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Dennis leads Toledo past Ohio into MAC tournament title game

AP
Mar 10, 2023

CLEVELAND (AP) RayJ Dennis scored 28 points as top-seeded Toledo advanced to the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship with its 17th straight win, 82-75 over Ohio on Friday night.

The Rockets (27-6), who haven't been to the NCAA Tournament since 1980, matched the school record for wins in a season set by the 2013-14 squad.

Now, they can end their long NCAA drought by beating the Akron-Kent State semifinal winner in Saturday's title game for the MAC’s automatic bid.

Dante Maddox Jr. added 20 points for Toledo, which is 0-5 in MAC title games since winning it 43 years ago.

Jaylin Hunter made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 and Devon Baker added 17 for fifth-seeded Ohio (19-13), which stayed close and pulled within 76-72 after AJ Brown made three free throws with 55.3 seconds left.

But Toledo, which lost in the semis last year to Akron, was able to hang on despite missing four free throws in the final 51 seconds.

The MAC's player of the year, Davis set the tone from the outset for Toledo, which entered the tournament as the nation's second-highest scoring team at 85.9 points per game.

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1st Half
OHIO
Bobcats
31
TOL
Rockets
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Rockets gains possession)
19:41		RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot
19:39		Bobcats defensive rebound
19:16	+2	Jaylin Hunter makes two point layup (Dwight Wilson III assists)	2-0
18:59	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup (Setric Millner Jr. assists)	2-2
18:38	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot	5-2
18:11	+2	JT Shumate makes two point layup (Ra'Heim Moss assists)	5-4
17:51	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot	8-4
17:36		Dante Maddox turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Hunter steals)
17:08		Jaylin Hunter misses three point jump shot
17:06		Ra'Heim Moss defensive rebound
16:58		Ra'Heim Moss misses three point jump shot
16:56		Elmore James defensive rebound
16:43		Ben Roderick turnover (lost ball) (RayJ Dennis steals)
16:35		Ra'Heim Moss offensive foul
16:35		Ra'Heim Moss turnover (offensive foul)
16:23		Elmore James turnover (lost ball) (Dante Maddox steals)
16:13	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup (Dante Maddox assists)	8-6
16:03		Miles Brown misses three point jump shot
16:01		Setric Millner Jr. defensive rebound
15:52		Ben Roderick blocks RayJ Dennis's two point layup
15:50		Miles Brown defensive rebound
15:41		Ben Roderick misses three point jump shot
15:39		Dante Maddox defensive rebound
15:33	+3	Dante Maddox makes three point jump shot	8-9
15:26		TV timeout
15:05		Jaylin Hunter misses two point jump shot
15:03		AJ Brown offensive rebound
14:55		AJ Brown misses two point layup
14:53		Setric Millner Jr. defensive rebound
14:45		Setric Millner Jr. misses three point jump shot
14:43		Bobcats defensive rebound
14:11		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
14:09		Dwight Wilson III offensive rebound
14:07		Dwight Wilson III turnover (lost ball) (Setric Millner Jr. steals)
13:57		EJ Farmer misses two point jump shot
13:55		DeVon Baker defensive rebound
13:49		DeVon Baker misses three point jump shot
13:47		Dwight Wilson III offensive rebound
13:40		Dwight Wilson III misses two point layup
13:38		Ra'Heim Moss defensive rebound
13:37	+2	Ra'Heim Moss makes two point layup	8-11
13:19	+2	Dwight Wilson III makes two point layup (AJ Brown assists)	10-11
13:06		EJ Farmer turnover (lost ball) (DeVon Baker steals)
12:56	+2	DeVon Baker makes two point layup	12-11
12:34	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point jump shot	12-13
12:23		RayJ Dennis personal foul
12:16		DeVon Baker misses two point jump shot
12:14		DeVon Baker offensive rebound
12:14		Gabe Wiznitzer misses two point jump shot
12:12		Gabe Wiznitzer offensive rebound
12:03		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
12:01		Rockets defensive rebound
12:01		Gabe Wiznitzer personal foul
11:49		JT Shumate misses three point jump shot
11:47		Miles Brown defensive rebound
11:39		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
11:37		EJ Farmer defensive rebound
11:25	+3	RayJ Dennis makes three point jump shot	12-16
11:04		JT Shumate personal foul
11:04		TV timeout
10:55		Elmore James misses two point jump shot
10:53		Andre Lorentsson defensive rebound
10:45		Ra'Heim Moss turnover (bad pass)
10:33		Jaylin Hunter turnover
10:16	+2	JT Shumate makes two point jump shot	12-18
9:50		Ben Roderick misses three point jump shot
9:48		JT Shumate defensive rebound
9:40	+3	Dante Maddox makes three point jump shot	12-21
9:34		Bobcats 30 second timeout
9:23		Dwight Wilson III offensive foul
9:23		Dwight Wilson III turnover (offensive foul)
9:10		Andre Lorentsson misses three point jump shot
9:08		Ben Roderick defensive rebound
8:54		JT Shumate shooting foul (Dwight Wilson III draws the foul)
8:54		Dwight Wilson III misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:54	+1	Dwight Wilson III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-21
8:41		Dante Maddox misses three point jump shot
8:39		Jaylin Hunter defensive rebound
8:31		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
8:29		Miles Brown offensive rebound
8:24		Miles Brown misses two point jump shot
8:22		Jaylin Hunter offensive rebound
8:14		Elmore James misses three point jump shot
8:12		Dwight Wilson III offensive rebound
8:05		Jaylin Hunter misses three point jump shot
8:03		Elmore James offensive rebound
7:58	+2	Elmore James makes two point layup	15-21
7:41	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point jump shot	15-23
7:16		Jaylin Hunter turnover
7:16		TV timeout
6:59		Setric Millner Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:57		Jaylin Hunter defensive rebound
6:34		EJ Farmer blocks Dwight Wilson III's two point jump shot
6:32		AJ Edu defensive rebound
6:26		Setric Millner Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:24		AJ Brown defensive rebound
6:11		Ben Roderick misses three point jump shot
6:09		RayJ Dennis defensive rebound
6:00	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	15-25
5:38		Setric Millner Jr. shooting foul (DeVon Baker draws the foul)
5:38	+1	DeVon Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-25
5:38	+1	DeVon Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-25
5:22		Ra'Heim Moss turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Hunter steals)
5:17	+2	Jaylin Hunter makes two point dunk	19-25
5:02		JT Shumate misses three point jump shot
5:00		Jaylin Hunter defensive rebound
4:53	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot	22-25
4:30	+2	Dante Maddox makes two point jump shot	22-27
4:13	+3	AJ Brown makes three point jump shot (AJ Clayton assists)	25-27
3:54	+3	Dante Maddox makes three point jump shot	25-30
3:44		Jaylin Hunter turnover (bad pass)
3:44		TV timeout
3:33		Dante Maddox misses three point jump shot
3:31		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
3:11	+2	Miles Brown makes two point layup	27-30
2:53	+3	Ra'Heim Moss makes three point jump shot (JT Shumate assists)	27-33
2:28		DeVon Baker misses two point jump shot
2:26		Dante Maddox defensive rebound
2:14		JT Shumate misses three point jump shot
2:12		AJ Brown defensive rebound
2:03		Miles Brown misses three point jump shot
2:01		Ra'Heim Moss defensive rebound
1:46	+2	Dante Maddox makes two point layup	27-35
1:29	+2	DeVon Baker makes two point jump shot	29-35
1:12		Ra'Heim Moss turnover (lost ball) (AJ Brown steals)
1:08	+2	AJ Brown makes two point dunk	31-35
0:42		AJ Clayton blocks RayJ Dennis's two point layup
0:40		Ben Roderick defensive rebound
0:21		Miles Brown turnover
0:21		Rockets 30 second timeout
0:06		RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot
0:04		JT Shumate offensive rebound
0:04	+2	JT Shumate makes two point dunk	31-37
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
OHIO
Bobcats
44
TOL
Rockets
45

Time		Play	Score
19:33		Dwight Wilson III turnover (lost ball) (Dante Maddox steals)
19:26		Setric Millner Jr. misses three point jump shot
19:24		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
19:18	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot	34-37
19:02		RayJ Dennis turnover (lost ball) (Jaylin Hunter steals)
18:55		Jaylin Hunter misses two point layup
18:53		Jaylin Hunter offensive rebound
18:48		Dwight Wilson III misses two point layup
18:46		Dwight Wilson III offensive rebound
18:40	+2	Dwight Wilson III makes two point layup	36-37
18:27	+3	JT Shumate makes three point jump shot (Setric Millner Jr. assists)	36-40
18:03		Elmore James offensive foul
18:03		Elmore James turnover (offensive foul)
17:46		AJ Brown personal foul
17:34		RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot
17:32		RayJ Dennis offensive rebound
17:29	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	36-42
17:08		Setric Millner Jr. personal foul
17:05		AJ Brown misses two point jump shot
17:03		AJ Brown offensive rebound
17:03	+2	AJ Brown makes two point jump shot	38-42
16:39		Setric Millner Jr. misses two point jump shot
16:37		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
16:30		AJ Brown misses two point jump shot
16:28		Jaylin Hunter offensive rebound
16:17	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot	41-42
15:59		Ben Roderick personal foul
15:59		TV timeout
15:46		DeVon Baker shooting foul (EJ Farmer draws the foul)
15:46		EJ Farmer misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:46	+1	EJ Farmer makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-43
15:21		DeVon Baker misses two point jump shot
15:19		Setric Millner Jr. defensive rebound
15:10		EJ Farmer misses three point jump shot
15:08		Ra'Heim Moss offensive rebound
15:06		Rockets 30 second timeout
15:06		TV timeout
14:57	+2	AJ Edu makes two point dunk (EJ Farmer assists)	41-45
14:44		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
14:42		AJ Edu defensive rebound
14:27		RayJ Dennis turnover (lost ball) (AJ Clayton steals)
14:26		AJ Clayton turnover (lost ball) (Ra'Heim Moss steals)
14:17		AJ Edu misses two point jump shot
14:15		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
14:03		AJ Brown misses two point jump shot
14:01		AJ Edu defensive rebound
13:41		RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot
13:39		AJ Edu offensive rebound
13:19	+2	Setric Millner Jr. makes two point dunk	41-47
13:10		Jaylin Hunter misses three point jump shot
13:08		AJ Brown offensive rebound
12:57		Elmore James offensive foul
12:57		Elmore James turnover (offensive foul)
12:39		Dante Maddox misses two point jump shot
12:37		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
12:33		Jaylin Hunter misses two point layup
12:31		JT Shumate defensive rebound
12:28		RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot
12:26		RayJ Dennis offensive rebound
12:25		AJ Brown shooting foul (RayJ Dennis draws the foul)
12:25	+1	RayJ Dennis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-48
12:25	+1	RayJ Dennis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-49
12:12	+3	DeVon Baker makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Hunter assists)	44-49
11:59	+2	EJ Farmer makes two point layup (AJ Edu assists)	44-51
11:59		Gabe Wiznitzer shooting foul (EJ Farmer draws the foul)
11:59		TV timeout
11:59	+1	EJ Farmer makes regular free throw 1 of 1	44-52
11:38	+2	Elmore James makes two point layup (Dwight Wilson III assists)	46-52
11:21		Andre Lorentsson turnover (lost ball) (DeVon Baker steals)
11:15	+2	DeVon Baker makes two point jump shot	48-52
10:51		Ra'Heim Moss misses three point jump shot
10:49		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
10:33		Dwight Wilson III offensive foul
10:33		Dwight Wilson III turnover (offensive foul)
10:21		DeVon Baker shooting foul (RayJ Dennis draws the foul)
10:21	+1	RayJ Dennis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-53
10:21	+1	RayJ Dennis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-54
10:20		Ra'Heim Moss personal foul
9:51		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
9:49		Setric Millner Jr. defensive rebound
9:34	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	48-56
9:27		Bobcats 60 second timeout
9:27		Ra'Heim Moss personal foul
9:14		AJ Brown turnover
8:59	+2	Ra'Heim Moss makes two point jump shot	48-58
8:41		Ben Roderick misses three point jump shot
8:39		Setric Millner Jr. defensive rebound
8:34		Dante Maddox misses three point jump shot
8:32		AJ Brown defensive rebound
8:20	+2	AJ Brown makes two point layup	50-58
7:57		RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot
7:55		Dwight Wilson III defensive rebound
7:43	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot	53-58
7:22	+2	Setric Millner Jr. makes two point jump shot	53-60
7:02		Dante Maddox personal foul
7:02		TV timeout
6:48		Ben Roderick misses two point jump shot
6:46		AJ Clayton offensive rebound
6:44		AJ Edu blocks AJ Clayton's two point layup
6:42		AJ Clayton offensive rebound
6:42		AJ Edu blocks AJ Clayton's two point layup
6:40		Bobcats offensive rebound
6:39		AJ Clayton misses three point jump shot
6:37		RayJ Dennis defensive rebound
6:16	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	53-62
5:55		AJ Edu blocks Ben Roderick's two point layup
5:53		RayJ Dennis defensive rebound
5:33	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	53-64
5:33		Bobcats 30 second timeout
5:20	+2	DeVon Baker makes two point layup	55-64
5:20		Ra'Heim Moss shooting foul (DeVon Baker draws the foul)
5:20	+1	DeVon Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-64
5:10		EJ Farmer turnover
4:56		Dwight Wilson III turnover
4:39		JT Shumate turnover
4:21		AJ Brown misses three point jump shot
4:19		Dwight Wilson III offensive rebound
4:17		Dante Maddox shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
4:17	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-64
4:17		AJ Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:17		Dante Maddox defensive rebound
3:54	+2	EJ Farmer makes two point layup (RayJ Dennis assists)	57-66
3:36	+3	Jaylin Hunter makes three point jump shot (AJ Brown assists)	60-66
3:07	+3	Setric Millner Jr. makes three point jump shot (RayJ Dennis assists)	60-69
2:45	+2	Dwight Wilson III makes two point layup	62-69
2:25		RayJ Dennis misses two point jump shot
2:23		AJ Brown defensive rebound
2:17		AJ Brown turnover (lost ball) (EJ Farmer steals)
2:17		AJ Brown personal foul
2:17		TV timeout
2:17	+1	Dante Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-70
2:17	+1	Dante Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-71
2:06	+3	DeVon Baker makes three point jump shot	65-71
1:34	+2	RayJ Dennis makes two point layup	65-73
1:26		RayJ Dennis shooting foul (Jaylin Hunter draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Jaylin Hunter makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-73
1:26	+1	Jaylin Hunter makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-73
1:15		AJ Brown personal foul (Dante Maddox draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Dante Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-74
1:15	+1	Dante Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-75
1:10		Jaylin Hunter misses two point layup
1:08		Setric Millner Jr. defensive rebound
1:08		Ben Roderick personal foul (Setric Millner Jr. draws the foul)
1:08		Setric Millner Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:08	+1	Setric Millner Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-76
0:58		DeVon Baker misses two point jump shot
0:56		Ben Roderick offensive rebound
0:56	+2	Ben Roderick makes two point layup	69-76
0:56		Bobcats 30 second timeout
0:55		RayJ Dennis turnover (bad pass) (AJ Brown steals)
0:55		JT Shumate shooting foul (AJ Brown draws the foul)
0:55	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 3	70-76
0:55	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 3	71-76
0:55	+1	AJ Brown makes regular free throw 3 of 3	72-76
0:51		Elmore James personal foul (Dante Maddox draws the foul)
0:51	+1	Dante Maddox makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-77
0:51	+1	Dante Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-78
0:46		Jaylin Hunter misses three point jump shot
0:44		RayJ Dennis defensive rebound
0:43		DeVon Baker personal foul (RayJ Dennis draws the foul)
0:43		RayJ Dennis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:43	+1	RayJ Dennis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-79
0:30		Setric Millner Jr. personal foul (Ben Roderick draws the foul)
0:30		Ben Roderick misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:30	+1	Ben Roderick makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-79
0:30		Elmore James flagrant 1 (Ra'Heim Moss draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Ra'Heim Moss makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2	73-80
0:30		Ra'Heim Moss misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
0:29		DeVon Baker personal foul (Dante Maddox draws the foul)
0:29		Dante Maddox misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29	+1	Dante Maddox makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-81
0:18		Jaylin Hunter misses two point layup
0:16		Elmore James offensive rebound
0:14	+2	Elmore James makes two point layup	75-81
0:13		Elmore James personal foul (Setric Millner Jr. draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Setric Millner Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-82
0:13		Setric Millner Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:13		AJ Clayton defensive rebound
0:06		Ben Roderick turnover (bad pass) (Ra'Heim Moss steals)
0:00		End of period

Ben Roderick turnover (bad pass) (Ra'Heim Moss steals)