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Clayton’s 17 points leads Ohio Men’s Basketball’s rout of D-III Defiance 108-28

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ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — AJ Clayton scored 17 points as Ohio Men’s Basketball beat Defiance 108-28 on Monday night.

AJ Clayton, number 23, of Ohio University, tries to make it to the basket as he is being blocked
AJ Clayton, number 23, of the Ohio Men’s Basketball team, tries to make it to the basket as he is being blocked [Charlie Nick | WOUB]
Clayton added five rebounds for the Bobcats (6-4). Ike Cornish added 13 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 2 for 4 from beyond the arc, and they also had seven rebounds. Ben Estis was 4 of 12 shooting, including 1 for 7 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line to finish with 12 points.

Devin Goodwyn led the way for the Yellow Jackets with six points. Will Gelhausen added six points for Defiance. Jakob Trevino also had five points.

The Yellow Jackets, with an enrollment of just over 500 students, play in the NCAA Division III Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, which also includes Mount St. Joseph University, Transylvania University and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Ohio plays Friday against Austin Peay on the road, and Defiance visits IUPUI on Thursday.

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