Paveletzke scores 15 as Ohio takes down Kent State 61-59
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Jackson Paveletzke had 15 points and his two free throws with a minute left proved to be the game-winning points in Ohio's 61-59 victory over Kent State on Friday night.
Paveletzke shot 5 of 7 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (11-8, 5-2 Mid-American Conference). AJ Brown scored 15 points while shooting 4 for 12 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added four steals. Shereef Mitchell shot 2 of 9 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 5 for 6 from the line to finish with 11 points.
The Golden Flashes (12-7, 3-4) were led in scoring by Cli'Ron Hornbeak, who finished with 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks. VonCameron Davis added 13 points and two steals for Kent State. Marquis Barnett also recorded 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals.
The second half featured seven lead changes and was tied five times before Ohio secured the victory. Paveletzke put up 11 second-half points to help seal the win.
Both teams next play Tuesday. Ohio hosts Toledo and Kent Statetakes on Bowling Green at home.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Golden Flashes gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses two point layup | Â | |
19:43 | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â | |
19:27 | Â | VonCameron Davis shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | Â | |
19:27 | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 | |
19:27 | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 | |
19:11 | Â | VonCameron Davis turnover (bad pass) (Vic Searls steals) | Â | |
19:01 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:59 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | Â | |
18:40 | Â | Anthony Morales misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:38 | Â | Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:24 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | Â | |
18:14 | Â | Anthony Morales turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals) | Â | |
18:11 | Â | Cian Medley shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | Â | |
18:11 | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-3 | |
18:11 | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-4 | |
17:51 | Â | Vic Searls blocks VonCameron Davis's two point layup | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â | |
17:38 | Â | AJ Brown misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Jamal Sumlin defensive rebound | Â | |
17:30 | Â | Jamal Sumlin turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals) | Â | |
17:15 | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup | 0-6 | |
16:57 | Â | Anthony Morales misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â | |
16:46 | Â | AJ Brown turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
16:34 | Â | Shereef Mitchell personal foul (Cian Medley draws the foul) | Â | |
16:13 | +3 | Marquis Barnett makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists) | 3-6 | |
15:58 | Â | Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:56 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | Â | |
15:53 | Â | Ayden Evans personal foul | Â | |
15:53 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:37 | +2 | Marquis Barnett makes two point jump shot | 5-6 | |
15:26 | Â | Vic Searls turnover (bad pass) (Cian Medley steals) | Â | |
15:16 | +2 | Cian Medley makes two point layup | 7-6 | |
15:08 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Delrecco Gillespie steals) | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Mike Bekelja offensive rebound | Â | |
14:45 | Â | VonCameron Davis turnover (lost ball) (Jackson Paveletzke steals) | Â | |
14:45 | Â | VonCameron Davis personal foul | Â | |
14:27 | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup | 7-8 | |
14:08 | Â | Ajay Sheldon shooting foul (Cli'Ron Hornbeak draws the foul) | Â | |
14:08 | +1 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-8 | |
14:08 | +1 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-8 | |
13:48 | Â | Elmore James misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:46 | Â | Cian Medley defensive rebound | Â | |
13:24 | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound | Â | |
13:16 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie turnover (lost ball) (Ajay Sheldon steals) | Â | |
13:04 | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists) | 9-10 | |
12:54 | Â | Cian Medley turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
12:40 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Marquis Barnett steals) | Â | |
12:31 | Â | Elmore James blocks Marquis Barnett's three point jump shot | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | Â | |
12:19 | +2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point dunk | 11-10 | |
12:18 | Â | Anthony Morales personal foul | Â | |
12:08 | +2 | Elmore James makes two point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists) | 11-12 | |
11:47 | +2 | Jalen Sullinger makes two point jump shot | 13-12 | |
11:33 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:24 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak blocks Elijah Elliott's two point layup | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Cian Medley defensive rebound | Â | |
11:13 | +3 | Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists) | 16-12 | |
10:53 | Â | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:51 | Â | Jamal Sumlin defensive rebound | Â | |
10:39 | +2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists) | 18-12 | |
10:15 | +3 | Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists) | 18-15 | |
9:48 | Â | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:46 | Â | Jamal Sumlin offensive rebound | Â | |
9:41 | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:39 | Â | Marquis Barnett offensive rebound | Â | |
9:34 | Â | Marquis Barnett misses two point layup | Â | |
9:32 | Â | Bobcats defensive rebound | Â | |
9:21 | Â | Shereef Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Sullinger steals) | Â | |
9:07 | +2 | Jamal Sumlin makes two point layup | 20-15 | |
8:50 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul | Â | |
8:36 | Â | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Cian Medley steals) | Â | |
8:13 | +2 | Cian Medley makes two point jump shot | 22-15 | |
7:51 | Â | AJ Brown misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:49 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound | Â | |
7:28 | Â | Ayden Evans blocks Cian Medley's two point layup | Â | |
7:26 | Â | Golden Flashes offensive rebound | Â | |
7:25 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Shereef Mitchell shooting foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul) | Â | |
7:19 | +1 | Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-15 | |
7:19 | +1 | Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-15 | |
6:59 | +2 | Ajay Sheldon makes two point layup | 24-17 | |
6:36 | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Bobcats defensive rebound | Â | |
6:34 | Â | Delrecco Gillespie personal foul | Â | |
6:14 | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point layup | 24-19 | |
5:44 | +2 | Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point layup (Mike Bekelja assists) | 26-19 | |
5:30 | +3 | AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists) | 26-22 | |
5:01 | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:59 | Â | Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Elmore James turnover (traveling) | Â | |
4:25 | Â | Cian Medley misses two point layup | Â | |
4:23 | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â | |
4:12 | Â | AJ Brown misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:10 | Â | Mike Bekelja defensive rebound | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Cian Medley turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals) | Â | |
3:39 | +2 | Vic Searls makes two point layup (Elmore James assists) | 26-24 | |
3:38 | Â | Golden Flashes 30 second timeout | Â | |
3:38 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:09 | Â | Elijah Elliott shooting foul (VonCameron Davis draws the foul) | Â | |
3:08 | +1 | VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-24 | |
3:08 | Â | VonCameron Davis misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:08 | Â | Elijah Elliott defensive rebound | Â | |
2:52 | Â | AJ Brown misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:50 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound | Â | |
2:38 | Â | VonCameron Davis offensive foul | Â | |
2:38 | Â | VonCameron Davis turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
2:17 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak blocks Ajay Sheldon's two point layup | Â | |
2:15 | Â | Cian Medley defensive rebound | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Anthony Morales offensive rebound | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Elijah Elliott personal foul | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Golden Flashes turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
1:34 | Â | Elmore James turnover (lost ball) (Cian Medley steals) | Â | |
1:23 | Â | Cian Medley misses two point layup | Â | |
1:21 | Â | Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound | Â | |
1:14 | +3 | AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 27-27 | |
0:50 | Â | Cian Medley misses two point layup | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak offensive rebound | Â | |
0:44 | Â | Cli'Ron Hornbeak turnover (lost ball) (Elmore James steals) | Â | |
0:38 | Â | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:37 | Â | AJ Brown offensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | Â | Jalen Sullinger shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | Â | |
0:37 | Â | AJ Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
0:37 | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-28 | |
0:16 | Â | Cian Medley misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:14 | Â | Marquis Barnett offensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Marquis Barnett offensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | +2 | Marquis Barnett makes two point jump shot | 29-28 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |