Brescia Bearcats at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
73 - 97
73 - 97
McDonald, Williams send NKU past NAIA Brescia 97-73
Williams' 3-point play put the Norse up 19-8 with 13:22 before halftime and Northern Kentucky was never seriously threatened. The Norse led 52-30 at halftime. Cole Murray's 3 put the Norse on top 61-35 with 17:04 remaining.
Dillon Geralds' layup with 9:31 left narrowed the deficit to 70-58 but the Bearcats couldn't get closer. Geralds led the Bearcats with 20 points and six rebounds and Trey Howard added 17 points.
Northern Kentucky (9-3) had a 49-31 rebounding edge and posted 17 offensive rebounds. NKU has won the rebounding edge in 11 of its 12 games and entered the game averaging 42 boards.
The Norse's six-game win streak is their longest since winning six in a row in Feb. 2012.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Northern Kentucky Turnover. | 73 - 97 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Kayode Daboiku made Jumper. Assisted by Darion Morrow. | 73 - 97 |
| 2nd 1:00 | Dantez Walton made Jumper. Assisted by Blake Spellman. | 71 - 97 |
| 2nd 1:14 | Brennan Gillis Defensive Rebound. | 71 - 95 |
Statistics
 NKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-63 | FG | 37-76 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 6-31 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 11-17 | FT | 17-24 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 12 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 58 |
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Venue: Truist Arena
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Capacity:
Location: Highland Heights, KY
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