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Ohio State beats upstart Santa Clara 86-56 in championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic

AP
Nov 25, 2023

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) Jamison Battle scored 21 points and Ohio State Buckeyes beat Santa Clara Broncos 86-56 in the championship game of the Emerald Coast Classic on Saturday night in a game it never trailed.

Bruce Thornton scored 13 points and reserves Dale Bonner and Zed Key scored 11 and 10 points respectively. The Buckeyes (5-1) shot 52.4% (33 for 63) including 46.4.% (13 for 28) from 3-point range.

Adama Bal, who scored a career-high 25 points in an 88-82 win the night before against Oregon, scored 13 points on 4-for-13 shooting for the Broncos (6-1). Carlos Marshall Jr. and reserve Tyeree Bryan each scored 10 points.

Battle made a 3-pointer with 9:18 left in the first half to make it 24-11 before the Broncos went on an 11-4 run in the next five minutes and drew within 28-22 when Jake Ensminger made a 3 with 4:43 remaining before the half.

Ohio State led 34-26 at intermission before breaking it open in the first five minutes of the second half and led 48-31. The lead reached more than 30 when Scotty Middleton made a 3 with 2:29 remaining.

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1st Half
OSU
Buckeyes
34
SACL
Broncos
26

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Felix Okpara vs. Johnny O'Neil (Buckeyes gains possession)
19:42		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
19:40		Carlos Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
19:28		Jalen Benjamin misses two point jump shot
19:26		Broncos offensive rebound
19:19		Jalen Benjamin misses two point jump shot
19:17		Christoph Tilly offensive rebound
19:09		Felix Okpara blocks Christoph Tilly's two point layup
19:07		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
18:46	+3	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes three point jump shot (Evan Mahaffey assists)	3-0
18:36		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
18:34		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
18:17		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Benjamin steals)
18:15		Roddy Gayle Jr. shooting foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-1
18:14	+1	Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-2
18:00		Jalen Benjamin personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
17:54		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
17:52		Buckeyes offensive rebound
17:40		Jump ball. Bruce Thornton vs. Jalen Benjamin (Broncos gains possession)
17:40		Bruce Thornton turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Benjamin steals)
17:26		Felix Okpara blocks Christoph Tilly's two point layup
17:24		Carlos Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
17:16		Evan Mahaffey blocks Carlos Marshall Jr.'s two point layup
17:14		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
17:08	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	6-2
17:05		Christoph Tilly offensive foul (Buckeyes draws the foul)
17:05		Christoph Tilly turnover (offensive foul)
16:41	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	8-2
16:22	+2	Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point layup	8-4
16:04	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Felix Okpara assists)	11-4
15:51		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (Carlos Marshall Jr. draws the foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:39	+2	Tyeree Bryan makes two point jump shot	11-6
15:09	+3	Dale Bonner makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	14-6
14:43		Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point layup
14:42		Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
14:40		Adama-Alpha Bal turnover (bad pass) (Felix Okpara steals)
14:24		Jamison Battle misses two point layup
14:22		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
14:14	+3	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)	14-9
13:37		Evan Mahaffey misses two point jump shot
13:35		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
13:29		Johnny O'Neil turnover (bad pass) (Dale Bonner steals)
13:17		Felix Okpara misses three point jump shot
13:17		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
13:09		Felix Okpara misses two point layup
13:09		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
13:09		Evan Mahaffey personal foul
13:05		Christian Hammond personal foul
12:54		Dale Bonner misses two point layup
12:52		Jake Ensminger defensive rebound
12:37		Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point layup
12:35		Dale Bonner defensive rebound
12:28	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Dale Bonner assists)	17-9
12:12		Scotty Middleton personal foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
11:59	+2	Tyeree Bryan makes two point jump shot	17-11
11:25		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
11:23		Christoph Tilly defensive rebound
11:10		TV timeout
11:02		Christoph Tilly misses two point layup
11:00		Devin Royal defensive rebound
10:53		Christoph Tilly personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
10:33		Scotty Middleton misses two point hook shot
10:31		Buckeyes offensive rebound
10:18		Tyeree Bryan personal foul
10:18		Tyeree Bryan technical foul
10:18	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-11
10:18	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-11
10:08	+2	Dale Bonner makes two point jump shot	21-11
9:58		Scotty Middleton personal foul (Christian Hammond draws the foul)
9:39		Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
9:37		Zed Key defensive rebound
9:24		Dale Bonner misses two point jump shot
9:22		Dale Bonner offensive rebound
9:14	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Dale Bonner assists)	24-11
9:09		Zed Key personal foul (Francisco Caffaro draws the foul)
9:03		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
9:01		Carlos Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
8:51		Carlos Marshall Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals)
8:27		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
8:25		Jake Ensminger defensive rebound
8:19	+3	Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Jake Ensminger assists)	24-14
8:01		Zed Key offensive foul
8:01		Zed Key turnover (offensive foul)
7:35		Tyeree Bryan misses two point jump shot
7:33		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
7:11		Evan Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
7:09		Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
6:59	+2	Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point layup	24-16
6:59		Felix Okpara shooting foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
6:59		TV timeout
6:59		Adama-Alpha Bal misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:59		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
6:44		Dale Bonner misses three point jump shot
6:42		Broncos defensive rebound
6:25		Adama-Alpha Bal offensive foul (Dale Bonner draws the foul)
6:25		Adama-Alpha Bal turnover (offensive foul)
6:00	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point jump shot	26-16
5:47	+3	Adama-Alpha Bal makes three point jump shot (Carlos Marshall Jr. assists)	26-19
5:14		Felix Okpara turnover (out of bounds)
4:58		Camaron Tongue turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
4:57		Jake Ensminger personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
4:54	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-19
4:54	+1	Bruce Thornton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-19
4:43	+3	Jake Ensminger makes three point jump shot (Carlos Marshall Jr. assists)	28-22
4:13		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
4:11		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
4:07		Johnny O'Neil turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Thornton steals)
3:58	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	30-22
3:47		Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
3:32		Evan Mahaffey defensive rebound
3:30		Johnny O'Neil blocks Evan Mahaffey's two point layup
3:28		Buckeyes offensive rebound
3:28		TV timeout
3:23		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
3:21		Carlos Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Johnny O'Neil makes two point layup (Adama-Alpha Bal assists)	30-24
2:43	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point layup	32-24
2:21		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
2:19		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
2:01		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
1:59		Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound
1:52		Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
1:50		Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
1:33	+2	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes two point layup	32-26
1:20		Adama-Alpha Bal personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
1:20		Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
1:20		Francisco Caffaro defensive rebound
1:09		Adama-Alpha Bal misses three point jump shot
1:07		Francisco Caffaro offensive rebound
1:01		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
0:59		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
0:55		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:55		TV timeout
0:46	+2	Evan Mahaffey makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists)	34-26
0:36		Broncos 30 second timeout
0:12		Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point jump shot
0:10		Carlos Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
0:00		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses two point layup
0:00		Adama-Alpha Bal offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OSU
Buckeyes
52
SACL
Broncos
30

Time		Play	Score
19:46		Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point layup
19:44		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
19:27	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	36-26
19:09	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point layup	36-28
18:40		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses three point jump shot
18:38		Felix Okpara offensive rebound
18:31	+3	Jamison Battle makes three point jump shot (Felix Okpara assists)	39-28
18:21		Christoph Tilly turnover (lost ball) (Jamison Battle steals)
18:14		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup
18:14		Adama-Alpha Bal defensive rebound
18:14		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Broncos draws the foul)
18:09		Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot
18:07		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
18:03	+3	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	42-28
17:45		Broncos 30 second timeout
17:30		Felix Okpara blocks Christoph Tilly's two point layup
17:28		Felix Okpara defensive rebound
17:03		Evan Mahaffey misses three point jump shot
17:01		Carlos Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
16:49	+3	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tyeree Bryan assists)	42-31
16:26	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	44-31
16:22		Tyeree Bryan turnover (lost ball)
16:20	+2	Felix Okpara makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists)	46-31
16:07		Evan Mahaffey personal foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
16:03		Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point jump shot
16:01		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
15:57		Adama-Alpha Bal personal foul (Roddy Gayle Jr. draws the foul)
15:57		TV timeout
15:57	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-31
15:57	+1	Roddy Gayle Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-31
15:42		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
15:40		Jamison Battle defensive rebound
15:12		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
15:10		Broncos defensive rebound
14:54		Jalen Benjamin turnover (bad pass) (Scotty Middleton steals)
14:48		Scotty Middleton turnover (out of bounds)
14:31		Tyeree Bryan misses two point layup
14:29		Zed Key defensive rebound
14:24		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
14:22		Jalen Benjamin defensive rebound
14:16	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point layup	48-33
13:52	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	50-33
13:36		Jake Ensminger turnover (bad pass)
13:22		Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup
13:20		Zed Key offensive rebound
13:16	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup	52-33
13:09		Tyeree Bryan misses two point jump shot
13:07		Roddy Gayle Jr. defensive rebound
12:57		Zed Key misses two point layup
12:55		Christian Hammond defensive rebound
12:47		Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul (Jalen Benjamin draws the foul)
12:35		Jalen Benjamin misses three point jump shot
12:33		Jake Ensminger offensive rebound
12:22		Jake Ensminger misses three point jump shot
12:20		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
11:56		Tyeree Bryan personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
11:56		TV timeout
11:51	+3	Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot	55-33
11:33		Zed Key personal foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
11:27	+2	Christoph Tilly makes two point hook shot	55-35
11:00		Carlos Marshall Jr. personal foul (Dale Bonner draws the foul)
11:00	+1	Dale Bonner makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-35
11:00		Dale Bonner misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:00		Tyeree Bryan defensive rebound
10:46	+2	Carlos Marshall Jr. makes two point layup (Christoph Tilly assists)	56-37
10:21	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point layup	58-37
10:10	+2	Christoph Tilly makes two point layup (Johnny O'Neil assists)	58-39
10:10		Bruce Thornton personal foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
10:10	+1	Christoph Tilly makes regular free throw 1 of 1	58-40
10:02		Carlos Marshall Jr. personal foul (Dale Bonner draws the foul)
9:46		Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot
9:44		Johnny O'Neil defensive rebound
9:26		Devin Royal shooting foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-41
9:26	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-42
9:00		Jamison Battle misses two point jump shot
8:58		Carlos Marshall Jr. defensive rebound
8:51		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:49		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
8:25		Jamison Battle misses two point hook shot
8:14		Scotty Middleton offensive rebound
8:11	+2	Scotty Middleton makes two point layup	60-42
8:07	+2	Adama-Alpha Bal makes two point jump shot	60-44
7:57	+2	Zed Key makes two point dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists)	62-44
7:42		Adama-Alpha Bal misses two point jump shot
7:41		Carlos Marshall Jr. offensive rebound
7:41		Carlos Marshall Jr. turnover (traveling)
7:41		TV timeout
7:24		Jamison Battle turnover (bad pass)
7:10		Francisco Caffaro turnover (traveling)
6:44	+3	Dale Bonner makes three point jump shot	65-44
6:31		Francisco Caffaro turnover (lost ball) (Dale Bonner steals)
6:20	+2	Dale Bonner makes two point layup	67-44
6:20		Roddy Gayle Jr. shooting foul (Adama-Alpha Bal draws the foul)
6:20	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-45
6:20	+1	Adama-Alpha Bal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-46
5:56		Christoph Tilly personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
5:48	+2	Jamison Battle makes two point hook shot (Bruce Thornton assists)	69-46
5:41		Johnny O'Neil misses three point jump shot
5:39		Zed Key defensive rebound
5:12		Jamison Battle misses three point jump shot
5:10		Zed Key offensive rebound
5:01	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup	71-46
4:49		Tyeree Bryan misses two point jump shot
4:47		Johnny O'Neil offensive rebound
4:38		Carlos Marshall Jr. misses two point jump shot
4:36		Bruce Thornton defensive rebound
4:10	+2	Zed Key makes two point dunk (Jamison Battle assists)	73-46
4:00		Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
3:58		Broncos offensive rebound
3:56		TV timeout
3:26	+2	Bruce Thornton makes two point hook shot (Taison Chatman assists)	75-46
3:13		Christian Hammond turnover (bad pass)
2:57		Taison Chatman turnover (bad pass) (Tyeree Bryan steals)
2:51		Taison Chatman personal foul (Tyeree Bryan draws the foul)
2:51		Tyeree Bryan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:51		Tyeree Bryan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:51		Luke McEldon offensive rebound
2:45		Tyeree Bryan misses three point jump shot
2:43		Dale Bonner defensive rebound
2:35	+3	Scotty Middleton makes three point jump shot (Taison Chatman assists)	78-46
2:21	+2	Christian Hammond makes two point jump shot	78-48
1:51	+2	Scotty Middleton makes two point dunk (Evan Mahaffey assists)	80-48
1:38	+2	Christian Hammond makes two point layup	80-50
1:04		Jalen Benjamin personal foul (Buckeyes draws the foul)
1:04		Taison Chatman misses three point jump shot
1:02		Broncos defensive rebound
0:45		Kalen Etzler personal foul (Broncos draws the foul)
0:38		Luke McEldon misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:29		Camaron Tongue offensive rebound
0:29	+3	Bowen Hardman makes three point jump shot (Devin Royal assists)	83-50
0:29		Taison Chatman personal foul (Jalen Benjamin draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Jalen Benjamin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-51
0:29		Jalen Benjamin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Camaron Tongue offensive rebound
0:27	+2	Jalen Benjamin makes two point layup	83-53
0:27		Kalen Etzler personal foul (Jalen Benjamin draws the foul)
0:26		Jalen Benjamin misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:26		Camaron Tongue offensive rebound
0:26		Kalen Etzler personal foul (Camaron Tongue draws the foul)
0:23		Camaron Tongue misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:23		Camaron Tongue misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Bowen Hardman defensive rebound
0:23	+3	Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Kalen Etzler assists)	86-53
0:23	+3	Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Jalen Benjamin assists)	86-56
0:00		End of period

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Tyeree Bryan makes three point jump shot (Jalen Benjamin assists)