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Simmons scores 22, Toledo defeats Ohio 96-82

AP
Mar 07, 2025

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Javan Simmons had 22 points in Toledo's 96-82 victory against Ohio in a regular season finale on Friday.

Both teams finish the Mid-America Conference regular season with a 10-8 record and tied for fourth place. They will face each other Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament at Rocket Arena in Cleveland.

Simmons added seven rebounds for the Rockets (17-14). Sam Lewis scored 20 points and added five rebounds. Seth Hubbard shot 7 of 13 from the field and 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 17 points, while adding nine rebounds.

The Bobcats (16-15) were led by Elmore James, who recorded 20 points and two steals. Shereef Mitchell added 18 points and two steals for Ohio. Jackson Paveletzke also had 15 points.

Toledo took the lead with 1:35 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Lewis led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 47-41 at the break. Simmons scored 16 points in the second half to help lead the way as Toledo went on to secure a victory, outscoring Ohio by eight points in the second half.

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

1st Half
OHIO
Bobcats
41
TOL
Rockets
47

Time		Play	Score
20:00		AJ Clayton vs. Javan Simmons (Sonny Wilson gains possession)
19:43	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point hook shot (Isaiah Adams assists)	0-2
19:20	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	2-2
18:54	+2	Sam Lewis makes two point jump shot	2-4
18:39	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	4-4
18:18	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup (Sam Lewis assists)	4-6
18:08		Elijah Elliott turnover (bad pass)
17:54		Bryce Ford misses three point jump shot
17:52		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
17:46	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (Elijah Elliott assists)	6-6
17:25	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup	6-8
17:15		Sonny Wilson shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
17:15	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-8
17:15	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-8
16:54	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point layup	8-10
16:33	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point jump shot	10-10
16:24		Sonny Wilson misses two point jump shot
16:22		Bobcats defensive rebound
16:11		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
16:09		Elijah Elliott offensive rebound
16:03		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
16:01		Isaiah Adams defensive rebound
15:53		Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
15:51		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
15:42		Bryce Ford blocks Shereef Mitchell's two point layup
15:40		Sonny Wilson defensive rebound
15:20		Shereef Mitchell personal foul (Sam Lewis draws the foul)
15:20		TV timeout
15:12		André Lorentsson turnover (Shereef Mitchell steals)
15:08	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	12-10
14:49		Seth Hubbard misses two point jump shot
14:47		Vic Searls defensive rebound
14:39		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point layup
14:37		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
14:31		Seth Hubbard misses two point layup
14:29		Vic Searls defensive rebound
14:19		Elmore James turnover (Javan Simmons steals)
14:19		Elmore James personal foul
13:54	+2	Sam Lewis makes two point jump shot	12-12
13:39		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
13:37		Sam Lewis defensive rebound
13:32	+2	Sam Lewis makes two point layup	12-14
13:16		Seth Hubbard shooting foul (Vic Searls draws the foul)
13:16	+1	Vic Searls makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-14
13:16	+1	Vic Searls makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-14
12:52		Jaylan Ouwinga turnover (Ajay Sheldon steals)
12:45		Isaiah Adams shooting foul (Vic Searls draws the foul)
12:45	+1	Vic Searls makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-14
12:45		Vic Searls misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:45		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
12:22	+2	Jaylan Ouwinga makes two point layup (Sonny Wilson assists)	15-16
11:53	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	17-16
11:41		Seth Hubbard misses two point layup
11:39		Vic Searls defensive rebound
11:24		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
11:22		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
11:10		Sonny Wilson misses two point jump shot
11:08		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
11:01		Isaiah Adams shooting foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
11:01		TV timeout
11:01	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	18-16
11:01	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	19-16
10:41	+2	Sam Lewis makes two point layup (Sonny Wilson assists)	19-18
10:16		Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
10:14		Javan Simmons defensive rebound
9:56		Sam Lewis misses two point jump shot
9:54		Elmore James defensive rebound
9:40	+3	AJ Clayton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Elliott assists)	22-18
9:26	+2	Seth Hubbard makes two point jump shot	22-20
9:26		AJ Clayton shooting foul (Seth Hubbard draws the foul)
9:26	+1	Seth Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	22-21
9:06	+2	Elijah Elliott makes two point layup	24-21
8:54	+3	Sam Lewis makes three point jump shot (Sonny Wilson assists)	24-24
8:43		Sam Lewis shooting foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-24
8:43	+1	Elijah Elliott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-24
8:26		Ajay Sheldon personal foul (Bryce Ford draws the foul)
8:20	+2	Seth Hubbard makes two point jump shot	26-26
8:00		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
7:58		Elmore James offensive rebound
7:55		Sam Lewis blocks Elmore James's two point layup
7:53		Sam Lewis defensive rebound
7:46	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point layup	26-28
7:30	+3	Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists)	29-28
7:08	+3	Sam Lewis makes three point jump shot	29-31
6:50		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
6:48		Sam Lewis defensive rebound
6:24		Sam Lewis misses three point jump shot
6:22		Bobcats defensive rebound
6:22		TV timeout
6:00	+3	Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Vic Searls assists)	32-31
5:34		Sam Lewis turnover (Elijah Elliott steals)
5:27		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
5:25		Sonny Wilson defensive rebound
5:21	+2	Seth Hubbard makes two point layup (Isaiah Adams assists)	32-33
5:10	+3	Elijah Elliott makes three point jump shot (Elmore James assists)	35-33
4:58	+2	Isaiah Adams makes two point jump shot	35-35
4:45		Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
4:43		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
4:37		Sonny Wilson turnover (Elmore James steals)
4:29		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
4:27		Vic Searls offensive rebound
4:20		Sam Lewis shooting foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
4:20	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-35
4:20		Jackson Paveletzke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:20		Bryce Ford defensive rebound
3:56		Shereef Mitchell personal foul (Isaiah Adams draws the foul)
3:56		TV timeout
3:50		Isaiah Adams turnover (Elmore James steals)
3:24	+3	Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	39-35
3:00	+3	Bryce Ford makes three point jump shot (Seth Hubbard assists)	39-38
2:39		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
2:37		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
2:28		Bryce Ford misses three point jump shot
2:26		Seth Hubbard offensive rebound
2:23	+2	Seth Hubbard makes two point layup	39-40
2:23		Jackson Paveletzke shooting foul (Seth Hubbard draws the foul)
2:23	+1	Seth Hubbard makes regular free throw 1 of 1	39-41
1:56	+2	Elmore James makes two point layup	41-41
1:35	+2	Seth Hubbard makes two point layup (Javan Simmons assists)	41-43
1:16		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (bad pass)
0:56	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point jump shot (Javan Simmons assists)	41-45
0:27		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
0:25		André Lorentsson defensive rebound
0:01	+2	André Lorentsson makes two point layup	41-47
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OHIO
Bobcats
41
TOL
Rockets
49

Time		Play	Score
19:44		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
19:42		Sam Lewis defensive rebound
19:37		Sonny Wilson misses three point jump shot
19:35		Elmore James defensive rebound
19:28		Shereef Mitchell turnover (Isaiah Adams steals)
19:23	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point layup (Isaiah Adams assists)	41-49
19:05		Elijah Elliott misses three point jump shot
19:03		Sam Lewis defensive rebound
18:57		Sonny Wilson misses two point layup
18:55		Javan Simmons offensive rebound
18:54	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup	41-51
18:47		Bobcats 30 second timeout
18:47		TV timeout
18:27		Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
18:25		AJ Clayton offensive rebound
18:24	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point layup	43-51
18:12		Isaiah Adams misses two point jump shot
18:10		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
17:58	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	45-51
17:31		AJ Clayton shooting foul (Javan Simmons draws the foul)
17:31	+1	Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-52
17:31	+1	Javan Simmons makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-53
17:30		Javan Simmons personal foul (AJ Clayton draws the foul)
17:18		Sam Lewis personal foul
17:00		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
16:58		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
16:43		Shereef Mitchell personal foul
16:31		Isaiah Adams misses two point jump shot
16:29		Bobcats defensive rebound
16:15		Bryce Ford personal foul
16:08		Elmore James turnover (lost ball)
15:50	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup (Bryce Ford assists)	45-55
15:40		Elmore James misses two point layup
15:38		AJ Clayton offensive rebound
15:36	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point layup	47-55
15:36		Elmore James technical foul
15:36		TV timeout
15:36		Seth Hubbard misses technical free throw 1 of 2
15:36	+1	Seth Hubbard makes technical free throw 2 of 2	47-56
15:28	+2	Seth Hubbard makes two point layup (Isaiah Adams assists)	47-58
15:16		Ajay Sheldon misses two point layup
15:14		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
15:04		Seth Hubbard misses two point layup
15:02		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
14:57	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	49-58
14:29	+2	Seth Hubbard makes two point layup (Javan Simmons assists)	49-60
14:08	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup	51-60
13:56	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point hook shot	51-62
13:42	+3	Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)	54-62
13:31		Javan Simmons offensive foul
13:31		Javan Simmons turnover (offensive foul)
13:16		Shereef Mitchell misses two point layup
13:14		Seth Hubbard defensive rebound
12:54		AJ Clayton shooting foul (Isaiah Adams draws the foul)
12:54	+1	Isaiah Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-63
12:54	+1	Isaiah Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
12:35	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	56-64
12:12		André Lorentsson misses three point jump shot
12:10		Vic Searls defensive rebound
11:49		Shereef Mitchell misses two point jump shot
11:47		André Lorentsson defensive rebound
11:39		Sonny Wilson misses two point layup
11:37		Jackson Paveletzke defensive rebound
11:29		Shereef Mitchell misses three point jump shot
11:27		André Lorentsson defensive rebound
11:21		Ajay Sheldon shooting foul (Sonny Wilson draws the foul)
11:21		TV timeout
11:21	+1	Sonny Wilson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-65
11:21		Sonny Wilson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:21		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
11:02	+2	Vic Searls makes two point layup	58-65
10:41		Sam Lewis misses three point jump shot
10:39		Vic Searls defensive rebound
10:34		Ajay Sheldon misses three point jump shot
10:32		Sonny Wilson defensive rebound
10:30		Elijah Elliott personal foul (Sonny Wilson draws the foul)
10:10		Isaiah Adams misses three point jump shot
10:08		Elijah Elliott defensive rebound
9:48		Jackson Paveletzke misses two point jump shot
9:46		Javan Simmons defensive rebound
9:35	+3	Bryce Ford makes three point jump shot (Sonny Wilson assists)	58-68
9:17		Bryce Ford personal foul (Elijah Elliott draws the foul)
9:14		Sonny Wilson personal foul
9:12	+3	Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Shereef Mitchell assists)	61-68
8:53		Elmore James shooting foul (Sam Lewis draws the foul)
8:53	+1	Sam Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
8:53	+1	Sam Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
8:37		Seth Hubbard personal foul (Shereef Mitchell draws the foul)
8:37	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
8:37	+1	Shereef Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-70
8:14		Seth Hubbard misses two point jump shot
8:12		Elmore James defensive rebound
8:11		Javan Simmons personal foul (Ajay Sheldon draws the foul)
8:11	+1	Ajay Sheldon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-70
8:11	+1	Ajay Sheldon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-70
7:53	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point hook shot	65-72
7:39	+3	Elmore James makes three point jump shot (Ajay Sheldon assists)	68-72
7:22		Isaiah Adams misses two point layup
7:20		Javan Simmons offensive rebound
7:16	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point dunk (Isaiah Adams assists)	68-74
7:14		TV timeout
6:54		Jackson Paveletzke misses three point jump shot
6:52		Javan Simmons defensive rebound
6:25		Sonny Wilson misses two point jump shot
6:23		Javan Simmons offensive rebound
6:20	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup	68-76
6:12	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (Jackson Paveletzke assists)	70-76
5:51		Seth Hubbard misses three point jump shot
5:49		Javan Simmons offensive rebound
5:29	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point layup	70-78
5:17		Sonny Wilson personal foul (Jackson Paveletzke draws the foul)
5:17	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-78
5:17	+1	Jackson Paveletzke makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-78
4:54	+2	Bryce Ford makes two point layup	72-80
4:44		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
4:42		Elijah Elliott offensive rebound
4:39	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point layup (Elijah Elliott assists)	74-80
4:09	+2	Javan Simmons makes two point layup	74-82
4:00		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (Sonny Wilson steals)
3:54		Sam Lewis misses three point jump shot
3:52		Shereef Mitchell defensive rebound
3:29		AJ Clayton turnover (Sam Lewis steals)
3:22	+2	Sam Lewis makes two point layup	74-84
3:21		Rockets 30 second timeout
3:21		TV timeout
3:07		Elijah Elliott misses two point layup
3:05		Elijah Elliott offensive rebound
3:02		Isaiah Adams blocks Elijah Elliott's two point layup
3:00		Isaiah Adams defensive rebound
2:41		Elijah Elliott shooting foul (Isaiah Adams draws the foul)
2:41	+1	Isaiah Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-85
2:41	+1	Isaiah Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-86
2:34	+2	Shereef Mitchell makes two point layup (AJ Clayton assists)	76-86
2:16		Official timeout
2:05		AJ Clayton shooting foul (Sam Lewis draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Sam Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-87
2:05	+1	Sam Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-88
1:49	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	78-88
1:19	+2	Sonny Wilson makes two point layup	78-90
0:57		Jackson Paveletzke turnover (3-second violation)
0:57		Jeff Boals technical foul
0:57	+1	Bryce Ford makes technical free throw 1 of 2	78-91
0:57	+1	Bryce Ford makes technical free throw 2 of 2	78-92
0:56		Elijah Elliott personal foul (Isaiah Adams draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Isaiah Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-93
0:56	+1	Isaiah Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-94
0:51	+2	Jackson Paveletzke makes two point layup	80-94
0:30		Bryce Ford misses two point layup
0:28		Sonny Wilson offensive rebound
0:23		Colin O'Rourke turnover (Shereef Mitchell steals)
0:16	+2	AJ Clayton makes two point layup (Elijah Elliott assists)	82-94
0:08	+2	Colin O'Rourke makes two point layup (Sam Lewis assists)	82-96
0:00		End of period

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Colin O'Rourke makes two point layup (Sam Lewis assists)