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Clay leads Missouri State to 76-75 OT victory over Southern Illinois

AP
Jan 31, 2024

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) Donovan Clay scored 24 points and hit the game-winning jump shot with five seconds left in overtime as Missouri State knocked off Southern Illinois 76-75 on Wednesday night.

Clay added a pair of free throws with a second left to seal it. Xavier Johnson hit a 3-pointer for Southern Illinois to cap the scoring.

Clay added seven rebounds for the Bears (13-9, 5-6 Missouri Valley Conference). Chance Moore and Alston Mason scored 13 points apiece. Moore's layup with 18 seconds left in regulation ended an 8-0 surge to force overtime tied 63-all.

Johnson led the way for the Salukis (14-8, 6-5) with 28 points and six assists. Trent Brown added 19 points for Southern Illinois. In addition, Troy D'Amico finished with 15 points and six rebounds.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
MOSU
Bears
31
SIU
Salukis
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Cesare Edwards vs. Clarence Rupert (Salukis gains possession)
19:37		AJ Ferguson misses two point jump shot
19:35		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
19:47		Jump ball. Donovan Clay vs. Clarence Rupert (Bears gains possession)
19:24	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	2-0
19:02		Clarence Rupert turnover (bad pass) (Damien Mayo Jr. steals)
18:41		N.J. Benson misses two point layup
18:39		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
18:19		Donovan Clay personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
18:10		AJ Ferguson turnover (bad pass) (Damien Mayo Jr. steals)
18:04	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup	4-0
17:43		Troy D'Amico misses two point jump shot
17:41		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
17:27		Donovan Clay misses three point jump shot
17:25		Trent Brown defensive rebound
17:16		Clarence Rupert misses two point layup
17:14		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
16:51		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
16:49		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
16:38	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point dunk (Xavier Johnson assists)	4-2
16:15	+2	N.J. Benson makes two point layup	6-2
16:15		Clarence Rupert shooting foul (N.J. Benson draws the foul)
16:15		Nick Kramer turnover (lane violation)
15:54		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
15:52		Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
15:38	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot	6-5
15:14		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
15:12		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
15:10		Xavier Johnson shooting foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
15:10		TV timeout
15:10	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-5
15:10	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-5
14:49	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Scottie Ebube assists)	8-8
14:30		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point hook shot
14:28		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
14:02		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
14:00		Salukis offensive rebound
13:44		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
13:42		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
13:36		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:34		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
13:21	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point jump shot	10-8
12:49	+2	Troy D'Amico makes two point layup	10-10
12:49		Cesare Edwards shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
12:49		Troy D'Amico misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:49		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
12:24		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
12:22		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
11:56	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	10-13
11:41	+3	Damien Mayo Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists)	13-13
11:15		Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass) (Alston Mason steals)
11:10	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup (Chance Moore assists)	15-13
10:50	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup	15-15
10:30		Cesare Edwards misses three point jump shot
10:28		Donovan Clay offensive rebound
10:22	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	17-15
10:04		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:02		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
9:50	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	19-15
9:30	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Kennard Davis Jr. assists)	19-18
9:00		Cesare Edwards misses three point jump shot
8:58		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
8:55		Donovan Clay shooting foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
8:55	+1	Scottie Ebube makes regular free throw 1 of 2	19-19
8:55	+1	Scottie Ebube makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-20
8:28		Chance Moore turnover (traveling)
8:09		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
8:07		Chance Moore defensive rebound
8:01		Matthew Lee misses three point jump shot
7:59		N.J. Benson offensive rebound
7:56		N.J. Benson turnover (lost ball) (Trent Brown steals)
7:46	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Trey Miller assists)	19-23
7:46		TV timeout
7:31	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	21-23
7:09		Trey Miller turnover (out of bounds)
6:45		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
6:43		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
6:27		Cesare Edwards shooting foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
6:27	+1	Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-24
6:27	+1	Clarence Rupert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-25
6:09	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists)	23-25
5:43	+2	Trent Brown makes two point layup	23-27
5:22		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
5:20		Trent Brown defensive rebound
5:11		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
5:09		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
4:48		Xavier Johnson shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
4:48	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-27
4:48	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-27
4:27		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
4:25		Scottie Ebube offensive rebound
4:25		N.J. Benson personal foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
4:22	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	25-30
3:53		Donovan Clay misses three point jump shot
3:51		N.J. Benson offensive rebound
3:36	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	27-30
3:16	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot	27-33
2:59		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point layup
2:57		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
2:53		Donovan Clay personal foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
2:53		TV timeout
2:53		Troy D'Amico misses regular free throw 1 of 3
2:53	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 2 of 3	27-34
2:53	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 3 of 3	27-35
2:41		Alston Mason misses two point jump shot
2:39		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
2:34	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point jump shot	29-35
2:05	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup	29-37
1:52		Scottie Ebube shooting foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
1:52	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-37
1:52	+1	Alston Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-37
1:43		Trent Brown offensive foul (Damien Mayo Jr. draws the foul)
1:43		Trent Brown turnover (offensive foul)
1:38		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
1:36		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
1:30	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup	31-39
1:09		Alston Mason turnover (bad pass) (Clarence Rupert steals)
0:40		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:38		AJ Ferguson offensive rebound
0:33	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (AJ Ferguson assists)	31-42
0:31		Bears 30 second timeout
0:08		Trent Brown personal foul (Matthew Lee draws the foul)
0:04		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
0:02		Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
0:02		Damien Mayo Jr. misses two point jump shot
0:00		Trent Brown defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MOSU
Bears
32
SIU
Salukis
21

Time		Play	Score
19:43	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	33-42
19:28		Troy D'Amico misses two point layup
19:26		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
19:06		N.J. Benson misses two point hook shot
19:04		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
19:04		N.J. Benson personal foul (Clarence Rupert draws the foul)
18:43		N.J. Benson blocks Trent Brown's two point layup
18:41		Nick Kramer defensive rebound
18:35		Troy D'Amico blocks Nick Kramer's two point layup
18:33		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
18:28	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point jump shot (Troy D'Amico assists)	33-44
18:11		Alston Mason misses two point layup
18:09		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
17:56		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
17:54		Troy D'Amico offensive rebound
17:49		AJ Ferguson misses three point jump shot
17:47		N.J. Benson defensive rebound
17:26	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point jump shot	35-44
17:02		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
17:00		Salukis offensive rebound
16:52	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup (Trent Brown assists)	35-46
16:34		Donovan Clay turnover (lost ball) (Clarence Rupert steals)
16:29		Clarence Rupert turnover (lost ball) (Cesare Edwards steals)
16:26		Official timeout
16:24		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
16:22		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
15:54		Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass) (Chance Moore steals)
15:48	+2	Chance Moore makes two point dunk	37-46
15:21		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass)
15:21		TV timeout
15:05		Troy D'Amico shooting foul (Donovan Clay draws the foul)
15:05		Donovan Clay misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:05		Donovan Clay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:05		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
14:49		Chance Moore personal foul (Scottie Ebube draws the foul)
14:41	+2	Scottie Ebube makes two point hook shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	37-48
14:14		Alston Mason misses two point jump shot
14:12		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
14:04		Scottie Ebube turnover (lost ball) (Alston Mason steals)
13:59		Matthew Lee turnover (bad pass) (Kennard Davis Jr. steals)
13:40		Scottie Ebube misses two point jump shot
13:38		Donovan Clay defensive rebound
13:26		Cesare Edwards misses two point jump shot
13:24		Scottie Ebube defensive rebound
13:18		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:16		Chance Moore defensive rebound
13:08	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup	39-48
13:08		Salukis 30 second timeout
13:08		TV timeout
12:39	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Kennard Davis Jr. assists)	39-51
12:18	+2	Cesare Edwards makes two point layup	41-51
11:58		Cesare Edwards blocks Jarrett Hensley's two point hook shot
11:56		Alston Mason defensive rebound
11:56		Jarrett Hensley personal foul (Alston Mason draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:43	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists)	43-51
11:28		Matthew Lee personal foul (Trent Brown draws the foul)
11:10		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
11:08		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
10:57		Matthew Lee turnover (bad pass) (Clarence Rupert steals)
10:33		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:31		Alston Mason defensive rebound
10:25		Alston Mason misses two point layup
10:23		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
10:05		Chance Moore blocks Xavier Johnson's two point layup
10:03		Matthew Lee defensive rebound
9:52	+3	Chance Moore makes three point jump shot (Donovan Clay assists)	46-51
9:52		Salukis 30 second timeout
9:39		Troy D'Amico misses three point jump shot
9:37		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
9:25		Donovan Clay misses two point jump shot
9:23		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
9:19		Matthew Lee shooting foul (AJ Ferguson draws the foul)
9:19	+1	AJ Ferguson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-52
9:19		AJ Ferguson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:19		Chance Moore defensive rebound
8:55	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup (Matthew Lee assists)	48-52
8:27		Damien Mayo Jr. shooting foul (Troy D'Amico draws the foul)
8:27	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-53
8:27	+1	Troy D'Amico makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-54
8:11		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Donovan Clay draws the foul)
7:54		Donovan Clay misses two point jump shot
7:52		Troy D'Amico defensive rebound
7:36		Chance Moore shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
7:34		TV timeout
7:36	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
7:36	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-56
7:23		Cesare Edwards misses three point jump shot
7:21		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
6:49		Xavier Johnson turnover (traveling)
6:27		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
6:25		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
6:04	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot	48-59
5:59		Bears 30 second timeout
5:47	+3	Alston Mason makes three point jump shot	51-59
5:13		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
5:11		Clarence Rupert offensive rebound
5:05	+2	Clarence Rupert makes two point layup	51-61
4:38	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup (Alston Mason assists)	53-61
4:24		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Donovan Clay steals)
4:18	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	55-61
4:01		Donovan Clay personal foul (Trent Brown draws the foul)
4:01	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
4:01	+1	Trent Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
3:46		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Donovan Clay draws the foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:43	+2	Alston Mason makes two point layup (Damien Mayo Jr. assists)	57-63
3:14		Damien Mayo Jr. blocks Xavier Johnson's two point jump shot
3:12		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
3:12		Clarence Rupert personal foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
2:47		Trent Brown shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
2:47	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-63
2:47		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:47		Clarence Rupert defensive rebound
2:17		Xavier Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Donovan Clay steals)
2:07		Alston Mason misses three point jump shot
2:05		Cesare Edwards offensive rebound
2:00		Donovan Clay misses two point layup
1:58		Damien Mayo Jr. offensive rebound
1:58	+2	Damien Mayo Jr. makes two point layup	60-63
1:58		AJ Ferguson shooting foul (Damien Mayo Jr. draws the foul)
1:58	+1	Damien Mayo Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-63
1:27		Trent Brown misses three point jump shot
1:26		Salukis turnover (shot clock violation)
0:55		Cesare Edwards misses two point layup
0:53		Trent Brown defensive rebound
0:46		Salukis 60 second timeout
0:29		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:27		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
0:22		Alston Mason misses two point layup
0:20		Chance Moore offensive rebound
0:17	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	63-63
0:00		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
0:00		Damien Mayo Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

OT
MOSU
Bears
13
SIU
Salukis
12

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Cesare Edwards vs. Clarence Rupert (Damien Mayo Jr. gains possession)
4:35		Clarence Rupert blocks Alston Mason's two point layup
4:33		AJ Ferguson defensive rebound
4:33		Cesare Edwards blocks AJ Ferguson's two point layup
4:31		Salukis offensive rebound
4:09		Cesare Edwards shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
4:09		Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:09	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
3:50	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point layup	65-64
3:31	+3	Trent Brown makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	65-67
3:07	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point hook shot	67-67
2:32		Troy D'Amico turnover (lost ball) (Chance Moore steals)
2:28		AJ Ferguson blocks Chance Moore's two point layup
2:26		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
2:08		AJ Ferguson misses two point layup
2:06		Cesare Edwards defensive rebound
1:59		Bears 60 second timeout
1:50		TV timeout
1:50	+3	Chance Moore makes three point jump shot (Alston Mason assists)	70-67
1:42		Troy D'Amico turnover (double dribble)
1:22	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point jump shot	72-67
1:01	+3	Troy D'Amico makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	72-70
0:59		Salukis 30 second timeout
0:35		Alston Mason misses two point jump shot
0:33		Trent Brown defensive rebound
0:20		Cesare Edwards shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-71
0:20	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-72
0:14		Bears 60 second timeout
0:05	+2	Donovan Clay makes two point jump shot	74-72
0:04		Salukis 60 second timeout
0:04		Troy D'Amico turnover (bad pass) (Cesare Edwards steals)
0:02		Troy D'Amico personal foul (Cesare Edwards draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-72
0:02	+1	Cesare Edwards makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-72
0:01	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot	76-75
0:00		End of period

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Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot