Ohio State 64-44 Mercer (23 Dec, 2015) Play-by-Play

Mercer Bears

9-3, 0-3 away

	1	2	T
MER	24	20	44
OSU	25	39	64

Ohio State Buckeyes

7-5, 6-3 home

JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.
Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
Jae'Sean Tate missed Layup.
Trevor Thompson missed Layup.
Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevor Thompson made Layup.
Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
Marc Loving missed Jumper.
Keita Bates-Diop missed Layup.
Jae'Sean Tate missed Jumper.
Jae'Sean Tate made Layup.
Jae'Sean Tate made Layup. Assisted by Marc Loving.
Kam Williams made Jumper.
Daniel Giddens made Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
Marc Loving missed Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
Marc Loving made Layup.
JaQuan Lyle made Layup.
Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
Marc Loving made Dunk. Assisted by Jae'Sean Tate.
JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
Keita Bates-Diop missed Layup.
Keita Bates-Diop made Dunk. Assisted by JaQuan Lyle.
Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
A.J. Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
Jae'Sean Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
Trevor Thompson made Dunk.
Keita Bates-Diop made Layup.
JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
Jae'Sean Tate made Dunk.
Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle made Layup.
Keita Bates-Diop made Layup. Assisted by JaQuan Lyle.
Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.
Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle made Jumper. Assisted by Keita Bates-Diop.
JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
Daniel Giddens missed Jumper.
Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.
Jae'Sean Tate made Jumper.
Jae'Sean Tate made Layup. Assisted by Keita Bates-Diop.
Keita Bates-Diop made Jumper.
JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.
Marc Loving missed Jumper.
Keita Bates-Diop made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jae'Sean Tate.
JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.
Jae'Sean Tate made Layup. Assisted by Daniel Giddens.
Kam Williams made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by JaQuan Lyle.
A.J. Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.
Joey Lane missed Three Point Jumper.
Joey Lane made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kam Williams.
Mickey Mitchell missed Jumper.
Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Ringer missed Jumper.
Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
Jordan Strawberry made Layup. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.
Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
Phillip Leonard missed Layup.
Cory Kilby made Layup.
Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.
Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown.
Phillip Leonard made Jumper.
Stephon Jelks made Dunk. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.
Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.
Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
Lawrence Brown missed Layup.
Demetre Rivers made Layup.
Demetre Rivers made Dunk. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.
Stephon Jelks made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.
Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.
Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Ringer made Jumper.
Ethan Stair missed Jumper.
James Bento missed Layup.
Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.
Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.
Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.
Niklas Ney missed Jumper.
Cory Kilby missed Jumper.
Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
Desmond Ringer made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.
Desmond Ringer missed Layup.
Desmond Ringer made Layup.
Jestin Lewis missed Layup.
Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.
Desmond Ringer made Jumper.
Desmond Ringer made Layup.
Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.
Demetre Rivers missed Jumper.
Jaylen Stowe missed Three Point Jumper.

MERCER

OHIO STATE

TIME		MER	OSU
20:00	Jump Ball won by Ohio State	0	0
19:41	JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:41	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	0	0
19:22	Trevor Thompson Steal.	0	0
19:11	Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:11	Jae'Sean Tate Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:07	Jae'Sean Tate missed Layup.	0	0
19:07	Trevor Thompson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:01	Trevor Thompson missed Layup.	0	0
19:01	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:52	Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	3	0
18:38	Marc Loving Turnover.	3	0
18:24	Jestin Lewis Turnover.	3	0
18:15	Foul on Ethan Stair.	3	0
18:08	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	3	0
17:59	Trevor Thompson Turnover.	3	0
17:59	Jestin Lewis Steal.	3	0
17:45	Ethan Stair missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
17:45	Trevor Thompson Defensive Rebound.	3	0
17:23	Marc Loving missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
17:23	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	3	0
17:00	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
17:00	JaQuan Lyle Defensive Rebound.	3	0
16:53	JaQuan Lyle missed Three Point Jumper.	3	0
16:53	Trevor Thompson Offensive Rebound.	3	0
16:44	Trevor Thompson made Layup.	3	2
16:44	Foul on Lawrence Brown.	3	2
16:44	Trevor Thompson made Free Throw.	3	3
16:12	Desmond Ringer missed Jumper.	3	3
16:12	Stephon Jelks Offensive Rebound.	3	3
16:11	Desmond Ringer made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Strawberry.	5	3
15:51	Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.	5	3
15:51	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	5	3
15:42	Foul on Desmond Ringer.	5	3
15:42	Desmond Ringer Turnover.	5	3
15:42	Official TV Timeout	5	3
15:28	Keita Bates-Diop Turnover.	5	3
15:28	Jestin Lewis Steal.	5	3
15:23	Jordan Strawberry made Layup. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.	7	3
14:58	Marc Loving missed Jumper.	7	3
14:58	Keita Bates-Diop Offensive Rebound.	7	3
14:55	Keita Bates-Diop missed Layup.	7	3
14:55	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	7	3
14:33	Jordan Strawberry made Jumper.	9	3
14:12	Jae'Sean Tate missed Jumper.	9	3
14:12	Ethan Stair Defensive Rebound.	9	3
13:48	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	9	3
13:48	Trevor Thompson Defensive Rebound.	9	3
13:37	Foul on Stephon Jelks.	9	3
13:31	A.J. Harris Turnover.	9	3
13:31	Jestin Lewis Steal.	9	3
13:12	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	9	3
13:12	Jae'Sean Tate Defensive Rebound.	9	3
12:53	Marc Loving Turnover.	9	3
12:39	Ethan Stair Turnover.	9	3
12:39	Daniel Giddens Steal.	9	3
12:31	Jae'Sean Tate made Layup.	9	5
12:31	Foul on Cory Kilby.	9	5
12:31	Jae'Sean Tate missed Free Throw.	9	5
12:31	Cory Kilby Defensive Rebound.	9	5
12:08	Foul on A.J. Harris.	9	5
11:58	Phillip Leonard missed Layup.	9	5
11:58	Daniel Giddens Block.	9	5
11:58	Cory Kilby Offensive Rebound.	9	5
11:54	Cory Kilby made Layup.	11	5
11:35	Jae'Sean Tate made Layup. Assisted by Marc Loving.	11	7
11:35	Foul on Lawrence Brown.	11	7
11:35	Jae'Sean Tate made Free Throw.	11	8
11:15	Jordan Strawberry missed Three Point Jumper.	11	8
11:15	Niklas Ney Offensive Rebound.	11	8
11:15	Foul on Daniel Giddens.	11	8
11:15	Niklas Ney made Free Throw.	12	8
11:15	Niklas Ney made Free Throw.	13	8
10:58	Jae'Sean Tate Turnover.	13	8
10:51	Phillip Leonard missed Jumper.	13	8
10:51	Daniel Giddens Defensive Rebound.	13	8
10:38	Kam Williams made Jumper.	13	10
10:11	Stephon Jelks missed Three Point Jumper.	13	10
10:11	JaQuan Lyle Defensive Rebound.	13	10
9:45	Daniel Giddens made Jumper.	13	12
9:17	Foul on JaQuan Lyle.	13	12
8:59	Jordan Strawberry missed Jumper.	13	12
8:59	Trevor Thompson Block.	13	12
8:59	Keita Bates-Diop Defensive Rebound.	13	12
8:50	Foul on Andrew Fishler.	13	12
8:50	Trevor Thompson missed Free Throw.	13	12
8:50	Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.	13	12
8:50	Trevor Thompson made Free Throw.	13	13
8:26	Jestin Lewis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lawrence Brown.	16	13
8:11	Foul on Trevor Thompson.	16	13
8:11	Trevor Thompson Turnover.	16	13
8:02	Phillip Leonard made Jumper.	18	13
7:45	Keita Bates-Diop Turnover.	18	13
7:45	Official TV Timeout	18	13
7:34	Stephon Jelks made Dunk. Assisted by Phillip Leonard.	20	13
7:01	JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.	20	15
6:37	Stephon Jelks missed Jumper.	20	15
6:37	Trevor Thompson Defensive Rebound.	20	15
6:37	Foul on Lawrence Brown.	20	15
6:37	Trevor Thompson missed Free Throw.	20	15
6:37	Niklas Ney Defensive Rebound.	20	15
6:20	Niklas Ney Turnover.	20	15
6:20	Jae'Sean Tate Steal.	20	15
6:14	JaQuan Lyle made Jumper.	20	17
6:14	Foul on Phillip Leonard.	20	17
6:14	JaQuan Lyle missed Free Throw.	20	17
6:14	Stephon Jelks Defensive Rebound.	20	17
5:54	Ethan Stair Turnover.	20	17
5:54	Jae'Sean Tate Steal.	20	17
5:45	Marc Loving missed Jumper.	20	17
5:45	Ohio State Offensive Rebound.	20	17
5:41	JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.	20	17
5:41	Marc Loving Offensive Rebound.	20	17
5:35	Marc Loving made Layup.	20	19
5:19	Jestin Lewis missed Three Point Jumper.	20	19
5:19	JaQuan Lyle Block.	20	19
5:19	Daniel Giddens Defensive Rebound.	20	19
5:12	JaQuan Lyle made Layup.	20	21
4:48	Stephon Jelks Turnover.	20	21
4:48	Daniel Giddens Steal.	20	21
4:37	Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.	20	21
4:37	Jestin Lewis Defensive Rebound.	20	21
4:29	Lawrence Brown missed Layup.	20	21
4:29	Jae'Sean Tate Defensive Rebound.	20	21
4:24	Jae'Sean Tate Turnover.	20	21
4:08	Jestin Lewis Turnover.	20	21
4:08	Keita Bates-Diop Steal.	20	21
4:03	Marc Loving made Dunk. Assisted by Jae'Sean Tate.	20	23
3:34	Demetre Rivers made Layup.	22	23
3:15	JaQuan Lyle missed Jumper.	22	23
3:15	Keita Bates-Diop Offensive Rebound.	22	23
3:12	Keita Bates-Diop missed Layup.	22	23
3:12	Jordan Strawberry Defensive Rebound.	22	23
2:55	Jestin Lewis Turnover.	22	23
2:55	Daniel Giddens Steal.	22	23
2:55	Jae'Sean Tate Turnover.	22	23
2:55	Jestin Lewis Steal.	22	23
2:44	Demetre Rivers made Dunk. Assisted by Jestin Lewis.	24	23
2:18	Keita Bates-Diop made Dunk. Assisted by JaQuan Lyle.	24	25
1:57	Jestin Lewis Turnover.	24	25
1:57	Keita Bates-Diop Steal.	24	25
1:57	Official TV Timeout	24	25
1:34	Foul on JaQuan Lyle.	24	25
1:34	JaQuan Lyle Turnover.	24	25
1:20	Foul on Demetre Rivers.	24	25
1:20	Demetre Rivers Turnover.	24	25
1:05	Kam Williams missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
1:05	Mickey Mitchell Offensive Rebound.	24	25
0:51	A.J. Harris missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
0:51	Demetre Rivers Defensive Rebound.	24	25
0:35	Demetre Rivers missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
0:35	Ohio State Defensive Rebound.	24	25
0:21	Marc Loving Turnover.	24	25
0:04	Phillip Leonard Turnover.	24	25
0:04	Ohio State Timeout	24	25
0:01	Keita Bates-Diop missed Three Point Jumper.	24	25
0:01	Mickey Mitchell Offensive Rebound.	24	25
0:00	End of 1st half	24	25

Schottenstein Center

2:10 AM, 23 December 2015

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 11,460

Referees:
Bill Ek
Gene Steratore
Lamont Simpson

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Furman	0-0	-	12-1
Samford	0-0	-	10-3
Chattanooga	0-0	-	8-5
East Tennessee State	0-0	-	7-6
Mercer	0-0	-	6-6
UNC Greensboro	0-0	-	6-6
VMI	0-0	-	6-7
The Citadel	0-0	-	5-6
Wofford	0-0	-	5-7
Western Carolina	0-0	-	4-7

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	2-0	-	10-2
UCLA	2-0	-	10-2
Michigan	2-0	-	9-3
Oregon	1-1	1	11-1
Maryland	1-1	1	10-2
Penn State	1-1	1	10-2
Nebraska	1-1	1	8-2
Iowa	1-1	1	9-3
Northwestern	1-1	1	9-3
Indiana	1-1	1	9-3
Illinois	1-1	1	8-3
USC	1-1	1	9-4
Ohio State	1-1	1	8-4
Purdue	1-1	1	8-4
Rutgers	1-1	1	7-5
Wisconsin	0-2	2	10-3
Washington	0-2	2	8-3
Minnesota	0-2	2	7-5

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