By Packy Moore
OHIO GAME NOTES
https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/12/17/121824_Ohio_AustinPeay_Notes.pdf
AUSTIN PEAY GAME NOTES
https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2024/12/17/1218_at_Ohio.pdf
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ATHENS, Ohio — The Ohio men’s basketball team (4-6) is back in action for one final game before the holiday on Wednesday, Dec. 18 when they host Austin Peay (4-6). Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center. The game can be seen on ESPN+ where Sam Hyman and Bob Boldon will have the call.
The Bobcats’ matchup can also be heard on the Ohio Sports Network from Learfield, presented by Holzer Health System. Jason Toy begins his first season on the mic for the Bobcats.
STORYLINES
• This is the sixth all-time meeting between Ohio and Austin Peay.
• Ohio leads the all-time series, 3-2.
• Ohio and Austin Peay met last season, with the Governors winning, 71-67 in Clarksville.
Ohio and Austin Peay last met in Athens on Nov. 24, 2018, with the Bobcats winning, 85-82.
• Ohio has registered an impressive 569-182 (.756) all-time record at the Convocation Center, which opened in 1968.
• Ohio finished 14-2 in the Convo last season.
• This season the Bobcats are 3-0 in the Convo.
• Ohio is 64-14 in the Convo under Boals in the last five seasons.
• Redshirt sophomore guard AJ Brown led Ohio with 22 points on Dec. 14 at Marshall.
• Junior guard Jackson Paveletzke led Ohio on Dec. 7 against Morehead State, scoring a season-high 23 points and grabbing a career-high eight rebounds in the victory.
• AJ Clayton is 71 points away from 1,000 in his career.
• Vic Searls is coming off a 14-point, seven rebound performance on Nov. 30 against Robert Morris.
• Head coach Jeff Boals recorded his 100th win at Ohio on Nov. 22 in an 85-73 win over Portland at the Myrtle Beach Invitational.
SCOUTING AUSTIN PEAY
Austin Peay enters the matchup with the Bobcats with a 4-6 record after falling to Southern Illinois, 65-60 on Saturday night in Clarksville.
Austin Peay averages 64.0 points a game, while shooting .99 from the field, .316 from three and .728 from the line, while opponents are averaging 70.2 points per game, while shooting .454 from the field, .335 from three and .701 from the line.
Marshall averages 31.6 rebounds, 9.9 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.2 blocks a game, while forcing 12.9 turnovers a game. Meanwhile, Austin Peay opponents average 37.5 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 5.6 steals and 4.0 blocks a game, while forcing Austin Peay to turn the ball over an average of 11.1 times a contest.
Individually, LJ Thomas averages 18.1 points a game, while averaging 4.4 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Thomas also shooting .414 from the field, .321 from three and .800 from the line. Sai Witt adds 13.0 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Isaac averages 12.0 points and is shooting .862 from the line.
SCOUTING OHIO
Ohio is currently 4-6 overall after falling to Marshall on Saturday in Huntington.
Ohio is averaging 77.8 points per game, while shooting .444 from the field, .329 from three and .778 from the line, while opponents are averaging 79.6 points per game, while shooting .482 from the field, .451 from three and .691 from the line.
Ohio is averaging 33.2 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 3.2 blocks and 7.3 steals per game, while forcing 13.7 turnovers a contest. Meanwhile, opponents are averaging 36.3 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 2.8 blocks and 7.0 steals per game, while forcing Ohio to turn the ball over 11.1 times a game.
Individually, AJ Clayton leads Ohio with 16.2 points a game. He also adds 6.6 rebounds, while shooting .453 from the field and .325 from three. AJ Brown averages 12.6 points a game, while shooting .456 from the field, .372 from three and .903 from the line, while, Aidan Hadaway averages 10.7 points and 4.5 rebounds a game. Jackson Paveletzke adds 11.7 points, 5.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game, while Elmore James averages 10.0 points and is shooting .417 from three.
ALL TIME VS. AUSTIN PEAY
This is the sixth all-time meeting between Ohio and Austin Peay.
Ohio leads the all-time series, 3-2.
Ohio and Austin Peay met last season, with the Governors winning, 71-67 in Clarksville.
Ohio and Austin Peay last met in Athens on Nov. 24, 2018, with the Bobcats winning, 85-82.
PROTECT THIS HOUSE
Ohio has registered an impressive 569-182 (.756) all-time record at the Convocation Center, which opened in 1968.
Ohio finished 14-2 in the Convo last season.
Ohio is 64-14 in the Convo under Boals in the last five seasons.
Ohio is currently 3-0 in the Convo this season.
RACE TO 1,000
Senior forward AJ Clayton is 71 points away from 1,000 in his career.
Clayton currently sits at 929.
BOALS GETS 100 AT OU
Head coach Jeff Boals earned his 100th win at Ohio on Nov. 22 against Portland.
Boals is the seventh Ohio head coach to make that mark and is six wins away from passing Danny Nee for the sixth-most wins at Ohio.
UP NEXT
Ohio men’s basketball will return to action after an 11 day break for the holiday, when they’re back in Athens on Monday, Dec. 30 to host Muskingum. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. inside the Convocation Center and can be seen on ESPN+.
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