Northern Kentucky Norse at Idaho Vandals
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 74
79 - 74
Persons leads N. Kentucky to 79-74 win over Idaho
Persons, who shot 7 of 9 from the field and made 9 of 10 free throw attempts, scored 11 in the final 5:21 to secure the win.
The Norse led 57-47 with 10:16 remaining. Mike Scott made two free throws, Connor Hill nailed a 3-pointer and the Vandals closed to 67-66 with 3:15 to play. Scott's layup tied it at 68 at the 2:33 mark.
Persons answered with two free throws and Tyler White and Chad Jackson each made layups to stretch the lead to 74-69 with 53 seconds left. Persons then made 5 of 6 from the line to seal it.
Daniel Camps scored 14 points, Cole Murray had 11 and Jalen Billups chipped in 10 for Northern Kentucky (3-3).
Hill scored 22 points to lead Idaho (2-3).
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tayler Persons made Free Throw. | 79 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Tayler Persons made Free Throw. | 78 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Foul on Sekou Wiggs. | 77 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Idaho Timeout | 77 - 74 |
Statistics
 NKU |
 IDHO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-49 | FG | 24-56 |
| 57 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 18-26 | FT | 19-29 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 66 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 1 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 5 | Assists | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 25 | Fouls | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Cowan Spectrum
Location: Moscow, ID
Attendance: 227 | Capacity:
Location: Moscow, ID
Attendance: 227 | Capacity:
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