Western Michigan 82-73 Ohio (Feb 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

Ohio Bobcats

15-13, 9-6 Conference

	1	2	T
OHIO	33	40	73
WMU	36	46	82

TIME	OHIO	WMU
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball won by Western Michigan	0	0
19:57	Jump Ball lost by Ohio	0	0
19:44	Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.	0	0
19:40	AJ Clayton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:23	AJ Brown missed Jumper.	0	0
19:19	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.	0	2
19:06	Elijah Elliott missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:03	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:59	JaVaughn Hannah missed Layup.	0	2
18:59	AJ Clayton Block.	0	2
18:55	AJ Clayton Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:52	Shereef Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Elliott.	3	2
18:22	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	3	2
18:19	JaVaughn Hannah Offensive Rebound.	3	2
18:17	JaVaughn Hannah Turnover.	3	2
18:17	Shereef Mitchell Steal.	3	2
18:05	AJ Brown missed Jumper.	3	2
18:00	AJ Brown Offensive Rebound.	3	2
18:00	AJ Brown missed Two Point Tip Shot.	3	2
17:59	Markhi Strickland Defensive Rebound.	3	2
17:52	Markhi Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	3	4
17:32	Jackson Paveletzke Turnover.	3	4
17:32	Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan	3	4
17:32	Owen Lobsinger subbing in for Western Michigan	3	4
17:15	Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.	3	6
17:09	Foul on JaVaughn Hannah.	3	6
17:09	AJ Brown made Free Throw.	4	6
17:09	AJ Brown missed Free Throw.	4	6
17:08	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:48	Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	4	9
16:40	Jackson Paveletzke Turnover.	4	9
16:40	Chansey Willis Jr. Steal.	4	9
16:36	Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Owen Lobsinger.	4	11
16:16	Foul on Chansey Willis Jr..	4	11
16:16	Jackson Paveletzke made Free Throw.	5	11
16:16	AJ Brown subbing out for Ohio	5	11
16:16	Elijah Elliott subbing out for Ohio	5	11
16:16	Ajay Sheldon subbing in for Ohio	5	11
16:16	Elmore James subbing in for Ohio	5	11
16:16	Jackson Paveletzke made Free Throw.	6	11
15:53	Owen Lobsinger missed Layup.	6	11
15:50	AJ Clayton Defensive Rebound.	6	11
15:47	Jackson Paveletzke made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.	9	11
15:29	Foul on Elmore James.	9	11
15:29	Official TV Timeout	9	11
15:29	Owen Lobsinger subbing out for Western Michigan	9	11
15:29	Max Burton subbing in for Western Michigan	9	11
15:29	AJ Clayton subbing out for Ohio	9	11
15:29	Vic Searls subbing in for Ohio	9	11
15:29	Markhi Strickland missed Free Throw.	9	11
15:29	Western Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	9	11
15:29	Markhi Strickland missed Free Throw.	9	11
15:28	Donovan Williams Offensive Rebound.	9	11
15:26	JaVaughn Hannah missed Layup.	9	11
15:22	Vic Searls Defensive Rebound.	9	11
15:14	Elmore James missed Three Point Jumper.	9	11
15:10	JaVaughn Hannah Defensive Rebound.	9	11
14:51	Donovan Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Markhi Strickland.	9	14
14:22	Vic Searls missed Jumper.	9	14
14:19	JaVaughn Hannah Defensive Rebound.	9	14
14:18	Foul on Shereef Mitchell.	9	14
14:18	JaVaughn Hannah subbing out for Western Michigan	9	14
14:18	Brandon Muntu subbing in for Western Michigan	9	14
14:12	Brandon Muntu made Layup. Assisted by Max Burton.	9	16
14:06	Jackson Paveletzke Turnover.	9	16
14:06	Shereef Mitchell subbing out for Ohio	9	16
14:06	AJ Brown subbing in for Ohio	9	16
13:53	Markhi Strickland made Layup. Assisted by Chansey Willis Jr..	9	18
13:33	AJ Brown missed Three Point Jumper.	9	18
13:30	Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.	9	18
13:23	Donovan Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	9	18
13:19	Vic Searls Defensive Rebound.	9	18
13:08	AJ Brown Turnover.	9	18
13:08	Markhi Strickland Steal.	9	18
13:05	Foul on Ajay Sheldon.	9	18
13:05	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Free Throw.	9	18
13:05	Western Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.	9	18
13:05	Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan	9	18
13:05	Markhi Strickland subbing out for Western Michigan	9	18
13:05	JaVaughn Hannah subbing in for Western Michigan	9	18
13:05	Seryee Lewis subbing in for Western Michigan	9	18
13:05	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Free Throw.	9	18
13:04	Vic Searls Defensive Rebound.	9	18
12:43	Jackson Paveletzke made Jumper.	11	18
12:05	Chansey Willis Jr. made Three Point Jumper.	11	21
11:46	Foul on Seryee Lewis.	11	21
11:46	Official TV Timeout	11	21
11:46	Donovan Williams subbing out for Western Michigan	11	21
11:46	Chansey Willis Jr. subbing out for Western Michigan	11	21
11:46	EJ Ryans subbing in for Western Michigan	11	21
11:46	Owen Lobsinger subbing in for Western Michigan	11	21
11:46	Jackson Paveletzke subbing out for Ohio	11	21
11:46	Shereef Mitchell subbing in for Ohio	11	21
11:46	Vic Searls missed Free Throw.	11	21
11:46	Ohio Deadball Team Rebound.	11	21
11:46	Vic Searls made Free Throw.	12	21
11:46	Vic Searls subbing out for Ohio	12	21
11:46	AJ Clayton subbing in for Ohio	12	21
11:24	Owen Lobsinger Turnover.	12	21
11:24	AJ Clayton Steal.	12	21
10:59	Ajay Sheldon missed Three Point Jumper.	12	21
10:55	Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.	12	21
10:34	EJ Ryans subbing out for Western Michigan	12	21
10:34	Brandon Muntu subbing out for Western Michigan	12	21
10:34	Seryee Lewis subbing out for Western Michigan	12	21
10:34	Donovan Williams subbing in for Western Michigan	12	21
10:34	Chansey Willis Jr. subbing in for Western Michigan	12	21
10:34	Brandon Muntu Turnover.	12	21
10:34	Markhi Strickland subbing in for Western Michigan	12	21
10:34	Elmore James subbing out for Ohio	12	21
10:34	Elijah Elliott subbing in for Ohio	12	21
10:22	AJ Clayton made Dunk. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.	14	21
10:09	Markhi Strickland missed Layup.	14	21
10:06	JaVaughn Hannah Offensive Rebound.	14	21
9:55	Markhi Strickland missed Jumper.	14	21
9:54	Owen Lobsinger Offensive Rebound.	14	21
9:54	Foul on Elijah Elliott.	14	21
9:54	Owen Lobsinger subbing out for Western Michigan	14	21
9:54	Max Burton subbing in for Western Michigan	14	21
9:49	JaVaughn Hannah made Jumper.	14	23
9:35	Foul on Donovan Williams.	14	23
9:21	Shereef Mitchell made Layup.	16	23
9:05	Max Burton missed Layup.	16	23
9:05	AJ Clayton Block.	16	23
9:02	Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.	16	23
9:00	AJ Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elijah Elliott.	19	23
8:59	Western Michigan Timeout	19	23
8:59	Ajay Sheldon subbing out for Ohio	19	23
8:59	Jackson Paveletzke subbing in for Ohio	19	23
8:43	Chansey Willis Jr. Turnover.	19	23
8:43	Shereef Mitchell Steal.	19	23
8:39	Jackson Paveletzke made Layup. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.	21	23
8:06	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	21	23
8:02	Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.	21	23
7:56	Shereef Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.	21	23
7:52	Max Burton Defensive Rebound.	21	23
7:41	Markhi Strickland Turnover.	21	23
7:41	AJ Brown Steal.	21	23
7:34	Elijah Elliott made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jackson Paveletzke.	24	23
7:18	Foul on Elijah Elliott.	24	23
7:18	Official TV Timeout	24	25
7:18	Max Burton made Free Throw.	24	24
7:18	Max Burton made Free Throw.	24	25
7:18	JaVaughn Hannah subbing out for Western Michigan	24	25
7:18	Brandon Muntu subbing in for Western Michigan	24	25
7:18	Elijah Elliott subbing out for Ohio	24	25
7:18	AJ Clayton subbing out for Ohio	24	25
7:18	Elmore James subbing in for Ohio	24	25
7:18	Vic Searls subbing in for Ohio	24	25
6:58	Brandon Muntu missed Jumper.	24	25
6:55	Elmore James Defensive Rebound.	24	25
6:41	Vic Searls missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
6:37	Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.	24	25
6:32	Markhi Strickland Turnover.	24	25
6:32	AJ Brown Steal.	24	25
6:23	AJ Brown missed Layup.	24	25
6:20	Brandon Muntu Defensive Rebound.	24	25
6:16	Chansey Willis Jr. missed Layup.	24	25
6:14	Elmore James Defensive Rebound.	24	25
6:12	Elmore James Turnover.	24	25
6:12	Max Burton Steal.	24	25
6:08	Brandon Muntu made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Williams.	24	28
5:39	Elmore James missed Three Point Jumper.	24	28
5:36	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	24	28
5:16	Max Burton Turnover.	24	28
5:16	Jackson Paveletzke Steal.	24	28
5:09	Elmore James made Layup.	26	28
4:35	Brandon Muntu missed Three Point Jumper.	26	28
4:30	Markhi Strickland Offensive Rebound.	26	28
4:30	Markhi Strickland made Two Point Tip Shot.	26	30
4:02	Elmore James missed Jumper.	26	30
4:02	Markhi Strickland Block.	26	30
4:02	AJ Brown Offensive Rebound.	26	30
4:00	Foul on Max Burton.	26	30
4:00	Official TV Timeout	26	30
4:00	Max Burton subbing out for Western Michigan	26	30
4:00	Owen Lobsinger subbing in for Western Michigan	26	30
4:00	Shereef Mitchell subbing out for Ohio	26	30
4:00	Vic Searls subbing out for Ohio	26	30
4:00	Elijah Elliott subbing in for Ohio	26	30
4:00	AJ Clayton subbing in for Ohio	26	30
4:00	AJ Brown missed Free Throw.	26	30
4:00	Ohio Deadball Team Rebound.	26	30
4:00	AJ Brown made Free Throw.	27	30
4:00	AJ Brown subbing out for Ohio	27	30
4:00	Ajay Sheldon subbing in for Ohio	27	30
3:41	Markhi Strickland missed Layup.	27	30
3:38	Elijah Elliott Defensive Rebound.	27	30
3:33	Foul on Markhi Strickland.	27	30
3:25	AJ Clayton missed Jumper.	27	30
3:22	Donovan Williams Defensive Rebound.	27	30
3:01	Owen Lobsinger Turnover.	27	30
3:01	Jackson Paveletzke Steal.	27	30
2:54	Jackson Paveletzke missed Three Point Jumper.	27	30
2:51	AJ Clayton Offensive Rebound.	27	30
2:49	AJ Clayton made Layup.	29	30
2:23	Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.	29	32
2:10	Owen Lobsinger subbing out for Western Michigan	29	32
2:10	Max Burton subbing in for Western Michigan	29	32
2:10	Elijah Elliott subbing out for Ohio	29	32
2:10	Shereef Mitchell subbing in for Ohio	29	32
1:52	Elmore James made Jumper.	31	32
1:35	Max Burton Turnover.	31	32
1:35	Jackson Paveletzke Steal.	31	32
1:31	AJ Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.	31	32
1:28	Markhi Strickland Defensive Rebound.	31	32
1:05	Max Burton missed Layup.	31	32
1:02	Max Burton Offensive Rebound.	31	32
1:02	Max Burton made Two Point Tip Shot.	31	34
0:39	Jackson Paveletzke missed Layup.	31	34
0:37	Chansey Willis Jr. Defensive Rebound.	31	34
0:16	Chansey Willis Jr. made Layup.	31	36
0:00	Jackson Paveletzke made Layup.	33	36
0:00	End of 1st half	33	36

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University Arena (MI)

7:00 PM, February 25, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Kalamazoo, MI

Line: OHIO -6.5

Over/Under: 156.5

Attendance: 1,849

Referees:
Tim Stewart
King Whetstone
Kevin Raher

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