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Mika Dawson scores 27 to lead Marshall past Ohio 79-70
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) Mikal Dawson scored 27 points as Marshall beat Ohio 79-70 on Saturday night.
Dawson also added four steals for the Thundering Herd (6-5). Obinna Anochili-Killen scored 12 points and added 10 rebounds and three blocks. Jalen Speer had 12 points.
The Bobcats (4-6) were led in scoring by AJ Brown, who finished with 22 points. AJ Clayton added 16 points. Jackson Paveletzke totaled 10 points and 12 assists.
Marshall took the lead with 3:36 left in the first half and did not relinquish it. Speer led his team in scoring with 12 points in the first half to help put them ahead 41-33 at the break.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | AJ Clayton vs. Nate Martin (Thundering Herd gains possession) | Â |
| 19:30 | | +2 | Nate Martin makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:09 |  | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:46 | | +2 | Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point layup (Jalen Speer assists) | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | | Â | Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:33 | | Â | Nate Martin defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:15 | | Â | AJ Clayton shooting foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul) | Â |
| 18:15 | | +1 | Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 18:15 | | +1 | Obinna Anochili-Killen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 17:59 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:59 | | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-6 |
| 17:59 | | +1 | AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:43 | | Â | Elmore James defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:30 | | Â | AJ Brown misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 17:28 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:09 | | Â | AJ Clayton shooting foul (Nate Martin draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:09 | | +1 | Nate Martin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-7 |
| 17:09 | | Â | Nate Martin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 17:09 | | Â | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:57 | | Â | AJ Brown misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:55 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:37 | | +3 | Jalen Speer makes three point jump shot (Nate Martin assists) | 4-10 |
| 16:12 | | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 6-10 |
| 15:47 | | Â | Jalen Speer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:45 | | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:40 | | +2 | Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 8-10 |
| 15:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:17 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:15 | | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:04 | | Â | Vic Searls turnover (lost ball) (Obinna Anochili-Killen steals) | Â |
| 15:04 | | Â | Vic Searls personal foul (Obinna Anochili-Killen draws the foul) | Â |
| 14:51 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo turnover (bad pass) (Aidan Hadaway steals) | Â |
| 14:35 | | Â | Elmore James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:33 | | Â | Nate Martin defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:28 | | +2 | Jalen Speer makes two point layup | 8-12 |
| 14:02 | | Â | Ajay Sheldon misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:00 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:47 | | +2 | Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 8-14 |
| 13:36 | | Â | Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:34 | | Â | Mikal Dawson defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:28 | | Â | Mikal Dawson turnover (lost ball) (Ajay Sheldon steals) | Â |
| 13:16 | | +2 | Vic Searls makes two point driving hook shot | 10-14 |
| 12:54 | | +2 | Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point layup (Mikal Dawson assists) | 10-16 |
| 12:36 | | Â | Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Mikal Dawson steals) | Â |
| 12:13 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 12:11 | | Â | Cade Gibbs offensive rebound | Â |
| 12:00 | | +2 | Jalen Speer makes two point layup | 10-18 |
| 11:53 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Vic Searls turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Speer steals) | Â |
| 11:15 | | Â | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:13 | | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:07 | | Â | Ajay Sheldon misses two point layup | Â |
| 11:05 | | Â | Jalen Speer defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:56 | | +2 | Jalen Speer makes two point pullup jump shot | 10-20 |
| 10:34 | | +2 | Vic Searls makes two point layup | 12-20 |
| 10:12 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:10 | | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:52 | | Â | Vic Searls misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:50 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo turnover (bad pass) (AJ Brown steals) | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo personal foul (AJ Brown draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:38 | | +2 | Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup (Aidan Hadaway assists) | 14-20 |
| 9:15 | | Â | Jump ball. Jakob Gibbs vs. AJ Brown (Aidan Hadaway gains possession) | Â |
| 9:15 | | Â | Jakob Gibbs turnover (lost ball) (Aidan Hadaway steals) | Â |
| 9:00 | | Â | Ryan Nutter personal foul | Â |
| 8:45 | | +2 | AJ Brown makes two point layup (Elmore James assists) | 16-20 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Obinna Anochili-Killen makes two point turnaround hook shot | 16-22 |
| 8:09 | | +3 | AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 19-22 |
| 8:04 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen offensive foul | Â |
| 8:04 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 7:45 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen blocks Jackson Paveletzke's two point layup | Â |
| 7:43 | | Â | Nate Martin defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:30 | | +2 | Ryan Nutter makes two point layup | 19-24 |
| 7:18 | | +3 | AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 22-24 |
| 6:49 | | Â | Nate Martin misses two point driving hook shot | Â |
| 6:47 | | Â | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | Nate Martin personal foul | Â |
| 6:41 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 6:33 | | +2 | AJ Clayton makes two point jump shot | 24-24 |
| 5:59 | | Â | Nate Martin misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 5:57 | | Â | AJ Clayton defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:55 | | +3 | AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists) | 27-24 |
| 5:45 | | Â | Kaiden White misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:43 | | Â | Bobcats defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:42 | | Â | Nate Martin personal foul | Â |
| 5:35 | | Â | Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:33 | | Â | AJ Brown offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | AJ Brown misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:07 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Jalen Speer misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:57 | | Â | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:56 | | Â | Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:54 | | Â | Nate Martin defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:46 | | Â | Thundering Herd 30 second timeout | Â |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Cade Gibbs makes two point layup | 27-26 |
| 4:21 | | Â | AJ Brown turnover (bad pass) (Cade Gibbs steals) | Â |
| 4:12 | | +3 | Mikal Dawson makes three point jump shot (Dezayne Mingo assists) | 27-29 |
| 3:51 | | Â | Elmore James misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:49 | | Â | Vic Searls offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:40 | | +2 | Vic Searls makes two point layup | 29-29 |
| 3:36 | | +3 | Mikal Dawson makes three point jump shot (Dezayne Mingo assists) | 29-32 |
| 3:20 | | Â | AJ Brown misses two point floating jump shot | Â |
| 3:18 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:06 | | Â | Jalen Speer misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:04 | | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Elmore James misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:35 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:33 | | Â | Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:17 | | Â | AJ Brown misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:15 | | Â | Obinna Anochili-Killen defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:11 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 2:00 | | Â | Mikal Dawson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:58 | | Â | Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Mikal Dawson defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:34 | | +3 | Jalen Speer makes three point jump shot (Dezayne Mingo assists) | 29-35 |
| 1:18 | | Â | Cade Gibbs shooting foul (Ajay Sheldon draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:18 | | +1 | Ajay Sheldon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-35 |
| 1:18 | | +1 | Ajay Sheldon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-35 |
| 1:03 | | +2 | Mikal Dawson makes two point layup | 31-37 |
| 1:03 | | Â | Aidan Hadaway shooting foul (Mikal Dawson draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:03 | | +1 | Mikal Dawson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-38 |
| 0:32 | | +2 | Elmore James makes two point floating jump shot | 33-38 |
| 0:06 | | Â | Dezayne Mingo misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 0:04 | | Â | Vic Searls defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:03 | | Â | Vic Searls turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Dawson steals) | Â |
| 0:01 | | +3 | Mikal Dawson makes three point fadeaway jump shot | 33-41 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |