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Northern Kentucky Norse at UIC Flames

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Kentucky Norse
21-8, 7-5 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
79 - 72
UIC Flames
17-13, 10-6 Home

Northern Kentucky moves atop Horizon, beats UIC 79-72

Northern Kentucky (21-8, 14-3 Horizon League) has won seven of its last eight games and pulled ahead of Wright State (13-4), which lost to IUPUI. The Norse travel to IUPUI and the Flames (17-13, 12-5) will host Wright State to conclude the regular season on Sunday.

Holland was 7-of-15 shooting and made 9 of 11 free throws. Carson Williams added 14 points and Jordan Garnett had 10 for Northern Kentucky.

Tai Odiase had 14 points and nine rebounds to lead five in double-figuring scoring for UIC, which has lost two of its last four games.

Tarkus Ferguson had a defensive rebound, forced a turnover and scored with a dunk in a 28-second span that pulled the Flames to 72-68 with 1:04 remaining, but Holland scored NKU's last seven points to seal it. Ferguson finished with 11 points.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 79 - 72
2nd 0:03 Godwin Boahen Defensive Rebound. 79 - 72
2nd 0:03 Jeff Garrett missed Three Point Jumper. 79 - 72
2nd 0:07 Lavone Holland II made Free Throw. 79 - 72
2nd 0:07 Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. 78 - 72

Statistics

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28-62 FG 25-62
45 Field Goal % 40
8-19 3PT 6-21
42 Three Point % 29
15-24 FT 16-23
63 Free Throw % 70
40 Rebounds 38
13 Offensive Rebounds 12
27 Defensive Rebounds 26
16 Assists 10
7 Steals 8
4 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 17
8 Fast Break Points 15
38 Points in Paint 38
20 Fouls 22
16 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Credit Union 1 Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 3,168 | 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

2025-26 Missouri Valley Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Belmont 16-4 - 26-6
Bradley 13-7 3 21-13
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
Drake 6-14 10 14-20
Indiana State 4-16 12 11-21
Evansville 3-17 13 7-25
Full Standings