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FINAL
Jan 6, 2024

Game Recap

Clayton scores 23 as Ohio downs Northern Illinois 78-66. AJ Clayton's 23 points helped Ohio defeat Northern Illinois 78-66 on Saturday.

Box Score

12T
NIU353166
OHIO324678
Northern Illinois Huskies logoNORTHERN ILLINOISMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
23Harvin Ibarguen293-40-00-04001006
13Xavier Amos339-164-80-073102322
11David Coit405-153-84-443013317
10Zion Russell70-30-10-00100210
5Philmon Gebrewhit395-104-50-222111214
15Ethan Butler110-20-00-01100000
4Oluwasegun Durosinmi50-00-00-02000020
1Will Lovings-Watts230-50-31-23111111
24Quaran McPherson132-61-31-24010016
TOTAL24-6139.3%12-2842.9%6-1060.0%27114491366
Ohio Bobcats logoOHIOMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
10Aidan Hadaway182-40-20-01300134
23AJ Clayton289-133-62-240130023
1Elmore James364-82-41-272102211
12Jaylin Hunter325-82-28-886202120
4Shereef Mitchell233-100-30-05601116
11Gabe Wiznitzer150-20-00-22110030
0Ajay Sheldon274-61-30-03101129
24Ike Cornish211-41-22-21010015
TOTAL28-5550.9%9-2240.9%13-1681.3%31196571378

Play-by-Play

1st halfniuohio
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:31) Zion Russell missed Layup.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (19:31) AJ Clayton Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:31) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:29) Harvin Ibarguen missed Layup.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (19:29) AJ Clayton Block.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (19:29) Ohio Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (19:20) AJ Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (19:16) David Coit Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (19:06) Xavier Amos made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Zion Russell.
    30
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (18:31) Ohio Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:16) Xavier Amos Turnover.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (18:05) Shereef Mitchell Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (18:05) Philmon Gebrewhit Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:52) Philmon Gebrewhit Turnover.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (17:52) AJ Clayton Steal.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (17:40) Shereef Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:36) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (17:12) Zion Russell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (17:09) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (17:03) Elmore James missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:59) David Coit Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:44) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (16:40) Harvin Ibarguen Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (16:38) Harvin Ibarguen made Layup.
    50
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (16:24) AJ Clayton missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (16:20) Jaylin Hunter Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (16:15) Aidan Hadaway made Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.
    52
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:51) Zion Russell missed Layup.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (15:51) AJ Clayton Block.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (15:46) Jaylin Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (15:44) Foul on Zion Russell.
  • (15:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +1 (15:44) Jaylin Hunter made Free Throw.
    53
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +1 (15:44) Jaylin Hunter made Free Throw.
    54
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (15:30) David Coit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Lovings-Watts.
    84
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (14:57) Elmore James Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:57) Xavier Amos Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (14:53) Xavier Amos made Layup.
    104
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (14:41) Jaylin Hunter missed Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (14:36) Ike Cornish Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (14:35) Ike Cornish missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (14:35) Philmon Gebrewhit Block.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (14:30) Elmore James Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +3 (14:29) Jaylin Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elmore James.
    107
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (14:09) Philmon Gebrewhit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Coit.
    137
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (13:46) Jaylin Hunter Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:31) David Coit Turnover.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (13:16) Shereef Mitchell missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:16) Will Lovings-Watts Block.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (13:15) Ohio Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (13:06) Shereef Mitchell missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:03) Philmon Gebrewhit Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (13:00) David Coit missed Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (13:00) Ajay Sheldon Block.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (12:55) Ajay Sheldon Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (12:47) Ajay Sheldon made Jumper. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.
    139
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:30) Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (12:26) Shereef Mitchell Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (12:12) Gabe Wiznitzer missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:09) Will Lovings-Watts Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:05) Will Lovings-Watts missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (12:03) Oluwasegun Durosinmi Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (12:03) Foul on Ike Cornish.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:53) Will Lovings-Watts missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (11:49) Elmore James Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:44) Foul on Xavier Amos.
  • (11:44) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (11:44) Elmore James missed Free Throw.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (11:44) Ohio Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +1 (11:44) Elmore James made Free Throw.
    1310
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (11:18) Ethan Butler missed Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (11:15) Ajay Sheldon Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +3 (11:02) Elmore James made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ajay Sheldon.
    1313
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (10:42) Philmon Gebrewhit made Three Point Jumper.
    1613
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (10:23) AJ Clayton missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:19) David Coit Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (10:11) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (10:07) Elmore James Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (10:01) Shereef Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:57) Ethan Butler Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (9:41) Foul on Aidan Hadaway.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:41) Will Lovings-Watts missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (9:41) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (9:41) Will Lovings-Watts made Free Throw.
    1713
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (9:26) Jaylin Hunter made Layup. Assisted by Shereef Mitchell.
    1715
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (9:08) Xavier Amos made Jumper.
    1915
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (8:43) AJ Clayton made Layup. Assisted by Aidan Hadaway.
    1917
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:21) Xavier Amos missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:15) Xavier Amos Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (8:15) Harvin Ibarguen made Layup.
    2117
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (8:09) Foul on Aidan Hadaway.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (8:09) Aidan Hadaway Turnover.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (8:09) Shereef Mitchell missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (8:09) Northern Illinois Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (7:43) Philmon Gebrewhit made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by David Coit.
    2417
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (7:24) Ajay Sheldon made Layup.
    2419
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (7:05) Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (7:00) Elmore James Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (6:56) Elmore James missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:56) Harvin Ibarguen Block.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:52) Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (6:32) Philmon Gebrewhit made Layup.
    2619
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (6:09) Gabe Wiznitzer missed Layup.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (6:06) Harvin Ibarguen Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:57) Xavier Amos missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:56) Northern Illinois Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (5:56) Foul on Gabe Wiznitzer.
  • (5:56) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:53) Zion Russell Turnover.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (5:53) Ike Cornish Steal.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:26) Foul on Xavier Amos.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (5:26) Gabe Wiznitzer missed Free Throw.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (5:26) Ohio Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (5:25) Gabe Wiznitzer missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (5:23) Xavier Amos Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (4:56) Foul on Ajay Sheldon.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:52) Philmon Gebrewhit missed Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (4:48) Jaylin Hunter Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (4:40) Ajay Sheldon Turnover.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:21) David Coit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (4:17) Ajay Sheldon Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (4:15) Foul on Xavier Amos.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (3:58) AJ Clayton made Layup. Assisted by Jaylin Hunter.
    2621
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (3:22) Will Lovings-Watts Turnover.
  • (3:21) Official TV Timeout
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +3 (3:13) Ajay Sheldon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaylin Hunter.
    2624
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:52) Philmon Gebrewhit missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:48) Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:34) Quaran McPherson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:30) Quaran McPherson Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (2:29) Foul on Gabe Wiznitzer.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +1 (2:29) Quaran McPherson made Free Throw.
    2724
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (2:28) Quaran McPherson missed Free Throw.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (2:27) Elmore James Defensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (2:06) Elmore James made Jumper.
    2726
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (1:45) David Coit Turnover.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (1:45) Jaylin Hunter Steal.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (1:41) Ajay Sheldon made Layup. Assisted by Jaylin Hunter.
    2728
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (1:24) David Coit made Three Point Jumper.
    3028
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +2 (0:55) Elmore James made Layup.
    3030
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +2 (0:28) David Coit made Jumper.
    3230
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (0:04) Jaylin Hunter missed Jumper.
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:04) David Coit Block.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (0:04) Ohio Offensive Rebound.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    (0:04) Ohio Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:02) Foul on Quaran McPherson.
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +1 (0:02) Ike Cornish made Free Throw.
    3231
  • Ohio Bobcats logo
    +1 (0:02) Ike Cornish made Free Throw.
    3232
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    (0:02) Northern Illinois Timeout
  • Northern Illinois Huskies logo
    +3 (0:00) Quaran McPherson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Butler.
    3532
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

66Points78
24-61(39.3%)Field Goal(%)28-55(50.9%)
12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)9-22(40.9%)
6-10(60%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)
32(13)Rebounds(Offensive)35(9)
11Assists19
4Steals6
4Blocks5
9Turnovers8
13(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)
7Largest Lead16

Game Details

Saturday, January 6, 2024 · 2:00 PM
Convocation Center (OH) · Athens, OH
attendance: 3,802 (29.2%)
spread: OHIO -5.5
over/under: 154.5