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Medley scores 24 as Kent State holds off Ohio 76-75

AP
Feb 14, 2025

KENT, Ohio Bobcats (AP) Cian Medley's 24 points helped Kent State Golden Flashes hold off Ohio and earn a 76-75 victory on Friday night.

Medley shot 8 for 13 (2 for 6 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Golden Flashes (17-8, 7-5 Mid-American Conference). Jalen Sullinger shot 5 for 9 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line to add 18 points. VonCameron Davis had 10 points and went 3 of 12 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range).

The Bobcats (13-12, 7-5) were led by Shereef Mitchell, who posted 25 points and four steals. Jackson Paveletzke added 12 points and five assists for Ohio. Elmore James had 12 points.

Kent State went into the half ahead of Ohio 44-40. Medley scored 14 points in the half. Medley's free throw with 1:09 remaining in the second half gave Kent State the lead for good at 71-70.

These two teams both play Tuesday. Kent State visits Bowling Green and Ohio hosts Central Michigan.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
OHIO
Bobcats
40
KENT
Golden Flashes
44

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Bobcats gains possession)
19:33	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	3-0
19:02		Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
19:00		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
18:46	+3	AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)	6-0
18:24	+3	Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot (Cian Medley assists)	6-3
18:06		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
18:04		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
17:40		Jalen Sullinger misses two point layup
17:38		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
17:32	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (Elijah Elliott assists)	8-3
17:13		Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot
17:11		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
17:01	+3	Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)	11-3
16:41		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
16:39		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
16:37		Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
16:35		Mike Bekelja offensive rebound
16:31	+3	VonCameron Davis makes three point jump shot (Mike Bekelja assists)	11-6
16:08	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot	13-6
15:40		VonCameron Davis turnover (lost ball)
15:40		TV timeout
15:17	+2	Elmore James makes two point jump shot	15-6
15:01	+2	Jamal Sumlin makes two point layup (Cli'Ron Hornbeak assists)	15-8
14:44	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)	17-8
14:18	+2	VonCameron Davis makes two point jump shot	17-10
14:07	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	19-10
13:42	+2	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point jump shot (Marquis Barnett assists)	19-12
13:29		Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul
13:24	+3	Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot	22-12
13:00	+2	Cian Medley makes two point layup	22-14
12:40		Jump ball. Elmore James vs. Jalen Sullinger (Jalen Sullinger gains possession)
12:40		Elmore James turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Sullinger steals)
12:20		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
12:18		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
12:15		Vic Searls shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
12:15	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-15
12:15	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-16
11:58	+3	Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Vic Searls assists)	25-16
11:41		Delrecco Gillespie turnover (lost ball)
11:41		TV timeout
11:28		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (VonCameron Davis steals)
11:23	+2	Cian Medley makes two point layup (VonCameron Davis assists)	25-18
11:02		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
11:00		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
10:44		Jamal Sumlin misses two point jump shot
10:42		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
10:19	+3	Jackson Paveletzke makes three point jump shot (Elmore James assists)	28-18
10:19		Cian Medley shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
10:19	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 1	29-18
10:05		Marquis Barnett misses three point jump shot
10:03		Jamal Sumlin offensive rebound
9:58	+2	Cian Medley makes two point jump shot	29-20
9:42		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
9:40		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Cian Medley makes two point jump shot	29-22
9:07		AJ Clayton turnover (Jamal Sumlin steals)
8:53	+3	Cian Medley makes three point jump shot	29-25
8:50		Bobcats 30 second timeout
8:39	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	31-25
8:26	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup (Cian Medley assists)	31-27
8:26		AJ Brown shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
8:26		Delrecco Gillespie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:26		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
8:12		Jamal Sumlin personal foul
7:55		Jump ball. AJ Brown vs. VonCameron Davis (VonCameron Davis gains possession)
7:55		AJ Brown turnover (lost ball) (VonCameron Davis steals)
7:55		TV timeout
7:35		AJ Clayton blocks Delrecco Gillespie's two point layup
7:33		VonCameron Davis offensive rebound
7:28	+3	Jalen Sullinger makes three point jump shot (VonCameron Davis assists)	31-30
6:57		Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
6:55		Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound
6:47	+3	Cian Medley makes three point jump shot (Jalen Sullinger assists)	31-33
6:12		Bobcats turnover (shot clock violation)
5:53		VonCameron Davis misses two point layup
5:51		Jamal Sumlin offensive rebound
5:38		Jamal Sumlin misses two point layup
5:36		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
5:33	+2	Elmore James makes two point layup (Shereef Mitchell assists)	33-33
5:21		Cian Medley turnover (Elijah Elliott steals)
5:16		Cian Medley personal foul
5:13		Cli'Ron Hornbeak personal foul
5:04		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
5:02		Vic Searls offensive rebound
4:49		Jump ball. Vic Searls vs. Jamal Sumlin (Vic Searls gains possession)
4:46		Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot
4:44		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
4:30		VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot
4:28		Vic Searls defensive rebound
4:18	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	35-33
3:55	+3	VonCameron Davis makes three point jump shot (Jamal Sumlin assists)	35-36
3:43	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	38-36
3:20		Elijah Elliott shooting foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
3:20		TV timeout
3:20	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-37
3:20	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-38
3:05		Elmore James misses two point jump shot
3:03		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
2:47	+2	Jamal Sumlin makes two point layup	38-40
2:33	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup (Elijah Elliott assists)	40-40
2:10		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
2:08		Vic Searls defensive rebound
1:55		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
1:53		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Jamal Sumlin makes two point layup	40-42
1:34		Jamal Sumlin personal foul
1:24		Vic Searls misses two point layup
1:22		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
1:00		Elmore James shooting foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-43
1:00	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	40-44
0:38		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
0:36		Marquis Barnett defensive rebound
0:28		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
0:10		Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot
0:08		Bobcats defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OHIO
Bobcats
35
KENT
Golden Flashes
32

Time		Play	Score
19:18		Cian Medley turnover (Shereef Mitchell steals)
19:18		AJ Brown misses two point jump shot
19:16		Mike Bekelja defensive rebound
18:57		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
18:55		VonCameron Davis offensive rebound
18:51		VonCameron Davis turnover (Shereef Mitchell steals)
18:51		Cian Medley personal foul
18:36	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point jump shot	42-44
18:13		Mike Bekelja misses three point jump shot
18:11		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
18:00		Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot
17:58		Mike Bekelja defensive rebound
17:49		AJ Brown personal foul
17:41		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
17:39		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
17:37		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
17:35		Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound
17:20		Delrecco Gillespie misses two point layup
17:18		Delrecco Gillespie offensive rebound
17:16		Delrecco Gillespie turnover (Shereef Mitchell steals)
17:07	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	45-44
16:44		AJ Clayton shooting foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul)
16:44	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-45
16:44	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-46
16:22	+2	Elijah Elliott makes two point layup	47-46
16:08	+2	Jalen Sullinger makes two point layup	47-48
15:53		Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
15:51		Cian Medley defensive rebound
15:51		AJ Brown personal foul
15:51		TV timeout
15:19		Golden Flashes turnover (shot clock violation)
15:03		Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
15:01		Bobcats offensive rebound
15:01		VonCameron Davis personal foul
14:57		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
14:55		VonCameron Davis defensive rebound
14:40	+2	Jamal Sumlin makes two point layup	47-50
14:20		Elmore James misses two point layup
14:18		Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound
14:06	+2	Jalen Sullinger makes two point layup	47-52
13:57		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass)
13:37		Jalen Sullinger turnover (Shereef Mitchell steals)
13:32		Jamal Sumlin shooting foul (Elmore James draws the foul)
13:32	+1	Elmore James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-52
13:32	+1	Elmore James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-52
13:03		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
13:01		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
13:01		Golden Flashes turnover (shot clock violation)
12:43	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	51-52
12:43		VonCameron Davis shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
12:43	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	52-52
12:21		Ajay Sheldon personal foul
12:18		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul
12:14		Jamal Sumlin misses two point jump shot
12:12		Golden Flashes offensive rebound
12:04		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
12:02		Elmore James defensive rebound
11:47	+2	Vic Searls makes two point hook shot	54-52
11:40		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
11:40		TV timeout
11:20	+2	Jalen Sullinger makes two point jump shot	54-54
10:49	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot	56-54
10:32		Ajay Sheldon shooting foul (VonCameron Davis draws the foul)
10:32		TV timeout
10:32		Jamal Sumlin turnover (traveling)
10:13		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
10:11		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
9:50	+2	Cian Medley makes two point jump shot	56-56
9:50		Ajay Sheldon shooting foul (Cian Medley draws the foul)
9:50	+1	Cian Medley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-57
9:26		AJ Clayton turnover (Cian Medley steals)
9:20		Marquis Barnett misses two point layup
9:18		VonCameron Davis offensive rebound
9:11		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
9:09		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
9:01	+3	Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)	59-57
8:38	+2	Delrecco Gillespie makes two point layup	59-59
8:37		AJ Clayton turnover (Cian Medley steals)
8:35		AJ Clayton shooting foul (Cian Medley draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Cian Medley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-60
8:35	+1	Cian Medley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-61
8:18	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point jump shot	61-61
7:57		Marquis Barnett turnover (AJ Brown steals)
7:47		Jalen Sullinger personal foul
7:47		TV timeout
7:33		VonCameron Davis shooting foul (Vic Searls draws the foul)
7:33		Vic Searls misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:33	+1	Vic Searls makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-61
7:19		Elijah Elliott personal foul (VonCameron Davis draws the foul)
7:19	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-62
7:19	+1	VonCameron Davis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-63
7:04		VonCameron Davis personal foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-63
7:04	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-63
6:35		Jalen Sullinger misses two point jump shot
6:33		Marquis Barnett offensive rebound
6:33		Golden Flashes turnover (shot clock violation)
6:10		Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup
6:08		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
5:56		Vic Searls personal foul (Cli'Ron Hornbeak draws the foul)
5:56		Cli'Ron Hornbeak misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:56	+1	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-64
5:36		Vic Searls turnover (Delrecco Gillespie steals)
5:32		AJ Brown shooting foul (Cian Medley draws the foul)
5:32	+1	Cian Medley makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-65
5:32	+1	Cian Medley makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-66
5:18		Delrecco Gillespie personal foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
5:18		Elijah Elliott misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:18		Cli'Ron Hornbeak defensive rebound
4:52		Cian Medley misses three point jump shot
4:50		Bobcats defensive rebound
4:50		Delrecco Gillespie personal foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-66
4:50		Elijah Elliott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:50		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
4:32		Jalen Sullinger misses three point jump shot
4:30		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
4:21		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass)
4:08		VonCameron Davis misses three point jump shot
4:06		Vic Searls defensive rebound
3:42		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
3:40		Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound
3:18		Cian Medley misses two point jump shot
3:16		Bobcats defensive rebound
3:16		TV timeout
2:50		Jalen Sullinger shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
2:50	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-66
2:50	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-66
2:26		VonCameron Davis misses two point jump shot
2:24		AJ Brown defensive rebound
2:06	+3	Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)	70-66
1:47	+2	Jamal Sumlin makes two point jump shot (VonCameron Davis assists)	70-68
1:45		Golden Flashes 30 second timeout
1:31		Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup
1:29		Vic Searls offensive rebound
1:24		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
1:22		Jalen Sullinger defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Cian Medley makes two point layup	70-70
1:09		Jackson Paveletzke shooting foul (Cian Medley draws the foul)
1:09	+1	Cian Medley makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-71
0:52		Jump ball. Jackson Paveletzke vs. Jamal Sumlin (Bobcats gains possession)
0:52		Bobcats 30 second timeout
0:48		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
0:46		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
0:46		Elmore James personal foul (Delrecco Gillespie draws the foul)
0:46	+1	Delrecco Gillespie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-72
0:46		Delrecco Gillespie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:46		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
0:22		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (Cli'Ron Hornbeak steals)
0:19	+2	Cli'Ron Hornbeak makes two point dunk	70-74
0:19		Bobcats 30 second timeout
0:13		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
0:11		Vic Searls offensive rebound
0:09	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	72-74
0:09		Bobcats 30 second timeout
0:07		Shereef Mitchell personal foul (Jalen Sullinger draws the foul)
0:07	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-75
0:07	+1	Jalen Sullinger makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-76
0:03	+3	Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	75-76
0:02		Jalen Sullinger turnover (out of bounds)
0:00		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
0:00		Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Delrecco Gillespie defensive rebound