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No. 22 Memphis 71, Marshall 59
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Adonis Thomas scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead No. 22 Memphis to its 16th straight victory, 71-59 over Marshall on Saturday night.
Joe Jackson added 12 points and Geron Johnson had 11 for the Tigers (22-3, 11-0 Conference USA).
Memphis improved to 7-0 in road games with the help of its reserves, who outscored their Marshall counterparts 19-6.
Elijah Pittman and DeAndre Kane scored 16 points apiece for Marshall (11-15, 4-7). Dennis Tinnon added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Thundering Herd, who committed 20 turnovers and lost for the sixth time in eight games.
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Women
No. 16 Glenville State 104,
Shepard 87
GLENVILLE STATE (22-2, 17-1 WVIAC)
Jelena Elez 3 2-6 9, Kenyell Goodson 3 2-2 10, Ginny Mills 5 0-0 11, Kenyona Simmons 8 8-13 24, LaToya Hambrick 3 1-2 7, DaShawna Carey 3 0-0 6, Jessica Parsons 0 2-2 2, Ashleigh Fossett 9 2-2 23, Briauna Nix 1 1-1 3, Tiffani Huffman 3 0-0 9; TOTALS: 38 18-28 104; 3-point goals: Elez 1, Goodson 2, Mills 1, Fossett 3, Huffman 3
SHEPARD (11-12, 10-9)
Emily Daniel 8 4-4 20, Alex Tamez 5 5-6 16, Jimyse Brown 3 4-5 10, Priscilla Moseh 1 4-4 6, Alex Weakland 0 6-6 6, Gabby Flinchum 4 2-2 10, Jazmin Tolson 1 2-4 4, Rachel Johnson 6 0-0 13, Morgan Johnson 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 29 27-31 87; 3-point goals: Tamez 1, Johnson 1
Shooting: G 38-72 (53%), S 29-56 (52%); Rebounds: G 34 (Mills 4), S 35 (Daniel 8); Assists: G 10 (Parsons 4), S 15 (Tamez 5); Steals: G 19 (Goodson, Mills 4), S 9
Halftime score: Glenville State 56, Shepard 45
Next game: Glenville State at Charleston, Monday
WESTERN MICHIGAN 62,
OHIO UNIVERSITY 53
WESTERN MICHIGAN (9-15 (5-6))
Marquisha Harris 9 5-6 23; Corie Buchanan 5 5-9 15; Alex Morton 4 2-2 11; Miracle Woods 2 1-1 5; A.J. Johnson 2 0-0 5; Aurielle Anderson 0 3-4 3; TOTALS: 22 16-26 62; Morton 1, Johnson 1
OHIO UNIVERSITY (5-18 (0-11))
Shavon Robinson 4 8-12 16; Mariah Byard 4 2-2 13; Symone Lyles 3 1-1 7; Erin Bailes 2 0-0 6; Ashley Fowler 2 0-0 5; Alex'ie Baldwin 2 0-0 4; Tina Fisher 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 18 11-15 53; Byard 3, Biles 2, Fowler 1,
Rebounds: WM 44 (Harris 15,Marquisha 15); OU 31 (Lyles, Symone 9); Assists: WM 10 (Anderson 4), OU 12 (Fowler 4)
Halftime score: Ohio University 32, Western Michigan 27
Marietta 71, John Carroll 61
JOHN CARROLL (13-12, 6-12 OAC)
Melissa Spahar 9 3-6 21, Allison Lustig 6 0-0 17, Beth Switzler 2 4-4 8, Elissa Day 3 0-0 6, Hilary Liwosz 0 4-6 4, Rebecca Sigler 1 1-2 3, Meghan Weber 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 22 12-20 61; 3-point goals: Lustig 5
MARIETTA (10-15, 5-13 OAC)
Paige Lamb 2 5-6 11, Krissy Rowe 3 4-4 10, Candice Alexander 3 3-6 9, Tori Dixon 3 0-0 9, Heather Booth 4 1-2 9, Emily Jones 7 1-1 15, Bailey Topf 3 1-2 8; TOTALS: 25 15-21 71; 3-point goals: Lamb 2, Dixon 3, Topf 1
Shooting: J 22-59 (37%), M 25-51 (49%); Rebounds: J 21 (Spahar 8), M 47 (Booth 10); Assists: J 12, M 12; Steals: J 14, M 2; Blocks: J 2, M 2
Halftime score: Marietta 37, John Carroll 28
Men
No. 22 MEMPHIS 71, MARSHALL 59
MEMPHIS (22-3)
Thomas 9-17 3-4 23, Goodwin 2-4 0-0 4, Stephens 1-3 0-0 2, Jackson 4-9 3-7 12, Johnson 4-9 1-1 11, Hall 4-7 0-0 8, Crawford 2-7 0-0 4, Black 2-7 1-2 5, Wilson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-64 8-14 71.
MARSHALL (11-15)
Tinnon 7-15 1-1 15, Pittman 5-15 4-6 16, Spikes 0-3 1-2 1, Scarver 2-7 0-0 5, Kane 4-9 5-7 16, Goff 2-4 0-3 4, Hanner 0-0 0-0 0, Boykins 0-1 0-0 0, Manning 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 21-55 11-19 59.
Halftime-Memphis 43-26. 3-Point Goals-Memphis 5-15 (Thomas 2-4, Johnson 2-5, Jackson 1-2, Stephens 0-1, Crawford 0-3), Marshall 6-24 (Kane 3-5, Pittman 2-10, Scarver 1-5, Spikes 0-1, Boykins 0-1, Tinnon 0-2). Fouled Out-Black, Stephens. Rebounds-Memphis 41 (Thomas 10), Marshall 37 (Tinnon 13). Assists-Memphis 15 (Crawford, Johnson 5), Marshall 9 (Kane 5). Total Fouls-Memphis 21, Marshall 15. A-6,116.
JOHN CARROLL 74, MARIETTA 68
Marietta (18-7, 14-4 OAC)
J.J. Martin 6-13 2-2 17; Tyler Hammond 5-11 2-3 13; Jacob Owens 4-7 0-0 12; Jason Humphrey 3-4 0-2 6; Scott Kimmey 1-3 0-0 3; Garrett Stephenson 3-5 0-0 6; Brennan McKean 3-6 0-0 8; A.J. Ireland 1-1 0-0 3. Totals: 26-57 4-7 68.
John Carroll (12-12, 9-9)
Kyle Hubbard 8-19 5-5 21; Danny Wallack 5-10 3-3 18; David Hendrickson 4-11 4-4 14; Regan Sweeney 5-10 2-2 13; Kenny Janz 4-5 0-0 8. Totals: 26-576 14-14 74.
Team stats: 3-point goals: Mariettaa 12 (Humphrey 4) John Carroll8 (Wallack 5), Rebounds: Marietta 9 (Humphrey 3) John Carroll 14 (Hubbard 3, Sweeney 3, Janz 3) Assists: Mariett 14 (Hammond 5) John Carroll 16 (Hubbard 5) Bolcks: Marietta 4 (Stephenson 2) John Carroll 2 (Sweeney 1, Janz 1) Steals: Marietta 6 (Hammond 3) John Carroll 4 (Sweeney 2) Turnovers: Marietta 10, John Carroll 10.
Next game: OAC Tournament, TBA
WEST VIRGINIA 66, TEXAS TECH 64
TEXAS TECH (9-14)
Kravic 2-6 1-3 5, Tolbert 4-6 2-5 10, Hannahs 4-11 0-0 12, Gray 1-9 2-2 4, Williams, Jr. 3-7 3-4 11, Nurse 0-0 0-0 0, Tapsoba 2-4 0-0 4, Adams 0-0 0-0 0, Gotcher 0-1 0-0 0, Crockett 7-12 3-4 18. Totals 23-56 11-18 64.
WEST VIRGINIA (13-12)
Kilicli 9-11 7-14 25, Noreen 0-1 2-4 2, Hinds 2-8 1-2 5, Harris 5-10 3-4 15, Browne 0-2 5-6 5, Rutledge 0-1 0-0 0, Staten 0-1 2-4 2, Henderson 2-3 2-2 8, Murray 1-2 2-5 4, Miles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-39 24-41 66.
Halftime-West Virginia 32-25. 3-Point Goals-Texas Tech 7-19 (Hannahs 4-8, Williams, Jr. 2-4, Crockett 1-3, Gotcher 0-1, Gray 0-3), West Virginia 4-12 (Henderson 2-3, Harris 2-6, Noreen 0-1, Hinds 0-2). Fouled Out-Crockett, Kravic, Tolbert. Rebounds-Texas Tech 29 (Crockett 10), West Virginia 39 (Kilicli 8). Assists-Texas Tech 14 (Gray 8), West Virginia 12 (Murray 3). Total Fouls-Texas Tech 30, West Virginia 18. A-10,530.
OHIO 78, KENT STATE 75, OT
KENT ST. (14-12)
Evans 7-12 2-7 18, Henniger 2-6 0-0 4, Goodson 3-7 3-6 9, Brewer 4-6 5-7 14, Holt 3-10 1-2 8, Pope 4-4 0-0 9, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, Ortiz 0-0 0-0 0, Manley 2-3 0-0 6, Spicer 0-0 0-0 0, Morris Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Tabb 1-4 3-3 5. Totals 27-55 14-25 75.
OHIO (19-6)
Hall 3-5 0-0 9, Keely 3-8 4-6 10, Offutt 4-12 9-11 17, Cooper 4-11 2-6 13, Kellogg 4-9 4-4 12, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 2-2 1-2 5, Taylor 1-2 0-0 3, Baltic 3-6 0-0 6, Wilkins 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 25-57 20-29 78.
Halftime-Ohio 31-26. End Of Regulation-Tied 69. 3-Point Goals-Kent St. 7-16 (Manley 2-2, Evans 2-5, Pope 1-1, Brewer 1-2, Holt 1-4, Thomas 0-1, Henniger 0-1), Ohio 8-26 (Hall 3-5, Cooper 3-9, Wilkins 1-2, Taylor 1-2, Kellogg 0-3, Offutt 0-5). Fouled Out-Cooper. Rebounds-Kent St. 43 (Evans 14), Ohio 30 (Keely 6). Assists-Kent St. 12 (Brewer 5), Ohio 18 (Cooper 7). Total Fouls-Kent St. 20, Ohio 20. A-8,483.
Ohio 78, Kent State 75 (OT)
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Stevie Taylor's 3-pointer with 13 seconds remaining in overtime gave Ohio the lead as it defeated Kent State 78-75 Saturday for its fourth straight victory.
On Kent State's ensuing possession, Nick Kellogg deflected a pass, and the ball came to Walter Offutt, who had 17 points for the Bobcats (19-6, 10-1 Mid-American Conference). Offutt tipped it to Kellogg for a final layup with 2 seconds left.
Ohio led by 15 points, 46-31, early in the second half before the Golden Flashes (14-12, 5-7) rallied.
It was Ohio's second narrow victory over the Golden Flashes in their first season under former Kent State coach Jim Christian. The Bobcats won 69-68 on Jan. 26.
D.J. Cooper's seven assists give him 884 in his career, tied for 15th all-time with Jim Les, who played at Cleveland State and Bradley from 1981-86.
Chris Evans' 18 points and 14 rebounds led Kent State.
WOMEN
No. 16 Glenville State 104,
Shepherd 87
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Sixteenth-ranked Glenville State (22-2, 17-1 WVIAC) recieved two 20-point plus point efforts Saturday afternoon from Kenyona Simmons (24) and Ashley Fossett with (23) as the Pioneers looked to improve their seeding in the upcoming Division II NCAA women's basketball tournament with a 104-87 victory over host Shepherd.
The Pioneers rolled out to an 11-point halftime lead, thanks to 17 combined points from Simmons (7) and Fossett( 10). Shepherd was able to close the margin to two points at 41-39 with 3:52 left in the half before Glenville went on an 18-8 run to end the first half of play. Shepherd cut the margin to seven points several times in the final period, but the Pioneers had an answer each time to pull away and secure another victory.
Leading the way for Shepherd was Emily Daniel, who scored 20 points. Glenville takes to the road Monday for a game at the University of Charleston.
