Northern Kentucky Norse at Eastern Kentucky Colonels
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 76
Mayo's late jumper puts E. Kentucky past N. Kentucky 76-74
The Colonels (6-4) trailed 74-72 with 46 seconds left when Mayo was fouled, then drained both free throws to tie it 74-all. Following a Northern Kentucky timeout, Drew McDonald missed a 3-pointer for the Norse (8-3) and Jomaru Brown snagged the defensive rebound. Seconds later, Mayo made the go-ahead jumper for the win.
Mayo led the Colonels with 27 points and 11 rebounds and Brown added 16 points and four assists.
Brown sank back-to-back 3s early in the second half to put the Colonels on top 45-42 after the teams were tied 29-all at halftime. They held a slim margin until Tyler Sharpe drained his own pair of 3s to give the Norse a 58-57 lead with 8:00 left. The back-and-forth continued into the final seconds.
McDonald scored 23 points with six rebounds and five assists for the Norse. Sharpe added 18 points.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Nick Mayo made Jumper. | 74 - 76 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Jomaru Brown Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:16 | Drew McDonald missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 74 |
| 2nd 0:37 | Northern Kentucky Timeout | 74 - 74 |
Statistics
 NKU |
 EKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-66 | FG | 23-60 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 8-30 | 3PT | 5-20 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 10-16 | FT | 25-32 |
| 63 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 3,035 | Capacity:
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