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Brown's 14 help Ohio knock off Central Michigan 57-55

AP
Jan 04, 2025

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) AJ Brown had 14 points in Ohio's 57-55 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday night.

Brown shot 4 of 9 from the field, including 4 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 4 from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (7-6, 1-0 Mid-American Conference). Jackson Paveletzke scored 11 points while going 5 of 8 and 0 of 4 from the free-throw line and added five assists. AJ Clayton shot 2 for 7, including 0 for 4 from beyond the arc to finish with six points.

Jakobi Heady led the way for the Chippewas (6-7, 0-1) with 15 points and eight rebounds. Central Michigan also got 13 points and four steals from Anthony Pritchard. Ugnius Jarusevicius had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Brown scored nine points in the first half for Ohio, who led 35-28 at halftime. Ohio turned a two-point second-half lead into a 10-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 54-44 lead with 7:56 left in the half. Victor Searls scored six second-half points in the win.

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1st Half
OHIO
Bobcats
35
CMU
Chippewas
28

Time		Play	Score
20:00		AJ Brown vs. Ugnius Jarusevicius (Chippewas gains possession)
19:43	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:09		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
19:07		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
18:59		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
18:57		Bobcats defensive rebound
18:53	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	2-2
18:43	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:28		Aidan Hadaway turnover (lost ball)
18:24		Bryan Ndjonga turnover (lost ball) (AJ Clayton steals)
18:14		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
18:12		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
17:56	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	2-6
17:41		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
17:39		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
17:35	+2	Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (AJ Brown assists)	4-6
17:14		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses two point layup
17:12		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive rebound
17:07		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses two point layup
17:01		Bryan Ndjonga personal foul
16:47		Elmore James turnover (traveling)
16:31		Cayden Vasko misses three point jump shot
16:29		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive rebound
16:20		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses three point jump shot
16:18		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
16:14		Cayden Vasko shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
16:14		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:14		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:14		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
15:52	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point jump shot	4-8
15:36		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
15:27		Cayden Vasko misses two point layup
15:27		Anthony Pritchard offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	4-10
15:27		TV timeout
15:13		Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
15:11		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
14:56		Aidan Hadaway blocks Jakobi Heady's two point layup
14:56		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
14:56		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
14:56		Aidan Hadaway blocks Jakobi Heady's two point layup
14:54		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
14:50	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)	6-10
14:23		Bryan Ndjonga misses two point layup
14:23		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
14:23		Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass)
14:08		Aidan Hadaway turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
13:56		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
13:54		Damarion Bonds personal foul
13:38		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
13:36		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
13:29	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point layup	6-12
13:24		Tony Barbee technical foul
13:24	+1	AJ Clayton makes technical free throw 1 of 2	7-12
13:24	+1	AJ Clayton makes technical free throw 2 of 2	8-12
13:16		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
13:14		Chippewas defensive rebound
12:53		Damarion Bonds misses two point layup
12:51		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
12:45	+2	Ajay Sheldon makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	10-12
12:44		Chippewas 30 second timeout
12:16		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
12:14		Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound
12:06		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
12:04		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
11:57		TV timeout
11:47		Jakobi Heady turnover (bad pass)
11:30		Shereef Mitchell turnover (traveling)
11:12		Anthony Pritchard turnover (AJ Clayton steals)
11:03	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)	13-12
10:45		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses three point jump shot
10:43		Bryan Ndjonga offensive rebound
10:19		AJ Clayton blocks Kyler VanderJagt's two point jump shot
10:17		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
10:16	+2	Ajay Sheldon makes two point layup (AJ Clayton assists)	15-12
10:16		Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Shereef Mitchell steals)
10:16	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point dunk (AJ Brown assists)	17-12
10:09		Chippewas 30 second timeout
9:46	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point jump shot	17-14
9:26	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point layup	19-14
9:12		Bryan Ndjonga misses two point layup
9:10		Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound
9:03		AJ Clayton turnover (lost ball) (Kyler VanderJagt steals)
8:59		Ajay Sheldon shooting foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
8:59		Kyler VanderJagt misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:59	+1	Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-15
8:34	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Elmore James assists)	22-15
8:08	+2	Kyler VanderJagt makes two point layup	22-17
7:37		Elmore James misses two point layup
7:35		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
7:29	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	22-19
7:20		Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
7:18		AJ Brown offensive rebound
7:06	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	25-19
6:40		Vic Searls personal foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
6:40		TV timeout
6:26		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
6:24		Elmore James defensive rebound
5:59		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
5:57		Anthony Pritchard defensive rebound
5:57		Aidan Hadaway personal foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
5:39		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
5:37		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
5:25		AJ Brown misses two point jump shot
5:23		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
5:18		Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals)
5:13	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	27-19
4:50		Damarion Bonds misses two point layup
4:48		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
4:40	+2	Aidan Hadaway makes two point dunk (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	29-19
4:03	+2	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point jump shot (Cayden Vasko assists)	29-21
3:55		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
3:53		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
3:44	+2	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point layup (Jakobi Heady assists)	29-23
3:16		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Ugnius Jarusevicius steals)
3:08		Anthony Pritchard misses three point jump shot
3:06		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
3:04		Ugnius Jarusevicius personal foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul)
3:04		TV timeout
2:43	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	31-23
2:16		Kyler VanderJagt offensive foul
2:16		Kyler VanderJagt turnover (offensive foul)
2:04	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup (Aidan Hadaway assists)	33-23
1:38		Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
1:38	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-24
1:38	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-25
1:28		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
1:26		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
1:16	+3	Bryan Ndjonga makes three point jump shot (Jakobi Heady assists)	33-28
0:48		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
0:46		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
0:34		Bryan Ndjonga turnover (bad pass)
0:27	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	35-28
0:01		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OHIO
Bobcats
22
CMU
Chippewas
27

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Jakobi Heady shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
19:48		AJ Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:48	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-28
19:22	+2	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes two point jump shot (Anthony Pritchard assists)	36-30
19:11		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
19:09		Elmore James offensive rebound
19:01		Elmore James misses two point layup
18:59		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
18:47		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
18:45		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
18:39		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
18:37		AJ Brown offensive rebound
18:33		AJ Brown turnover (lost ball) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
18:07		Aidan Hadaway blocks Cayden Vasko's two point layup
18:05		Chippewas offensive rebound
18:05		AJ Clayton blocks Jakobi Heady's two point layup
18:03		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
18:03		Jakobi Heady misses two point layup
18:01		Jakobi Heady offensive rebound
17:52		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
17:50		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
17:36		AJ Brown misses two point jump shot
17:34		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
17:26		Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
17:20		Jakobi Heady misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:12	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-31
17:04	+2	Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup	38-31
16:58		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
16:56		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
16:53		Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
16:51		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
16:46	+3	Jakobi Heady makes three point jump shot (Kyler VanderJagt assists)	38-34
16:20		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
16:18		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
16:11		Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Hadaway steals)
16:05		Elmore James misses two point jump shot
16:03		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
15:47		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses three point jump shot
15:45		Bobcats defensive rebound
15:44		TV timeout
15:27		Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup
15:25		Bryan Ndjonga defensive rebound
15:21	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	38-36
15:21		Shereef Mitchell shooting foul (Anthony Pritchard draws the foul)
15:21	+1	Anthony Pritchard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-37
15:07		Kyler VanderJagt personal foul
14:58		Vic Searls turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Pritchard steals)
14:51		Anthony Pritchard misses two point layup
14:49		Chippewas offensive rebound
14:44		AJ Clayton blocks Ugnius Jarusevicius's two point jump shot
14:42		Chippewas offensive rebound
14:36		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
14:34		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
14:19		Ugnius Jarusevicius personal foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
14:12		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
14:10		Damarion Bonds defensive rebound
13:57	+2	Jakobi Heady makes two point layup	38-39
13:57		Ajay Sheldon shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
13:57	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-40
13:35	+2	Ajay Sheldon makes two point jump shot (Aidan Hadaway assists)	40-40
13:18	+2	Cayden Vasko makes two point layup	40-42
12:52		Cayden Vasko blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point jump shot
12:50		Bobcats offensive rebound
12:43		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
12:41		AJ Brown offensive rebound
12:26	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	42-42
11:58		Aidan Hadaway blocks Bryan Ndjonga's two point layup
11:56		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
11:34	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	44-42
11:11		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
11:10		Aidan Hadaway personal foul
11:10		TV timeout
11:05		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
11:03		Vic Searls defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup (Shereef Mitchell assists)	46-42
10:16		Ajay Sheldon shooting foul (Jakobi Heady draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-43
10:16	+1	Jakobi Heady makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-44
9:54	+2	Elmore James makes two point jump shot	48-44
9:37		Anthony Pritchard turnover (bad pass) (Elmore James steals)
9:37		Anthony Pritchard personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
9:27	+3	Jackson Paveletzke makes three point jump shot	51-44
9:06		Kyler VanderJagt turnover (bad pass) (Elmore James steals)
8:56		Cayden Vasko blocks Elmore James's two point layup
8:54		Chippewas defensive rebound
8:26		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
8:24		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
8:17		Bobcats 30 second timeout
8:17		TV timeout
7:56	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	54-44
7:33		Vic Searls personal foul
7:33		TV timeout
7:24	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point jump shot	54-46
7:02		Jakobi Heady blocks AJ Clayton's two point jump shot
7:00		AJ Brown offensive rebound
6:42		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
6:40		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
6:34		Kyler VanderJagt misses three point jump shot
6:32		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
6:23		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
6:21		Cayden Vasko defensive rebound
6:03		Kyler VanderJagt misses two point layup
6:01		Kyler VanderJagt offensive rebound
5:50	+2	Anthony Pritchard makes two point layup	54-48
5:26		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
5:24		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
5:04		Jakobi Heady misses three point jump shot
5:02		Elmore James defensive rebound
4:59		Ugnius Jarusevicius personal foul (Elmore James draws the foul)
4:36		Shereef Mitchell turnover (bad pass)
4:11		AJ Clayton blocks Anthony Pritchard's two point layup
4:11		Chippewas offensive rebound
4:06		Ugnius Jarusevicius turnover (lost ball) (Shereef Mitchell steals)
3:43		Ajay Sheldon misses two point layup
3:41		Kyler VanderJagt defensive rebound
3:27		Ajay Sheldon personal foul (Kyler VanderJagt draws the foul)
3:27		TV timeout
3:27	+1	Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-49
3:27	+1	Kyler VanderJagt makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-50
3:14	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	56-50
2:55		Cayden Vasko turnover (bad pass) (Jackson Paveletzke steals)
2:40		Shereef Mitchell turnover (traveling)
2:20		AJ Clayton shooting foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-51
2:20	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-52
2:01		Shereef Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Jakobi Heady steals)
1:38		Anthony Pritchard misses two point jump shot
1:37		Ugnius Jarusevicius offensive rebound
1:37		Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Ugnius Jarusevicius draws the foul)
1:37		Ugnius Jarusevicius misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:37	+1	Ugnius Jarusevicius makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-53
1:08		Cayden Vasko shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
1:08		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:08		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:08		Jakobi Heady defensive rebound
0:45		Jakobi Heady misses two point jump shot
0:45		Cayden Vasko offensive rebound
0:45	+2	Cayden Vasko makes two point layup	56-55
0:43		Chippewas 30 second timeout
0:14		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Cayden Vasko steals)
0:09		Cayden Vasko turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals)
0:08		Jakobi Heady shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
0:08	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-55
0:08		Chippewas 60 second timeout
0:08		AJ Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:08		Ugnius Jarusevicius defensive rebound
0:00		Cayden Vasko misses two point jump shot
0:00		End of period

Cayden Vasko misses two point jump shot