Northern Kentucky Norse at Wright State Raiders
· NCAA Men's Basketball
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67 - 69
67 - 69
Wright State beats Northern Kentucky in Horizon showdown
The Raiders (20-8, 12-3) moved into a tie for first place in the conference standings with the Norse (19-8, 12-3) and, with the sweep of the season series, hold the tiebreaker in postseason seeding.
Love made it 66-62 with 2:43 left and Jaylon Hall hit a driving runner to make it 68-65 with 14 seconds to go. Wright State fouled to force free throws with 2.8 seconds left. Lavone Holland II made both and Northern Kentucky was unable to get another shot.
Wright State took the lead for good early in the second half when Parker Ernsthausen's 3-pointer made it 37-34. The Raiders led by 11 before the Norse rallied to within 66-65 on Jordan Garnett's 3-pointer with 1:19 to go.
Tyler Sharpe had 16 points with three triples to lead the Norse.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Dantez Walton Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaylon Hall missed Free Throw. | 67 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Jaylon Hall made Free Throw. | 67 - 69 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Foul on Jordan Garnett. | 67 - 68 |
Statistics
 NKU |
 WRST |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-58 | FG | 27-55 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 9-29 | 3PT | 3-16 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 19 |
| 10-12 | FT | 12-17 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 7 | Assists | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 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 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Venue: Nutter Center
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 7,205 | Capacity:
Location: Dayton, OH
Attendance: 7,205 | 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 |