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Simmons scores 17 points, Ohio defeats Maine 79-57

AP
Dec 03, 2025

ATHENS, Ohio Bobcats (AP) Javan Simmons scored 17 points as Ohio beat Maine Black Bears 79-57 on Wednesday night.

Simmons shot 7 of 10 from the field for the Bobcats (2-6). JJ Kelly added 14 points, six rebounds and three steals. Jalen Breath finished with 13 points. The Bobcats broke a five-game skid.

The Black Bears (0-10) were led in scoring by Keelan Steele, who finished with 14 points. Maine also got 10 points and three steals from Logan Carey. TJ Biel also had eight points and two blocks. The loss is the 10th straight for the Black Bears.

Ohio took the lead for good with 15:18 left in the first half. Aidan Hadaway led the Bobcats with six points in the first half to help put them up 38-23 at the break. Ohio pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend a 13-point lead to 20 points.

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1st Half
ME
Black Bears
23
OHIO
Bobcats
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Logan Carey vs. Ajay Sheldon (Black Bears gains possession)
19:45		TJ Biel misses two point jump shot
19:43		Keelan Steele offensive rebound
19:40	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	2-0
19:28		Javan Simmons misses two point layup
19:26		Logan Carey defensive rebound
19:09		Ryan Mabrey misses three point jump shot
19:07		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
18:51		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
18:49		TJ Biel defensive rebound
18:31		Ryan Mabrey misses three point jump shot
18:29		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
18:11	+2	Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Javan Simmons assists)	2-2
17:45		Mekhi Gray misses three point jump shot
17:43		TJ Biel offensive rebound
17:28	+2	Logan Carey makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:27		JJ Kelly shooting foul (Logan Carey draws the foul)
17:27		Logan Carey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
17:27		JJ Kelly defensive rebound
17:11	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup	4-4
16:45		Javan Simmons personal foul
16:45		Logan Carey offensive foul
16:45		Logan Carey turnover (offensive foul)
16:32		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup
16:30		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
16:23		Keelan Steele blocks Jalen Breath's two point layup
16:21		Bobcats offensive rebound
16:17		Jalen Breath turnover (lost ball) (Logan Carey steals)
16:15		Jalen Breath personal foul
16:03		Logan Carey misses two point layup
16:01		Black Bears offensive rebound
15:55		Logan Carey turnover (out of bounds)
15:55		TV timeout
15:35		Keelan Steele personal foul
15:18	+2	Aidan Hadaway makes two point jump shot	4-6
15:01		Mekhi Gray offensive foul
15:01		Mekhi Gray turnover (offensive foul)
14:48	+2	Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup	4-8
14:27		Elijah Elliott personal foul
14:17	+2	TJ Biel makes two point jump shot (Bashir N'Galang assists)	6-8
13:47		Jalen Breath misses two point layup
13:45		Ryan Mabrey defensive rebound
13:21		Ryan Mabrey misses three point jump shot
13:19		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
13:12	+3	Elijah Elliott makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	6-11
12:55		Yanis Bamba misses three point jump shot
12:53		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
12:44		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Ryan Mabrey steals)
12:39	+2	Ryan Mabrey makes two point layup	8-11
12:14		Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
12:12		Ace Flagg defensive rebound
11:58		Dior Conners shooting foul (TJ Biel draws the foul)
11:58		TV timeout
11:58	+1	TJ Biel makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
11:58	+1	TJ Biel makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
11:40		Javan Simmons turnover (out of bounds)
11:26		Ace Flagg misses two point jump shot
11:24		Yanis Bamba offensive rebound
11:17		Keelan Steele offensive foul
11:17		Keelan Steele turnover (offensive foul)
11:04	+3	Dior Conners makes three point jump shot (Javan Simmons assists)	10-14
10:43	+2	Yanis Bamba makes two point layup	12-14
10:31		Jesse Burris misses three point jump shot
10:29		Kiir Kuany offensive rebound
10:25		Kiir Kuany misses two point jump shot
10:23		Black Bears defensive rebound
10:05		Isaac Bonilla misses three point jump shot
10:04		Bobcats defensive rebound
10:04		Yanis Bamba personal foul
9:53		Yanis Bamba blocks Kiir Kuany's two point dunk
9:51		Kiir Kuany offensive rebound
9:46	+2	Kiir Kuany makes two point layup	12-16
9:32		Isaac Bonilla turnover (out of bounds)
9:15		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
9:13		Isaac Bonilla defensive rebound
9:00		Dior Conners personal foul
8:53		Isaac Bonilla misses three point jump shot
8:51		Logan Carey offensive rebound
8:46		Logan Carey misses two point layup
8:44		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
8:28	+2	Jesse Burris makes two point jump shot	12-18
7:59		TJ Biel misses two point layup
7:57		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
7:51	+3	Elijah Elliott makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	12-21
7:47		Black Bears 30 second timeout
7:48		TV timeout
7:20		TJ Biel misses two point jump shot
7:16		Black Bears turnover (shot clock violation)
6:54		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup
6:52		Jackson Paveletzke offensive rebound
6:47	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup	12-23
6:33	+2	Logan Carey makes two point layup	14-23
6:14		Jesse Burris misses two point layup
6:12		Javan Simmons offensive rebound
6:09	+2	Jesse Burris makes two point layup (Javan Simmons assists)	14-25
5:49		Ryan Mabrey misses two point jump shot
5:47		Javan Simmons defensive rebound
5:35		Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
5:32		Bobcats offensive rebound
5:32		TJ Biel personal foul
5:31		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Logan Carey steals)
5:26	+2	Logan Carey makes two point layup	16-25
5:19		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
5:17		Black Bears defensive rebound
5:04	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	18-25
4:45		Jalen Breath misses two point layup
4:43		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
4:38	+2	JJ Kelly makes two point layup (Ajay Sheldon assists)	18-27
4:38		Amare Allen shooting foul (JJ Kelly draws the foul)
4:38	+1	JJ Kelly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-28
4:24		JJ Kelly blocks Logan Carey's two point layup
4:22		Black Bears offensive rebound
4:20		Logan Carey turnover (out of bounds)
3:56		TV timeout
3:53		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
3:51		Yanis Bamba defensive rebound
3:46		Ajay Sheldon blocks Ryan Mabrey's two point layup
3:44		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
3:35	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Ajay Sheldon assists)	18-30
3:14	+2	Amare Allen makes two point layup	20-30
3:14		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Amare Allen draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Amare Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1	21-30
2:57	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot	21-32
2:29		Logan Carey misses two point jump shot
2:27		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
2:20		TJ Biel blocks Javan Simmons's two point layup
2:18		Ryan Mabrey defensive rebound
2:11		Amare Allen turnover (lost ball) (JJ Kelly steals)
1:44		Yanis Bamba personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-33
1:44	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-34
1:25		Amare Allen misses two point layup
1:23		Amare Allen offensive rebound
1:17	+2	Amare Allen makes two point layup	23-34
1:08	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	23-36
0:49		Amare Allen misses three point jump shot
0:47		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
0:32	+2	JJ Kelly makes two point layup (Elijah Elliott assists)	23-38
0:02		Ryan Mabrey misses three point jump shot
0:01		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ME
Black Bears
34
OHIO
Bobcats
41

Time		Play	Score
19:49	+2	JJ Kelly makes two point layup	23-40
19:28		Keelan Steele misses two point jump shot
19:26		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
19:12	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup	23-42
18:52	+2	TJ Biel makes two point jump shot	25-42
18:24	+2	JJ Kelly makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	25-44
18:05	+3	Ryan Mabrey makes three point jump shot (Logan Carey assists)	28-44
17:53		TJ Biel blocks Aidan Hadaway's two point jump shot
17:51		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
17:41	+2	JJ Kelly makes two point layup (Aidan Hadaway assists)	28-46
17:18	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	30-46
17:04		Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
17:02		Bobcats offensive rebound
16:53		Javan Simmons misses two point layup
16:51		Aidan Hadaway offensive rebound
16:43		Ajay Sheldon turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Gray steals)
16:24	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup (Logan Carey assists)	32-46
16:06		JJ Kelly misses two point dunk
16:04		Keelan Steele defensive rebound
16:00		Ryan Mabrey turnover (out of bounds)
16:00		TV timeout
15:46		Aidan Hadaway misses two point jump shot
15:44		Ryan Mabrey defensive rebound
15:37		Logan Carey misses three point jump shot
15:35		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
15:02		Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup
15:00		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
14:53	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup	32-48
14:39		Keelan Steele misses two point jump shot
14:37		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
14:27	+3	JJ Kelly makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)	32-51
14:07		Jalen Breath shooting foul (Keelan Steele draws the foul)
14:07	+1	Keelan Steele makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-51
14:07	+1	Keelan Steele makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-51
13:51	+2	Dior Conners makes two point layup (Aidan Hadaway assists)	34-53
13:33	+3	Ace Flagg makes three point jump shot (Ryan Mabrey assists)	37-53
13:21		Caleb Crawford personal foul
13:14		Dior Conners turnover (lost ball) (Ace Flagg steals)
13:05	+3	Yanis Bamba makes three point jump shot (Ace Flagg assists)	40-53
12:41		Dior Conners misses three point jump shot
12:39		Ryan Mabrey defensive rebound
12:27		Ace Flagg misses two point layup
12:25		Jesse Burris defensive rebound
12:18	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup (Jesse Burris assists)	40-55
12:18		TJ Biel shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul)
12:18	+1	Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 1	40-56
11:59		Yanis Bamba misses two point jump shot
11:57		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
11:45		Dior Conners misses two point layup
11:43		Javan Simmons offensive rebound
11:41	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup	40-58
11:26		Elijah Elliott personal foul
11:26		TV timeout
11:15		Ace Flagg misses three point jump shot
11:13		Javan Simmons defensive rebound
10:51		Dior Conners misses two point layup
10:49		Ace Flagg defensive rebound
10:39		Elijah Elliott personal foul
10:22		Yanis Bamba misses three point jump shot
10:20		Jesse Burris defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point jump shot (Dior Conners assists)	40-60
9:39		Dior Conners shooting foul (Ace Flagg draws the foul)
9:39	+1	Ace Flagg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-60
9:39		Ace Flagg misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:39		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
9:29		TJ Biel shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul)
9:29	+1	Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-61
9:29	+1	Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-62
9:20	+2	TJ Biel makes two point dunk (Ace Flagg assists)	43-62
9:11		JJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
9:09		Jalen Breath offensive rebound
9:02		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
8:59		Bobcats offensive rebound
8:59		TJ Biel personal foul
8:56		Ajay Sheldon turnover (out of bounds)
8:46		Logan Carey turnover (lost ball) (JJ Kelly steals)
8:40		Aidan Hadaway turnover (lost ball) (Isaac Bonilla steals)
8:32	+3	Isaac Bonilla makes three point jump shot	46-62
8:00	+3	Aidan Hadaway makes three point jump shot	46-65
7:52		Bashir N'Galang turnover (lost ball) (Ajay Sheldon steals)
7:52		Bashir N'Galang personal foul
7:52		TV timeout
7:35		Ajay Sheldon turnover (lost ball) (Logan Carey steals)
7:26		Caleb Crawford turnover (lost ball) (JJ Kelly steals)
7:18		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
7:16		Black Bears defensive rebound
7:16		Jalen Breath personal foul
7:00		Logan Carey turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Hadaway steals)
6:54	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Aidan Hadaway assists)	46-67
6:54		Isaac Bonilla shooting foul (Jalen Breath draws the foul)
6:54	+1	Jalen Breath makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-68
6:38		Ace Flagg misses two point jump shot
6:36		Logan Carey offensive rebound
6:33	+2	Logan Carey makes two point layup	48-68
6:14		Javan Simmons turnover (out of bounds)
5:52	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup (Caleb Crawford assists)	50-68
5:30		Ajay Sheldon turnover (lost ball) (Keelan Steele steals)
5:23	+2	Logan Carey makes two point layup (Caleb Crawford assists)	52-68
5:11		JJ Kelly misses two point jump shot
5:09		JJ Kelly offensive rebound
5:06		JJ Kelly misses two point layup
5:04		JJ Kelly offensive rebound
4:56		JJ Kelly misses three point jump shot
4:54		Logan Carey defensive rebound
4:40		Keelan Steele turnover (lost ball) (Ajay Sheldon steals)
4:29	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot	52-70
4:20		Ajay Sheldon personal foul
3:55		Caleb Crawford misses two point layup
3:53		Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
3:47		Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
3:45		Ryan Mabrey defensive rebound
3:38		Caleb Crawford turnover (out of bounds)
3:38		TV timeout
3:22	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	52-72
3:02		Ryan Mabrey turnover (lost ball) (Elijah Elliott steals)
2:58		Bobcats 30 second timeout
2:58		TV timeout
2:43	+3	Ajay Sheldon makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)	52-75
2:25		Mekhi Gray misses two point layup
2:23		Jalen Breath defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point jump shot	52-77
1:52		Amare Allen misses two point jump shot
1:50		Keelan Steele offensive rebound
1:46	+2	Keelan Steele makes two point layup	54-77
1:27	+2	Jalen Breath makes two point jump shot	54-79
1:18		JJ Kelly personal foul (Bashir N'Galang draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Bashir N'Galang makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-79
1:18		Bashir N'Galang misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:18		JJ Kelly defensive rebound
0:49		Jesse Burris misses three point jump shot
0:47		Ryan Mabrey defensive rebound
0:38	+2	Mekhi Gray makes two point layup	57-79
0:29		Jordan Fisher misses three point jump shot
0:27		JJ Kelly offensive rebound
0:22		JJ Kelly misses two point layup
0:20		JJ Kelly offensive rebound
0:15		JJ Kelly misses two point layup
0:13		Jesse Burris offensive rebound
0:06		Jordan Fisher misses three point jump shot
0:04		Black Bears defensive rebound
0:03		JJ Kelly blocks Bashir N'Galang's two point layup
0:01		Black Bears offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Black Bears offensive rebound