 REB | 1 AST | ||
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Hadaway | 24 | 7 | 0 | 9/16 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| J. Simmons | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7/11 | 0/1 | 8/12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Paveletzke | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2/10 | 0/3 | 8/8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Sheldon | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Kelly | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Hadaway | 24 | 7 | 0 | 9/16 | 4/9 | 2/2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| J. Simmons | 22 | 5 | 2 | 7/11 | 0/1 | 8/12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| J. Paveletzke | 12 | 5 | 7 | 2/10 | 0/3 | 8/8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Sheldon | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/6 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| J. Kelly | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0/4 | 0/2 | 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| J. Breath | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 3/6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| K. Kuany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Conners | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Burris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| A. Evans | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Fisher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Mosley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Reese | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 75 | 33 | 11 | 23/53 | 5/22 | 24/32 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 25 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Gillespie | 27 | 8 | 1 | 8/14 | 0/1 | 11/13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| M. Safford | 24 | 6 | 1 | 8/12 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| R. Whaley Jr. | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 4/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Medley | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4/12 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Williamson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| D. Gillespie | 27 | 8 | 1 | 8/14 | 0/1 | 11/13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| M. Safford | 24 | 6 | 1 | 8/12 | 3/5 | 5/6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| R. Whaley Jr. | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 4/8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| C. Medley | 11 | 2 | 7 | 4/12 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Williamson | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2/6 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Q. Woidke | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/6 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| R. Griffith | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Entenmann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Briscoe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Sumlin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Moss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Huffman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Townsend | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Vanderwarker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Hamama | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Lakatos | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 86 | 29 | 16 | 29/61 | 7/20 | 21/29 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 21 |