Kennesaw State Owls at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
72 - 76
72 - 76
Northern Kentucky beats Kennesaw State 76-72
Jalen Billups matched his season high with 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Jordan Jackson had 10 points, three steals and three blocked shots for Northern Kentucky (7-10, 1-1 Atlantic Sun), which snapped a four-game losing streak.
A three-point play by Billups and after Yonel Brown made 1 of 2 free throws on the other end, a layup by Chad Jackson made it 73-64 with 2:12 remaining.
Two free throws by Brown and a 3-pointer by Love pulled the Owls to 73-69 with 55 seconds to go, but they would get no closer.
Damien Wilson scored 22 and Brown finished with 20 for Kennesaw State (5-13, 0-2).
Northern Kentucky turned 12 offensive rebounds into 15 second-chance points and held a 38-9 advantage in bench points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 72 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Yonel Brown made Layup. | 72 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Orlando Coleman Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Chad Jackson missed Free Throw. | 72 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. | 72 - 76 |
Statistics
 KENN |
 NKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-52 | FG | 27-63 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 8-16 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 14-19 | FT | 17-23 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 11 | Assists | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fouls | 21 |
Game Information
Venue: Truist Arena
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 1,547 | Capacity:
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 1,547 | Capacity:
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| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 17-3 | - | 26-8 |
| Sam Houston | 13-7 | 4 | 22-12 |
| Louisiana Tech | 11-9 | 2 | 20-14 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-9 | 6 | 18-14 |
| Middle Tennessee | 11-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Kennesaw State | 10-10 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Jacksonville State | 10-10 | 7 | 15-17 |
| New Mexico State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-16 |
| Missouri State | 8-12 | 9 | 16-18 |
| Florida International | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| UTEP | 7-13 | 8 | 11-20 |
| Delaware | 6-14 | 11 | 10-21 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 23-12 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-14 |
| Youngstown State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
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| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
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