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Nelson scores 21, Eastern Michigan beats Ohio 94-87

AP
Jan 21, 2025

YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) Da'Sean Nelson's 21 points helped Eastern Michigan defeat Ohio 94-87 on Tuesday night.

Nelson added seven rebounds and six assists for the Eagles (9-9, 3-3 Mid-American Conference). Christian Henry scored 18 points, shooting 5 for 10 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line. Jalen Terry added 17 points and Arne Osojnik had 16.

The Bobcats (10-8, 4-2) were led in scoring by Jackson Paveletzke, who finished with 28 points and six rebounds. Shereef Mitchell, Vic Searls and AJ Brown added 14 points apiece.

Eastern Michigan took the lead with 16:52 remaining in the first half and never looked back. Osojnik scored 14 points in the first half to help put the Eagles ahead 50-35 at the break. Eastern Michigan used a 7-0 run in the second half to build a 21-point lead at 65-44 with 15:22 left in the half.

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1st Half
OHIO
Bobcats
35
EMU
Eagles
50

Time		Play	Score
20:00		AJ Clayton vs. Da'Sean Nelson (Jalen Terry gains possession)
19:40		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
19:38		Trey Pettigrew offensive rebound
19:23		Da'Sean Nelson turnover (traveling)
19:04	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	2-0
18:52	+2	Godslove Nwabude makes two point dunk (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	2-2
18:39	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (AJ Clayton assists)	5-2
18:19		Jalen Terry misses two point jump shot
18:17		Jalen Terry offensive rebound
18:07		Godslove Nwabude misses two point layup
18:05		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
17:58		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
17:56		Trey Pettigrew defensive rebound
17:40	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	5-4
17:28		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
17:26		Trey Pettigrew defensive rebound
17:15	+3	Trey Pettigrew makes three point jump shot (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	5-7
17:05	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	7-7
16:52	+3	Da'Sean Nelson makes three point jump shot (Jalen Terry assists)	7-10
16:30		Arne Osojnik personal foul
16:17		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
16:15		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
16:03		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point jump shot
16:01		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
15:53		Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
15:51		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
15:34		Jalin Billingsley misses three point jump shot
15:32		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
15:22	+2	AJ Brown makes two point layup	9-10
15:05	+3	Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	9-13
14:43	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup (Vic Searls assists)	11-13
14:18		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
14:16		Da'Sean Nelson offensive rebound
14:12	+3	Christian Henry makes three point jump shot (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	11-16
14:00		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
13:58		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
13:42	+2	Arne Osojnik makes two point layup	11-18
13:30	+3	AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	14-18
13:24		TV timeout
13:05		Ayden Evans personal foul
12:54		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
12:52		Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound
12:44	+2	Elijah Elliott makes two point jump shot	16-18
12:18		Christian Henry turnover (lost ball) (AJ Clayton steals)
12:01		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
11:59		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
11:50		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul (Jalen Terry draws the foul)
11:50		TV timeout
11:37		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
11:35		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
11:32		Shereef Mitchell turnover (traveling)
11:27		Vic Searls personal foul
11:19	+3	Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot (Jalin Billingsley assists)	16-21
10:53		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
10:51		Jalen Terry defensive rebound
10:43	+2	Jalen Terry makes two point layup	16-23
10:18	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (Vic Searls assists)	18-23
9:53	+3	Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot	18-26
9:31	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point jump shot	20-26
9:16		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point layup
9:14		Da'Sean Nelson offensive rebound
9:04	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	20-28
8:51		Trey Pettigrew personal foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
8:41		Ayden Evans turnover (lost ball) (Jalen Terry steals)
8:34	+2	Jalen Terry makes two point layup	20-30
8:23		Jalin Billingsley personal foul
8:23	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	22-30
8:01	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	22-32
7:41	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	24-32
7:18	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot (Jalen Terry assists)	24-34
7:00		Shereef Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Arne Osojnik steals)
6:50	+2	Christian Henry makes two point layup	24-36
6:50		Bobcats 30 second timeout
6:50		TV timeout
6:37	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)	27-36
6:06	+3	Arne Osojnik makes three point jump shot (Jalen Terry assists)	27-39
5:58		Da'Sean Nelson shooting foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-39
5:58		Elijah Elliott misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:58		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
5:46	+2	John Shanu II makes two point dunk (Jalen Terry assists)	28-41
5:27	+2	Elijah Elliott makes two point layup	30-41
5:27		Arne Osojnik shooting foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
5:27	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 1 of 1	31-41
5:18		Elijah Elliott shooting foul (Christian Henry draws the foul)
5:18	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-42
5:18	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-43
5:05		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
5:03		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
4:56		John Shanu II offensive foul
4:56		John Shanu II turnover (offensive foul)
4:41		AJ Brown misses two point layup
4:39		Trey Pettigrew defensive rebound
4:32		Christian Henry misses two point layup
4:30		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
4:25		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
4:23		Eagles defensive rebound
4:13	+2	Christian Henry makes two point layup	31-45
3:55		Christian Henry personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:55		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
3:36		Elijah Elliott shooting foul (Da'Sean Nelson draws the foul)
3:36	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-46
3:36		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:36		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
3:29		Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup
3:27		Christian Henry defensive rebound
3:07	+2	Jalen Terry makes two point layup	31-48
2:48		AJ Brown offensive foul
2:48		AJ Brown turnover (offensive foul)
2:25		Christian Henry misses three point jump shot
2:23		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
2:17		Trey Pettigrew shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
2:17		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:17	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-48
1:59		Da'Sean Nelson offensive foul
1:59		Da'Sean Nelson turnover (offensive foul)
1:42		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
1:40		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
1:26		Christian Henry misses two point layup
1:24		AJ Brown defensive rebound
1:17	+3	Jackson Paveletzke makes three point jump shot (AJ Brown assists)	35-48
1:10		Eagles 30 second timeout
0:53	+2	Jalen Terry makes two point jump shot	35-50
0:28		Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup
0:26		Godslove Nwabude defensive rebound
0:02		Christian Henry misses two point jump shot
0:00		Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OHIO
Bobcats
52
EMU
Eagles
44

Time		Play	Score
19:34	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot	37-50
19:22		Shereef Mitchell shooting foul (Christian Henry draws the foul)
19:22	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-51
19:22	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-52
19:17	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	39-52
19:00		Jump ball. Trey Pettigrew vs. Vic Searls (Eagles gains possession)
18:52		Jalen Terry turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Elliott steals)
18:34		Da'Sean Nelson blocks Vic Searls's two point layup
18:32		Trey Pettigrew defensive rebound
18:14	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point jump shot	39-54
18:05	+3	Elijah Elliott makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	42-54
17:47	+2	Jalen Terry makes two point jump shot	42-56
17:37		Vic Searls turnover (bad pass) (Christian Henry steals)
17:35		Vic Searls personal foul
17:24	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup (Jalen Terry assists)	42-58
17:11		Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
17:09		Vic Searls offensive rebound
17:06		Christian Henry shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
17:06	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-58
17:06	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-58
16:45		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
16:43		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
16:22		Elijah Elliott turnover (bad pass) (Da'Sean Nelson steals)
16:10	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup (Christian Henry assists)	44-60
15:56		Arne Osojnik blocks Jackson Paveletzke's two point layup
15:56		Jackson Paveletzke offensive rebound
15:56		Jump ball. Jackson Paveletzke vs. Arne Osojnik (Bobcats gains possession)
15:56		TV timeout
15:46		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
15:44		Jalen Terry defensive rebound
15:37	+2	Christian Henry makes two point layup (Jalen Terry assists)	44-62
15:28		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (lost ball) (Arne Osojnik steals)
15:22	+3	Jalen Terry makes three point jump shot (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	44-65
15:20		Bobcats 30 second timeout
15:20		TV timeout
15:05		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass)
14:49		Jalin Billingsley turnover (traveling)
14:37		Elijah Elliott misses two point jump shot
14:35		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
14:18		Jalen Terry misses three point jump shot
14:16		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
14:11		Christian Henry shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
14:11	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-65
14:11		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
14:11		Vic Searls offensive rebound
14:07		Jalen Terry personal foul
13:53	+2	AJ Brown makes two point layup	47-65
13:47		Da'Sean Nelson misses two point jump shot
13:45		Vic Searls defensive rebound
13:24		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
13:22		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
13:05		Arne Osojnik misses two point layup
13:03		Vic Searls defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (Ajay Sheldon assists)	49-65
12:31	+2	Trey Pettigrew makes two point layup	49-67
12:07		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
12:06		Vic Searls offensive rebound
12:06		Jalen Terry shooting foul (Vic Searls draws the foul)
12:06	+1	Vic Searls makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-67
12:06	+1	Vic Searls makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-67
11:43		Yusuf Jihad misses two point jump shot
11:41		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
11:33		Elijah Elliott turnover (out of bounds)
11:33		TV timeout
11:07	+3	Christian Henry makes three point jump shot	51-70
11:03		Christian Henry technical foul
11:03		Shereef Mitchell misses technical free throw 1 of 2
11:03	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes technical free throw 2 of 2	52-70
10:51		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
10:49		Bobcats offensive rebound
10:46		Vic Searls turnover (lost ball) (Arne Osojnik steals)
10:38		Elijah Elliott blocks Arne Osojnik's two point layup
10:38		Yusuf Jihad offensive rebound
10:38		Ajay Sheldon shooting foul (Yusuf Jihad draws the foul)
10:38	+1	Yusuf Jihad makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-71
10:38	+1	Yusuf Jihad makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-72
10:17	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	54-72
10:17		John Shanu II shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
10:17	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 1	55-72
9:58		Arne Osojnik turnover (bad pass)
9:49	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup (Ajay Sheldon assists)	57-72
9:34	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point jump shot (Jalen Terry assists)	57-74
9:22	+2	Ajay Sheldon makes two point layup	59-74
9:22		Arne Osojnik shooting foul (Ajay Sheldon draws the foul)
9:22	+1	Ajay Sheldon makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-74
9:14	+3	Trey Pettigrew makes three point jump shot (Da'Sean Nelson assists)	60-77
8:53		Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
8:51		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
8:41		AJ Brown personal foul
8:24		Trey Pettigrew turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals)
8:14	+2	AJ Brown makes two point layup	62-77
7:53		TV timeout
7:47		Jalen Terry misses two point jump shot
7:45		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
7:37		Jalin Billingsley shooting foul (Ayden Evans draws the foul)
7:37	+1	Ayden Evans makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-77
7:37		Ayden Evans misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:37		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
7:18	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point jump shot (Dillon Tingler assists)	63-79
7:05		Dillon Tingler shooting foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
7:05		Elijah Elliott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:05	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-79
6:45		Elijah Elliott shooting foul (Da'Sean Nelson draws the foul)
6:45		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:45	+1	Da'Sean Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-80
6:30	+2	AJ Brown makes two point layup	66-80
6:07		Eagles 30 second timeout
6:02		Da'Sean Nelson turnover (traveling)
5:51		Da'Sean Nelson personal foul
5:51	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-80
5:51	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-80
5:26		Jalin Billingsley misses two point jump shot
5:24		Ajay Sheldon defensive rebound
5:20	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup (Ajay Sheldon assists)	70-80
5:20		Eagles 30 second timeout
5:04		Christian Henry misses two point layup
5:02		Jalin Billingsley offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Arne Osojnik makes two point layup (Jalin Billingsley assists)	70-82
4:38		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
4:36		Da'Sean Nelson defensive rebound
4:28	+2	Jalin Billingsley makes two point layup (Christian Henry assists)	70-84
4:20		AJ Brown misses two point layup
4:18		Christian Henry defensive rebound
4:17	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup (Christian Henry assists)	70-86
4:17		Bobcats 30 second timeout
4:17		TV timeout
3:54	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	72-86
3:34	+2	Da'Sean Nelson makes two point layup	72-88
3:24	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup (Ajay Sheldon assists)	74-88
3:15		Da'Sean Nelson offensive foul
3:15		Da'Sean Nelson turnover (offensive foul)
3:09	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	76-88
2:56		Eagles turnover (10-second violation)
2:44		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
2:42		Eagles defensive rebound
2:17		Christian Henry turnover (bad pass) (AJ Brown steals)
2:09		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
1:59		Eagles turnover (10-second violation)
1:53	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot	78-88
1:38		Christian Henry turnover (lost ball) (Shereef Mitchell steals)
1:30	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (AJ Brown assists)	80-88
1:27		AJ Brown personal foul
1:06		Arne Osojnik misses three point jump shot
1:04		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
0:53	+3	Shereef Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists)	83-88
0:52		Bobcats 30 second timeout
0:50		AJ Brown personal foul (Jalen Terry draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-89
0:50	+1	Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-90
0:43		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
0:41		Arne Osojnik defensive rebound
0:40		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul (Christian Henry draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-91
0:40	+1	Christian Henry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-92
0:32	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	85-92
0:31		Jackson Paveletzke personal foul (Da'Sean Nelson draws the foul)
0:31		Da'Sean Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:31		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
0:25		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
0:23		Jalen Terry defensive rebound
0:23		Elijah Elliott personal foul (Jalen Terry draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-93
0:23	+1	Jalen Terry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-94
0:18		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
0:16		Jalin Billingsley defensive rebound
0:04		Eagles turnover (10-second violation)
0:02	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	87-94
0:00		End of period

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Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup