Oakland Golden Grizzlies at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
83 - 70
83 - 70
Oakland beats NKU 83-70, knocks Norse out of 1st in Horizon
The loss dropped the Norse (14-7, 7-2 Horizon) out of first place in the league standings, one game behind Wright State (8-1).
Nunn, who finished 6 of 13 from 3-point range, scored five of the Grizzlies' points during a 10-2 run that made it 71-59 with four minutes to go. The Norse ran it back to 73-66 on Jordan Garnett's 3-pointer with 2:38 left, but Oakland made 8 of 10 free throws in the final two minutes and Nunn punctuated the victory with a dunk as time ran out.
Jalen Hayes added 21 points, Martez Walker scored 11 and Isaiah Brock had eight points and 11 rebounds for Oakland (14-8, 6-3).
Drew McDonald had 19 points and 10 rebounds, Mason Faulkner scored 15 and Dantez Walton 13 for Northern Kentucky.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 83 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Kendrick Nunn made Dunk. | 83 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:07 | Mason Faulkner made Jumper. Assisted by Drew McDonald. | 81 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Drew McDonald Defensive Rebound. | 81 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Brailen Neely missed Jumper. | 81 - 68 |
Statistics
 OAK |
 NKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-56 | FG | 27-65 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-21 | 3PT | 6-25 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 24 |
| 16-24 | FT | 10-15 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 67 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Truist Arena
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 5,362 | Capacity:
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 5,362 | Capacity:
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 |