Northern Kentucky Norse at UIC Flames
· NCAA Men's Basketball
79 - 62
Faulkner scores 19, Northern Kentucky beats UIC 79-62
Lavone Holland II had 16 points, Cole Murray scored 12, and Drew McDonald and Dantez Walton added 10 points apiece for Northern Kentucky (14-8, 5-4 Horizon League).
Walton scored eight points, including two 3s, during a 12-0 run that gave the Norse a 12-point lead with 2:21 left in the half and they took a 39-30 advantage into the break. The Flames scored six points in a row to trim their deficit to 46-38 with 14:54 to play but Faulkner hit a jumper and then made a layup to spark an 8-0 spurt that pushed the lead back into double figures for good.
Godwin Boahen had 19 points, Tarkus Ferguson scored 13 and K.J. Santos 11 for UIC (11-10, 4-4).
The Flames made seven of their first 10 shots to open a 16-5 lead, but made just 15 of 51 (29 percent) from there.
The Norse scored 26 points off 23 UIC turnovers.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Lavone Holland II Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Tarkus Ferguson missed Layup. | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Godwin Boahen Steal. | 79 - 62 |
| 2nd 0:17 | Mason Faulkner Turnover. | 79 - 62 |
Statistics
 NKU |
 UIC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-68 | FG | 22-61 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 9-25 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 14-21 | FT | 11-17 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 65 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 23 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 16-4 | - | 26-6 |
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| Illinois State | 12-8 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Murray State | 12-8 | 4 | 20-13 |
| UIC | 12-8 | 4 | 19-16 |
| Northern Iowa | 11-9 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Valparaiso | 11-9 | 5 | 18-15 |
| Southern Illinois | 10-10 | 6 | 16-16 |
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