Navy Midshipmen at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
65 - 72
65 - 72
White's 3 lifts N. Kentucky over Navy 72-65
Worth Smith hit a 3 with 1:08 to play to pull Navy (5-5) within 66-65 but after a timeout White responded for the Norse (4-7). After a Smith miss, Northern Kentucky secured the game at the foul line, starting with a pair of free throws from Todd Johnson at 17 seconds to make it 71-65.
Johnson and Jalen Billups led Northern Kentucky with 16 points apiece with Billups grabbing 11 rebounds. White and Jordan Jackson each had 10.
Navy was led by Brandon Venturini with 20 points, Smith added 15 and Kendall Knorr 13.
Venturini and Knorr combined for Navy's first 18 points as the Midshipmen took a 29-23 lead at the half. Knorr had his 13 points at 6:45, making it 23-14 but the Norse blanked him from there.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 65 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Jalen Billups Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Kendall Knorr missed Three Point Jumper. | 65 - 72 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Foul on Worth Smith. | 65 - 71 |
| 2nd 0:11 | Kendall Knorr Defensive Rebound. | 65 - 72 |
Statistics
 NAVY |
 NKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-47 | FG | 25-49 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 9-19 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 47 |
| 12-16 | FT | 13-22 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 59 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 13 | Assists | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fouls | 13 |
Game Information
Venue: Truist Arena
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 1,572 | Capacity:
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 1,572 | Capacity:
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| Lehigh | 11-7 | 6 | 18-17 |
| Boston University | 10-8 | 7 | 17-17 |
| American University | 9-9 | 8 | 16-16 |
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| Army | 5-13 | 12 | 11-21 |
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| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
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