Northern Kentucky picks up 20th victory
Drew McDonald scored 27 points with nine rebounds and Northern Kentucky defeated Illinois-Chicago 90-82 on Friday night for its 20th victory.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
UIC Flames
82
Northern Kentucky Norse
90
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UIC | 37 | 45 | 82 |
| NKU | 36 | 54 | 90 |
Truist Arena
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/9/26 | vs UNC Greensboro Spartans | W 82-72 | NCAAM |
| 11/6/26 | vs Robert Morris Colonials | W 79-56 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | vs St. Francis (IL) Fighting Saints | W 96-47 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 82-90
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 82-89
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 82-88
Foul on Dominique Matthews.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 82-88
Jordan Garnett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 82-87
Jordan Garnett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 82-86
Foul on Dominique Matthews.
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LayUpShot 0:09 82-86
Tarkus Ferguson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 80-86
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 80-85
Foul on K.J. Santos.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 80-85
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 80-84
Foul on Marcus Ottey.
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LayUpShot 0:53 80-84
Dantez Walton made Layup.
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Technical Foul 1:17 80-82
Technical Foul on Marcus Ottey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 80-82
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 80-81
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 80-80
Foul on Marcus Ottey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 80-80
Marcus Ottey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 79-80
Marcus Ottey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 78-80
Foul on Lavone Holland II.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 78-80
Drew McDonald made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 78-79
Drew McDonald made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 78-78
Foul on Tai Odiase.
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JumpShot 2:16 78-78
Tai Odiase made Jumper.
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JumpShot 2:59 76-78
Marcus Ottey made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:11 74-78
Drew McDonald made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:11 74-77
Drew McDonald made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:11 74-76
Foul on Clint Robinson.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:59 74-76
Drew McDonald made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lavone Holland II.
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LayUpShot 4:13 74-73
Tarkus Ferguson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 4:25 72-73
Foul on Lavone Holland II.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 72-73
Dominique Matthews made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 71-73
Foul on Cole Murray.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:04 71-73
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:04 71-72
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:04 71-71
Foul on Clint Robinson.
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DunkShot 5:25 71-71
Clint Robinson made Dunk. Assisted by K.J. Santos.
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PersonalFoul 6:08 69-71
Foul on Drew McDonald.
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JumpShot 7:04 69-71
Drew McDonald made Jumper. Assisted by Lavone Holland II.
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PersonalFoul 7:09 69-69
Foul on K.J. Santos.
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LayUpShot 7:32 69-69
Tarkus Ferguson made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 8:06 67-69
Foul on Tai Odiase.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:09 67-69
Cole Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brennan Gillis.
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LayUpShot 9:09 67-66
Dominique Matthews made Layup. Assisted by Tai Odiase.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:26 65-66
Brandon Maxwell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:26 65-65
Brandon Maxwell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:26 65-64
Foul on Kyle Guice.
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JumpShot 9:54 65-64
Michael Kolawole made Jumper.
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JumpShot 10:15 63-64
Lavone Holland II made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 10:35 63-62
Michael Kolawole made Layup. Assisted by Tarkus Ferguson.
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DunkShot 10:52 61-62
Lavone Holland II made Dunk. Assisted by Drew McDonald.
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JumpShot 11:05 61-60
Tai Odiase made Jumper.
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JumpShot 11:51 59-60
Drew McDonald made Jumper.
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JumpShot 12:15 59-58
Tai Odiase made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:36 57-58
Cole Murray made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:54 57-55
Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 13:54 57-54
Mason Faulkner made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 13:54 57-53
Foul on Dominique Matthews.
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LayUpShot 14:31 57-53
Marcus Ottey made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 14:44 55-53
Foul on Drew McDonald.
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Three Point Jump Shot 14:59 55-53
Mason Faulkner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Murray.
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End Game 0:00 82-90
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:00 82-90
UIC Deadball Team Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:00 82-90
Tarkus Ferguson missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 82-90
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:01 82-89
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:02 82-88
Foul on Dominique Matthews.
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Defensive Rebound 0:05 82-88
Cole Murray Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:05 82-88
Tarkus Ferguson missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 82-88
Jordan Garnett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:09 82-87
Jordan Garnett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:09 82-86
Foul on Dominique Matthews.
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RegularTimeOut 0:09 82-86
Northern Kentucky Timeout
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ShortTimeOut 0:09 82-86
UIC Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:09 82-86
Tarkus Ferguson made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 80-86
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:14 80-85
Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:14 80-85
Lavone Holland II missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:14 80-85
Foul on K.J. Santos.
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Defensive Rebound 0:21 80-85
Cole Murray Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:21 80-85
Marcus Ottey missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 80-85
Tarkus Ferguson Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 80-85
Lavone Holland II missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 80-85
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 80-84
Foul on Marcus Ottey.
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Defensive Rebound 0:35 80-84
Drew McDonald Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:35 80-84
Marcus Ottey missed Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:53 80-84
Dantez Walton made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:55 80-82
Dantez Walton Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:55 80-82
Drew McDonald missed Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 1:17 80-82
Northern Kentucky Timeout
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Technical Foul 1:17 80-82
Technical Foul on Marcus Ottey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 80-82
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:17 80-81
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:17 80-80
Foul on Marcus Ottey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 80-80
Marcus Ottey made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:29 79-80
Marcus Ottey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:29 78-80
Foul on Lavone Holland II.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 78-80
Drew McDonald made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:58 78-79
Drew McDonald made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:58 78-78
Foul on Tai Odiase.
Showing the last 40 of 327 events.
Team Stats
UIC
NKU
35-67
FG
29-63
52
Field Goal %
46
8-20
3PT
9-23
40
Three Point %
39
4-8
FT
23-27
50
Free Throw %
85
35
Rebounds
33
7
Offensive Rebounds
8
28
Defensive Rebounds
25
11
Assists
14
8
Steals
4
2
Blocks
0
14
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
14
Total Turnovers
11
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
16
Points Off Turnovers
11
10
Fast Break Points
0
54
Points in Paint
34
19
Fouls
11
9
Largest Lead
8
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