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UMBC Retrievers at Northern Kentucky Norse

· NCAA Men's Basketball
UMBC Retrievers
4-4, 0-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 78
Northern Kentucky Norse
8-1, 6-0 Home

Northern Kentucky downs UMBC 78-60 behind McDonald

Tyler Sharpe scored 14 points with three 3s and Zaynah Robinson had 10 points with six assists for the Norse (8-1), who shot 55 percent to UMBC's 34 percent.

Joe Sherburne's jumper capped UMBC's opening 19-9 run, but the Retrievers went cold for 4:24 and the Norse pulled ahead 27-21 with a 22-5 run capped by Walton's layup. Sharpe and McDonald hit consecutive 3s and Northern Kentucky led 39-21 at halftime after outscoring UMBC 30-2 over the final 8:36.

Walton and Robinson combined for 12 points in a 12-2 run, McDonald's 3 put the Norse up 61-34 with 13:15 to play and Northern Kentucky was never threatened.

Brandon Horvath scored 19 points, making 12 of 17 free throws, and Sherburne added 18 points for UMBC (4-4).

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 60 - 78
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 60 - 78
2nd 0:28 Jose Placer made Free Throw. 60 - 78
2nd 0:28 Jose Placer made Free Throw. 59 - 78
2nd 0:28 Foul on Paul Djoko. 58 - 78

Statistics

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18-53 FG 28-51
34 Field Goal % 55
3-23 3PT 9-25
13 Three Point % 36
21-28 FT 13-19
75 Free Throw % 68
33 Rebounds 32
7 Offensive Rebounds 2
26 Defensive Rebounds 30
6 Assists 21
12 Steals 11
2 Blocks 3
15 Turnovers 17
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Off Turnovers 20
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
18 Fouls 25
11 Largest Lead 30

Game Information

Venue: Truist Arena

Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 3,462 | Capacity:

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Purdue Fort Wayne 11-9 4 17-15
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