ATHENS, Ohio Bobcats (AP) AJ Clayton's 19 points helped Ohio defeat UNC Asheville 82-76 on Saturday night.
Clayton had three blocks for the Bobcats (1-1). Shereef Mitchell added 12 points while shooting 5 for 7, including 1 for 3 from beyond the arc while he also had five rebounds and five assists. Elmore James shot 3 of 6 from the field and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points.
Josh Banks finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (0-2). Fletcher Abee added 20 points for UNC Asheville. Toyaz Solomon had 14 points and six rebounds.
Ohio went into halftime ahead of UNC Asheville 42-34.
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1st Half
NCAS
Bulldogs
34
OHIO
Bobcats
42
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Toyaz Solomon vs. AJ Clayton (Greg Gantt Jr. gains possession)
19:42
Josh Banks misses two point jump shot
19:40
Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
19:32
AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
19:30
Greg Gantt Jr. defensive rebound
19:20
+3
Josh Banks makes three point jump shot (Kameron Taylor assists)
3-0
19:00
+3
Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot (AJ Clayton assists)
3-3
18:41
+2
Toyaz Solomon makes two point jump shot
5-3
18:24
Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
18:22
Jackson Paveletzke offensive rebound
18:19
Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup
18:17
Jackson Paveletzke offensive rebound
18:16
Toyaz Solomon blocks AJ Brown's two point layup
18:14
Bobcats offensive rebound
18:09
Toyaz Solomon personal foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul)
18:05
Aidan Hadaway misses three point jump shot
18:03
Josh Banks defensive rebound
17:47
Josh Banks turnover (traveling)
17:39
+2
Aidan Hadaway makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)
5-5
17:16
Jordan Marsh misses two point jump shot
17:14
Bulldogs offensive rebound
17:02
AJ Clayton blocks Jordan Marsh's two point jump shot
17:00
Bulldogs offensive rebound
16:46
Jordan Marsh misses two point layup
16:46
Bobcats defensive rebound
16:46
AJ Clayton misses two point jump shot
16:44
Greg Gantt Jr. defensive rebound
16:27
Greg Gantt Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:25
Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
16:15
AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
16:13
AJ Brown offensive rebound
16:05
AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
16:03
Sage Tolentino defensive rebound
15:49
+2
Jordan Marsh makes two point layup
7-5
15:42
+3
AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)
7-8
15:24
Fletcher Abee misses two point jump shot
15:22
Greg Gantt Jr. offensive rebound
15:20
+3
Fletcher Abee makes three point jump shot (Greg Gantt Jr. assists)
10-8
15:06
+2
Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup
10-10
14:54
TV timeout
14:43
+2
Jordan Marsh makes two point layup
12-10
14:25
AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
14:23
Toyaz Solomon defensive rebound
14:15
+3
Josh Banks makes three point jump shot (Jordan Marsh assists)
15-10
13:59
+2
Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup
15-12
13:46
Vic Searls shooting foul (Toyaz Solomon draws the foul)
13:46
Toyaz Solomon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:46
+1
Toyaz Solomon makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-12
13:25
Jemal Davis shooting foul (Vic Searls draws the foul)
13:25
+1
Vic Searls makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-13
13:25
+1
Vic Searls makes regular free throw 2 of 2
16-14
13:00
+3
Josh Banks makes three point jump shot
19-14
12:25
+2
Elmore James makes two point jump shot
19-16
12:08
Jordan Marsh turnover (traveling)
11:59
+3
AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists)
19-19
11:40
Fletcher Abee misses two point layup
11:38
Kameron Taylor offensive rebound
11:37
+2
Kameron Taylor makes two point layup
21-19
11:26
Kameron Taylor shooting foul (Elmore James draws the foul)
11:26
TV timeout
11:26
+1
Elmore James makes regular free throw 1 of 2
21-20
11:26
+1
Elmore James makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-21
11:06
Elijah Elliott personal foul (Toyaz Solomon draws the foul)
10:55
Fletcher Abee misses three point jump shot
10:53
Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
10:44
+3
Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists)
21-24
10:28
Jordan Marsh misses three point jump shot
10:26
Bobcats defensive rebound
10:05
Josh Banks shooting foul (Ayden Evans draws the foul)
10:05
Ayden Evans misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:05
Ayden Evans misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:05
Josh Banks defensive rebound
9:40
Aidan Rubio misses two point jump shot
9:38
Aidan Rubio offensive rebound
9:37
AJ Brown shooting foul (Aidan Rubio draws the foul)
9:37
+1
Aidan Rubio makes regular free throw 1 of 2
22-24
9:37
Aidan Rubio misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:37
Ayden Evans defensive rebound
9:23
+2
Ayden Evans makes two point dunk (Jackson Paveletzke assists)
22-26
9:10
Shereef Mitchell personal foul
8:58
Ayden Evans shooting foul (Toyaz Solomon draws the foul)
8:58
+1
Toyaz Solomon makes regular free throw 1 of 2
23-26
8:58
Toyaz Solomon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:58
Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
8:47
Aidan Hadaway misses two point layup
8:45
Shereef Mitchell offensive rebound
8:45
Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
8:43
AJ Clayton offensive rebound
8:42
+2
AJ Clayton makes two point jump shot
23-28
8:23
Kameron Taylor misses three point jump shot
8:21
Bobcats defensive rebound
8:07
+3
AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)
23-31
7:42
Toyaz Solomon misses two point jump shot
7:40
Bobcats defensive rebound
7:40
Kameron Taylor personal foul
7:40
TV timeout
7:28
Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
7:23
Greg Gantt Jr. defensive rebound
7:00
Greg Gantt Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:58
Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
6:55
Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Marsh steals)
6:53
AJ Brown personal foul
6:38
+2
Toyaz Solomon makes two point dunk (Greg Gantt Jr. assists)
25-31
6:23
+2
AJ Clayton makes two point dunk (Shereef Mitchell assists)
25-33
6:09
Jordan Marsh turnover (bad pass) (Elmore James steals)
6:04
Fletcher Abee shooting foul (Elmore James draws the foul)
6:04
+1
Elmore James makes regular free throw 1 of 2
25-34
6:04
+1
Elmore James makes regular free throw 2 of 2
25-35
5:52
Fletcher Abee misses two point jump shot
5:50
Josh Banks offensive rebound
5:48
Josh Banks turnover (traveling)
5:28
AJ Clayton turnover (lost ball) (Julian Clarke steals)
5:15
+2
Toyaz Solomon makes two point jump shot (Fletcher Abee assists)
27-35
5:03
Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
5:01
Toyaz Solomon defensive rebound
4:52
+3
Julian Clarke makes three point jump shot (Josh Banks assists)
30-35
4:39
AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
4:37
Toyaz Solomon defensive rebound
4:14
Bulldogs 30 second timeout
4:14
TV timeout
4:06
Josh Banks misses two point jump shot
4:04
Aidan Hadaway defensive rebound
3:52
Elmore James misses three point jump shot
3:50
Vic Searls offensive rebound
3:50
Toyaz Solomon shooting foul (Vic Searls draws the foul)
