Cleveland State Vikings at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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70 - 65
70 - 65
Carpenter leads Cleveland State past Northern Kentucky 70-65
Cleveland State (6-13, 1-5) took the lead for good midway through the second half on Vinny Zollo's 3-pointer, which sparked a 10-2 burst and made it 60-54 with 6:57 to play. Earlier, the Vikings had closed out the first half with a 13-0 run capped with back-to-back 3s from Carpenter to erase a double-digit deficit and take a 29-27 advantage into the break.
Demonte Flannigan added 13 points and Andre Yates had 10 for Cleveland, which also got a career-high 11 rebounds from Jibri Blount. Carpenter hit 7 of 11 from the field and was 4 of 5 from long range.
Northern Kentucky (5-11, 1-4) was led by Tyler White's 17 points and eight assists. Cole Murray added 12 points for the Norse.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Cleveland St Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Lavone Holland II missed Three Point Jumper. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Cole Murray Defensive Rebound. | 70 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Terrell Hales missed Free Throw. | 70 - 65 |
Statistics
 CLE |
 NKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-51 | FG | 23-55 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-16 | 3PT | 10-26 |
| 56 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 13-22 | FT | 9-20 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 45 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 14 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Truist Arena
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 2,615 | Capacity:
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 2,615 | Capacity:
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