Northern Kentucky Norse at Milwaukee Panthers
· LITTLE CAESARS HORIZON LEAGUE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
69 - 86
69 - 86
Milwaukee controls Northern Kentucky 86-69
Milwaukee's Akeem Springs hit a 3 to extend the lead to 20-13 with 12:02 remaining before the half. Arians later hit another 3 to make it 30-18 and the Panthers led 44-28 at halftime.
The Norse fought back to cut the deficit to 59-51 behind eight points by White, but Milwaukee used a 10-5 run to increase the lead to 13 with 6:17 to play.
White paced Northern Kentucky with 23 points and Lavone Holland III added 13.
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Statistics
 NKU |
 MILW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-55 | FG | 28-51 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 10-21 | 3PT | 11-23 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 48 |
| 9-18 | FT | 19-23 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 22 | Fouls | 12 |
Game Information
Venue: Joe Louis Arena
Location: Detroit, MI
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Location: Detroit, MI
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2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Milwaukee | 8-12 | 7 | 12-20 |
| Cleveland State | 6-14 | 9 | 11-22 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-17 | 12 | 7-25 |