N. Kentucky beats Milwaukee; secures NCAA bid in first year of eligibility
Northern Kentucky got past Milwaukee for the Horizon League championship on Tuesday. The Norse clinched an NCAA tournament berth in their first year of eligibility.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Milwaukee Panthers
53
Northern Kentucky Norse
59
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILW | 28 | 25 | 53 |
| NKU | 31 | 28 | 59 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Ripon Red Hawks | W 99-48 | NCAAM |
| 11/4/26 | @ Santa Clara Broncos | L 72-95 | NCAAM |
| 11/2/26 | @ USC Trojans | L 63-95 | NCAAM |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 53-59
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 53-58
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 53-57
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 53-57
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 53-56
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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JumpShot 0:33 53-56
Brock Stull made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:43 51-56
Drew McDonald made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:12 51-54
Cody Wichmann made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by August Haas.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 48-54
Jordan Garnett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 48-53
Jordan Garnett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 48-52
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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PersonalFoul 3:29 48-52
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 48-52
Cody Wichmann made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 47-52
Cody Wichmann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:36 46-52
Foul on Drew McDonald.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:50 46-52
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:50 46-51
Foul on Jeremy Johnson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:35 46-51
Carson Williams made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:35 46-50
Foul on Cody Wichmann.
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JumpShot 4:56 46-50
Cody Wichmann made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 5:17 44-50
Carson Williams made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Garnett.
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LayUpShot 5:34 44-48
Bryce Nze made Layup. Assisted by Cody Wichmann.
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JumpShot 7:49 42-48
Lavone Holland II made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 8:51 42-46
Brock Stull made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:17 40-46
Jordan Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Lavone Holland II.
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DunkShot 10:22 40-44
Brett Prahl made Dunk. Assisted by Bryce Barnes.
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PersonalFoul 10:40 38-44
Foul on Lavone Holland II.
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PersonalFoul 10:47 38-44
Foul on Brock Stull.
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Three Point Jump Shot 11:49 38-44
Lavone Holland II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jeff Garrett.
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Three Point Jump Shot 12:05 38-41
Bryce Barnes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Stull.
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JumpShot 12:28 35-41
Lavone Holland II made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 12:44 35-39
Foul on Brennan Gillis.
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DunkShot 13:28 35-39
Bryce Nze made Dunk. Assisted by August Haas.
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PersonalFoul 13:45 33-39
Foul on Drew McDonald.
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JumpShot 15:33 33-39
Brett Prahl made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:06 31-39
Cole Murray made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lavone Holland II.
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Three Point Jump Shot 16:45 31-36
Drew McDonald made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cole Murray.
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PersonalFoul 17:18 31-33
Foul on Carson Williams.
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MadeFreeThrow 18:13 31-33
Brock Stull made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 18:13 30-33
Foul on Jordan Garnett.
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JumpShot 18:13 30-33
Brock Stull made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 18:24 28-33
Foul on Jeremy Johnson.
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LayUpShot 19:02 28-33
Carson Williams made Layup.
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TipShot 0:03 28-31
Brett Prahl made Two Point Tip Shot.
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JumpShot 1:19 26-31
Brock Stull made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 1:47 24-31
Jeremy Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Bryce Nze.
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LayUpShot 2:18 22-31
Jordan Garnett made Layup. Assisted by Carson Williams.
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PersonalFoul 2:36 22-29
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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PersonalFoul 5:10 22-29
Foul on Mason Faulkner.
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JumpShot 6:10 22-29
Drew McDonald made Jumper. Assisted by Lavone Holland II.
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PersonalFoul 6:16 22-27
Foul on Cody Wichmann.
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JumpShot 6:44 22-27
Brett Prahl made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:03 20-27
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 7:03 20-26
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 7:03 20-25
Foul on August Haas.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:30 20-25
Lavone Holland II made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mason Faulkner.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:45 20-22
Brock Stull made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:45 19-22
Brock Stull made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:45 18-22
Foul on Dantez Walton.
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TipShot 9:16 18-22
Brett Prahl made Two Point Tip Shot.
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End Game 0:00 53-59
End of Game
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:03 53-59
Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 53-59
August Haas missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 53-59
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:03 53-58
Cole Murray made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:03 53-57
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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Defensive Rebound 0:07 53-57
Cole Murray Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:07 53-57
Cody Wichmann missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:16 53-57
Brett Prahl Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:16 53-57
Bryce Barnes missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 0:28 53-57
Bryce Barnes Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 53-57
Lavone Holland II missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 53-57
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 53-56
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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JumpShot 0:33 53-56
Brock Stull made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:43 51-56
Drew McDonald made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 0:59 51-54
Northern Kentucky Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:12 51-54
Cody Wichmann made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by August Haas.
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ShortTimeOut 1:32 48-54
Milwaukee Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 48-54
Jordan Garnett made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:35 48-53
Jordan Garnett made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:35 48-52
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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Defensive Rebound 2:02 48-52
Lavone Holland II Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 2:02 48-52
Cole Murray Block.
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JumpShot 2:02 48-52
Brock Stull missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:13 48-52
Lavone Holland II Turnover.
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Steal 2:16 48-52
Lavone Holland II Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:16 48-52
Cody Wichmann Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 2:28 48-52
Cody Wichmann Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:28 48-52
Drew McDonald missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:48 48-52
Lavone Holland II Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 48-52
Cody Wichmann missed Three Point Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 2:51 48-52
Milwaukee Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:51 48-52
Brett Prahl missed Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:12 48-52
Carson Williams Turnover.
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PersonalFoul 3:29 48-52
Foul on Bryce Barnes.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 48-52
Cody Wichmann made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:36 47-52
Cody Wichmann made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:36 46-52
Foul on Drew McDonald.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:50 46-52
Lavone Holland II made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 274 events.
Team Stats
MILW
NKU
21-58
FG
22-53
36
Field Goal %
42
4-18
3PT
6-21
22
Three Point %
29
7-9
FT
9-12
78
Free Throw %
75
30
Rebounds
38
8
Offensive Rebounds
10
22
Defensive Rebounds
28
10
Assists
11
4
Steals
3
0
Blocks
4
8
Turnovers
11
2
Team Turnovers
0
8
Total Turnovers
11
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
12
Fouls
10
2
Largest Lead
9
Highlights
01:22
Northern Kentucky punches its ticket to the NCAA Tournament
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00:17
Good ball movement sets up a nifty finish for Northern Kentucky
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00:40
Heads up play from Williams gives Northern Kentucky the ball
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00:15
Prahl's tip in beats the first half buzzer
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