NCAAB

UNC Asheville Bulldogs at Northern Kentucky Norse

· NKU Men's Basketball Tournament
UNC Asheville Bulldogs
1-2, 0-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
50 - 77
Northern Kentucky Norse
4-0, 3-0 Home

Tate, McDonald help Northern Kentucky roll to 77-50 win

Drew McDonald added 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Norse (4-0), who outrebounded UNC Asheville 42-27. Dantez Walton added 10 points, eight boards and five assists for NKU, which had 25 assists on 27 made field goals. The Norse added 27 points at the foul line.

The game was an opener for NKU's four-team tournament featuring UNC Asheville, Coastal Carolina and Manhattan.

DeVon Baker scored 18 points to lead the Bulldogs and Tajion Jones added 12, going 4 for 4 from distance. UNC Asheville committed 27 turnovers that led to 32 Norse points. NKU also outscored the Bulldogs 44-18 in the paint and 20-3 on second-chance points.

Tate sank a pair of free throws for an early 11-2 lead and Dantez Walton hit from 3 to cap an 11-0 run as the Norse led 22-5 halfway through the opening period.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 50 - 77
2nd 0:01 Tajion Jones made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cress Worthy. 50 - 77
2nd 0:06 Jeremy Peck Defensive Rebound. 47 - 77
2nd 0:07 Paul Djoko missed Free Throw. 47 - 77
2nd 0:07 Foul on Deacon Heath. 47 - 77

Statistics

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17-47 FG 27-62
36 Field Goal % 44
6-18 3PT 4-25
33 Three Point % 16
10-15 FT 19-27
67 Free Throw % 70
27 Rebounds 42
6 Offensive Rebounds 16
21 Defensive Rebounds 26
7 Assists 21
3 Steals 13
4 Blocks 3
27 Turnovers 13
3 Team Turnovers 0
27 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Off Turnovers 32
0 Fast Break Points 25
0 Points in Paint 44
23 Fouls 19
0 Largest Lead 35

Game Information

Venue: Truist Arena

Location: Highland Heights, KY
Capacity:

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TEAM CONF GB OVER
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Winthrop 13-3 2 23-11
Radford 9-7 6 16-16
Longwood 8-8 7 16-16
UNC Asheville 8-8 7 15-17
Presbyterian 7-9 8 15-18
Charleston Southern 6-10 9 15-17
South Carolina Upstate 5-11 10 13-19
Gardner-Webb 1-15 14 4-29

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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
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