OHIO

KENTST

Preston, McDay carry Ohio past Kent St. 85-63 in MAC tourney

AP
Mar 11, 2021

CLEVELAND (AP) Jason Preston had 19 points to lead five Ohio Bobcats players in double figures as the Bobcats romped past Kent State Golden Flashes 85-63 in the Mid-American Conference tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.

Ohio (14-7) faces top-seeded Toledo on Friday.

Lunden McDay added 18 points for the Bobcats. Miles Brown chipped in 11, and Dwight Wilson III and Ben Vander Plas each had 10. Wilson III also had nine rebounds.

Malique Jacobs and Tervell Beck each had 16 points for the Golden Flashes (15-8).

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1st Half
OHIO
Bobcats
37
KENT
Golden Flashes
25

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Dwight Wilson III vs. Justyn Hamilton (Giovanni Santiago gains possession)
19:36		Justyn Hamilton misses two point jump shot
19:34		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
19:07		Dwight Wilson III turnover (bad pass) (Malique Jacobs steals)
19:00		Malique Jacobs misses two point jump shot
18:44		Justyn Hamilton offensive rebound
18:44		Justyn Hamilton misses two point layup
18:42		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
18:40		Lunden McDay misses two point jump shot
18:38		Golden Flashes defensive rebound
18:28		Evan Bainbridge misses three point jump shot
18:26		Jason Preston defensive rebound
18:15		Jason Preston turnover (bad pass) (Giovanni Santiago steals)
18:08	+3	Tervell Beck makes three point jump shot (Giovanni Santiago assists)	0-3
17:53	+3	Ben Vander Plas makes three point jump shot (Jason Preston assists)	3-3
17:37		Tervell Beck turnover (bad pass)
17:21	+2	Lunden McDay makes two point driving layup	5-3
17:01		Jason Preston personal foul (Justyn Hamilton draws the foul)
16:54		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
16:52		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
16:41		Ben Roderick turnover (bad pass) (Evan Bainbridge steals)
16:33		Giovanni Santiago turnover (bad pass) (Lunden McDay steals)
16:24	+2	Dwight Wilson III makes two point turnaround jump shot	7-3
16:05		Ben Vander Plas shooting foul (Justyn Hamilton draws the foul)
16:05		Justyn Hamilton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:05	+1	Justyn Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
15:46		Dwight Wilson III turnover (bad pass) (Malique Jacobs steals)
15:26		Malique Jacobs turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
15:19	+2	Jason Preston makes two point floating jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	9-4
14:59		Tervell Beck misses three point jump shot
14:57		Ben Roderick defensive rebound
14:49		Ben Vander Plas misses three point jump shot
14:47		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
14:41		Jason Preston personal foul (Tervell Beck draws the foul)
14:41		TV timeout
14:38		Tervell Beck turnover (traveling)
14:15	+3	Ben Roderick makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	12-4
13:55		Ben Roderick personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
13:37		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
13:35		Bobcats defensive rebound
13:26		Malique Jacobs personal foul (Miles Brown draws the foul)
13:20	+3	Ben Vander Plas makes three point jump shot	15-4
13:00		Ben Roderick personal foul (Gabe O'Neal draws the foul)
12:55		Miles Brown personal foul (Gabe O'Neal draws the foul)
12:55	+2	Malique Jacobs makes two point layup	15-6
12:55		Lunden McDay misses three point jump shot
12:53		Gabe O'Neal defensive rebound
12:52		Malique Jacobs turnover (out of bounds)
11:51		Tervell Beck shooting foul (Miles Brown draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:51	+1	Miles Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-6
11:51		Miles Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:51		Gabe O'Neal defensive rebound
11:32	+2	Malique Jacobs makes two point layup	16-8
11:15		Ben Vander Plas turnover (bad pass) (Jeremiah Hernandez steals)
11:06	+2	Malique Jacobs makes two point pullup jump shot	16-10
10:45	+2	Mark Sears makes two point layup	18-10
10:24		James Jordan misses two point layup
10:22		Ben Vander Plas defensive rebound
10:17		Dwight Wilson III offensive foul (Gabe O'Neal draws the foul)
10:17		Dwight Wilson III turnover
10:01		Tervell Beck misses two point layup
9:59		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
9:59		Tervell Beck personal foul (Dwight Wilson III draws the foul)
9:36		Lunden McDay misses two point floating jump shot
9:34		Evan Bainbridge defensive rebound
9:34		Lunden McDay personal foul (Evan Bainbridge draws the foul)
9:34	+1	Evan Bainbridge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-11
9:34	+1	Evan Bainbridge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-12
9:16		Dwight Wilson III misses two point driving hook shot
9:14		Golden Flashes defensive rebound
9:14		Sam Towns personal foul (Justyn Hamilton draws the foul)
9:14	+1	Justyn Hamilton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-13
9:14	+1	Justyn Hamilton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	18-14
8:56		Ben Vander Plas turnover (lost ball) (Justyn Hamilton steals)
8:42		Malique Jacobs misses two point layup
8:40		Miles Brown defensive rebound
8:35	+2	Miles Brown makes two point layup	20-14
8:16		Evan Bainbridge misses three point jump shot
8:14		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
8:02	+2	Lunden McDay makes two point turnaround hook shot	22-14
7:38		Dwight Wilson III shooting foul (Evan Bainbridge draws the foul)
7:38		TV timeout
7:38	+1	Evan Bainbridge makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-15
7:38	+1	Evan Bainbridge makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-16
7:25	+2	Jason Preston makes two point layup	24-16
7:09		Giovanni Santiago turnover (bad pass) (Ben Vander Plas steals)
7:05	+2	Jason Preston makes two point layup	26-16
7:05		Evan Bainbridge shooting foul (Jason Preston draws the foul)
7:05		Jason Preston misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:05		Tervell Beck defensive rebound
6:54		Malique Jacobs misses two point pullup jump shot
6:52		Justyn Hamilton offensive rebound
6:42		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
6:40		Jason Preston defensive rebound
6:28		Evan Bainbridge personal foul (Jason Preston draws the foul)
6:10		Ben Vander Plas misses three point jump shot
6:08		Gabe O'Neal defensive rebound
6:08		Colin Granger personal foul (Gabe O'Neal draws the foul)
6:08	+1	Gabe O'Neal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-17
6:08	+1	Gabe O'Neal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-18
5:44	+3	Jason Preston makes three point jump shot (Lunden McDay assists)	29-18
5:20	+2	Tervell Beck makes two point layup (Giovanni Santiago assists)	29-20
4:59		Gabe O'Neal shooting foul (Lunden McDay draws the foul)
4:59		Lunden McDay misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:59		Lunden McDay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:59		Lunden McDay misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:59		Justyn Hamilton defensive rebound
4:39		Justyn Hamilton turnover (bad pass)
4:20		Giovanni Santiago shooting foul (Mark Sears draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-20
4:20	+1	Mark Sears makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-20
3:54		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point floating jump shot
3:52		Miles Brown defensive rebound
3:40	+2	Lunden McDay makes two point jump shot	33-20
3:40		TV timeout
3:40		TV timeout
3:10		Malique Jacobs misses two point floating jump shot
3:08		Tervell Beck offensive rebound
3:04		Tervell Beck turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
2:57	+2	Lunden McDay makes two point layup (Mark Sears assists)	35-20
2:34		Tervell Beck turnover (lost ball) (Mark Sears steals)
2:28		Mark Sears turnover (traveling)
2:18	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point driving layup	35-22
1:52		Colin Granger turnover (traveling)
1:28	+3	Malique Jacobs makes three point jump shot (Giovanni Santiago assists)	35-25
1:06		Miles Brown misses three point jump shot
1:04		Justyn Hamilton defensive rebound
0:47		Giovanni Santiago misses two point layup
0:45		Ben Vander Plas defensive rebound
0:35	+2	Jalen White makes two point layup	37-25
0:02		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
0:01		Justyn Hamilton offensive rebound
0:01		Justyn Hamilton turnover (bad pass) (Miles Brown steals)

2nd Half
OHIO
Bobcats
48
KENT
Golden Flashes
38

Time		Play	Score
19:39	+2	Jason Preston makes two point layup	39-25
19:15	+2	Tervell Beck makes two point turnaround hook shot	39-27
19:00		Justyn Hamilton personal foul (Lunden McDay draws the foul)
18:53		Jason Preston turnover (bad pass)
18:41		Ben Vander Plas personal foul (Justyn Hamilton draws the foul)
18:34		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
18:32		Jason Preston defensive rebound
18:23		Lunden McDay turnover (bad pass) (Evan Bainbridge steals)
18:22		Lunden McDay shooting foul (Tervell Beck draws the foul)
18:22		Tervell Beck misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:22	+1	Tervell Beck makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-28
18:10		Dwight Wilson III misses two point layup
18:08		Malique Jacobs defensive rebound
17:59		Evan Bainbridge misses three point jump shot
17:57		Ben Roderick defensive rebound
17:50	+3	Lunden McDay makes three point jump shot (Jason Preston assists)	42-28
17:30		Giovanni Santiago turnover (bad pass)
17:18		Dwight Wilson III offensive foul (Giovanni Santiago draws the foul)
17:18		Dwight Wilson III turnover
17:06		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point layup
17:04		Bobcats defensive rebound
16:55		Giovanni Santiago personal foul (Jason Preston draws the foul)
16:50	+2	Ben Roderick makes two point layup (Ben Vander Plas assists)	44-28
16:31	+2	Malique Jacobs makes two point layup	44-30
16:15	+2	Jason Preston makes two point layup	46-30
15:57		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
15:55		Ben Roderick defensive rebound
15:46		Justyn Hamilton shooting foul (Dwight Wilson III draws the foul)
15:46		TV timeout
15:46	+1	Dwight Wilson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-30
15:46	+1	Dwight Wilson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-30
15:25		Malique Jacobs turnover (lost ball)
15:15	+2	Jason Preston makes two point layup (Ben Vander Plas assists)	50-30
15:00		Gabe O'Neal turnover (lost ball) (Ben Roderick steals)
14:50		Ben Vander Plas misses three point jump shot
14:48		Ben Roderick offensive rebound
14:41		Ben Roderick misses two point jump shot
14:39		Gabe O'Neal defensive rebound
14:30	+3	Tervell Beck makes three point step back jump shot (Giovanni Santiago assists)	50-33
14:30		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
14:20		Giovanni Santiago personal foul (Ben Roderick draws the foul)
14:11		Colin Granger turnover (traveling)
13:57		Gabe O'Neal offensive foul (Miles Brown draws the foul)
13:57		Gabe O'Neal turnover
13:47		Malique Jacobs shooting foul (Jason Preston draws the foul)
13:47	+1	Jason Preston makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-33
13:47		Jason Preston misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:47		Malique Jacobs defensive rebound
13:34		Tervell Beck misses three point jump shot
13:32		Jason Preston defensive rebound
13:27		Dwight Wilson III misses two point layup
13:25		Dwight Wilson III offensive rebound
13:25	+2	Dwight Wilson III makes two point putback layup	53-33
13:06		Giovanni Santiago misses three point jump shot
13:04		Mark Sears defensive rebound
12:52	+2	Dwight Wilson III makes two point turnaround hook shot	55-33
12:21		Evan Bainbridge misses three point jump shot
12:19		Mark Sears defensive rebound
12:10		Ben Vander Plas misses two point floating jump shot
12:08		Evan Bainbridge defensive rebound
12:02		Jeremiah Hernandez turnover (lost ball) (Jason Preston steals)
12:02	+2	Ben Vander Plas makes two point dunk (Jason Preston assists)	57-33
11:56		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
11:56		TV timeout
11:41	+3	Malique Jacobs makes three point jump shot (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	57-36
11:08	+3	Lunden McDay makes three point jump shot (Mark Sears assists)	60-36
10:48		Dwight Wilson III shooting foul (Tervell Beck draws the foul)
10:48		Tervell Beck misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:48		Tervell Beck misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:48		Ben Roderick defensive rebound
10:32		Evan Bainbridge shooting foul (Ben Roderick draws the foul)
10:32		Ben Roderick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:32	+1	Ben Roderick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-36
10:14	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup	61-38
9:52	+2	Miles Brown makes two point layup	63-38
9:40	+3	Jeremiah Hernandez makes three point jump shot (Malique Jacobs assists)	63-41
9:16	+3	Miles Brown makes three point jump shot (Jason Preston assists)	66-41
8:48		Malique Jacobs misses two point layup
8:46		Colin Granger defensive rebound
8:31	+3	Ben Roderick makes three point jump shot (Ben Vander Plas assists)	69-41
8:11		Ben Vander Plas personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
8:08	+2	Evan Bainbridge makes two point layup (Giovanni Santiago assists)	69-43
7:47		Evan Bainbridge personal foul (Miles Brown draws the foul)
7:47		TV timeout
7:47	+1	Miles Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-43
7:47	+1	Miles Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-43
7:19	+3	Giovanni Santiago makes three point jump shot (Justyn Hamilton assists)	71-46
6:57		Ben Vander Plas misses three point jump shot
6:55		Jeremiah Hernandez defensive rebound
6:43		Jeremiah Hernandez misses two point turnaround hook shot
6:41		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
6:34	+2	Jeremiah Hernandez makes two point jump shot	71-48
6:16	+3	Jason Preston makes three point jump shot (Ben Roderick assists)	74-48
6:03	+3	Tervell Beck makes three point jump shot (Malique Jacobs assists)	74-51
5:36		Ben Roderick misses two point layup
5:34		Colin Granger offensive rebound
5:35		Giovanni Santiago personal foul (Colin Granger draws the foul)
5:34		Colin Granger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:34		Justyn Hamilton defensive rebound
5:16		Lunden McDay shooting foul (Malique Jacobs draws the foul)
5:16	+1	Malique Jacobs makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-52
5:16	+1	Malique Jacobs makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-53
5:00		Ben Vander Plas misses three point jump shot
4:58		Dwight Wilson III offensive rebound
4:58		Giovanni Santiago personal foul (Dwight Wilson III draws the foul)
4:58	+1	Dwight Wilson III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-53
4:58	+1	Dwight Wilson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-53
4:40		Justyn Hamilton misses two point jump shot
4:38		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
4:24		Miles Brown misses three point jump shot
4:22		Malique Jacobs defensive rebound
4:13	+2	Tervell Beck makes two point alley-oop layup (Malique Jacobs assists)	76-55
3:58		Ben Vander Plas turnover (bad pass)
3:58		TV timeout
3:39		Malique Jacobs misses two point layup
3:37		Lunden McDay defensive rebound
3:26		Dwight Wilson III misses two point jump shot
3:24		Lunden McDay offensive rebound
3:24		Tervell Beck shooting foul (Lunden McDay draws the foul)
3:24	+1	Lunden McDay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-55
3:24	+1	Lunden McDay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-55
2:59		Malique Jacobs misses two point layup
2:57		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
2:46		Justyn Hamilton shooting foul (Lunden McDay draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Lunden McDay makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-55
2:46	+1	Lunden McDay makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-55
2:30		Malique Jacobs turnover (bad pass)
2:17	+2	Ben Vander Plas makes two point layup (Sam Towns assists)	82-55
2:02		Tervell Beck misses three point jump shot
2:00		Evan Bainbridge offensive rebound
1:54	+2	Evan Bainbridge makes two point tip shot	82-57
1:45	+2	Sam Towns makes two point floating jump shot (Mason McMurray assists)	84-57
1:40		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
1:30		Jeremiah Hernandez misses three point jump shot
1:28		Tervell Beck offensive rebound
1:18	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point layup (Jeremiah Hernandez assists)	84-59
1:09		Tervell Beck personal foul (Miles Brown draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Miles Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-59
1:09		Miles Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:09		Evan Bainbridge defensive rebound
1:06		Miles Brown personal foul (Jeremiah Hernandez draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-60
1:06	+1	Jeremiah Hernandez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-61
0:56		Sam Towns misses three point jump shot
0:56		John Tenerowicz offensive rebound
0:56		John Tenerowicz misses two point layup
0:54		Mason McMurray offensive rebound
0:48		Jalen White misses two point layup
0:46		VonCameron Davis defensive rebound
0:33		Evan Bainbridge misses three point jump shot
0:31		Sam Towns defensive rebound
0:17		Sam Towns misses two point jump shot
0:15		James Jordan defensive rebound
0:14		Mason McMurray personal foul (James Jordan draws the foul)
0:14	+1	James Jordan makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-62
0:14	+1	James Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-63
0:00		End of period

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James Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 2