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Northern Kentucky Norse at Youngstown State Penguins

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Northern Kentucky Norse
16-4, 5-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
82 - 74
Youngstown State Penguins
6-15, 2-6 Home

McDonald's 23 pts sends N Kentucky past Youngstown St

The Norse (16-4, 6-1 Horizon League) entered the game in a first-place tie with Detroit Mercy in league play. NKU now has won eight of its last nine game and is off to its best start since 2011-12, the Norse's last year of Division II play.

Jalen Tate and Tyler Sharpe each scored 13 for the Norse. NKU finished 29-of-57 shooting (51 percent) and had a 36-24 rebounding advantage.

Donel Cathcart III led Youngstown State (6-15, 2-6) with 16 points, Antwan Maxwell Jr. scored 13, Garrett Convington 11 and Darius Quisenberry 10.

Quisenberry's layup with 11:36 left gave the Penguins a 55-54 lead. McDonald followed with a jump shot, Zaynah Robinson added a jumper and McDonald's layup made it 60-55 and Northern Kentucky led the rest of the way.

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  • TV Channel: Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State 2021 College Basketball, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 82 - 74
2nd 0:05 Garrett Covington made Layup. 82 - 74
2nd 0:08 Devin Morgan Defensive Rebound. 82 - 72
2nd 0:09 Garrett Covington Block. 82 - 72
2nd 0:09 Zaynah Robinson missed Jumper. 82 - 72

Statistics

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29-57 FG 24-53
51 Field Goal % 45
8-23 3PT 9-27
35 Three Point % 33
16-24 FT 17-20
67 Free Throw % 85
36 Rebounds 24
13 Offensive Rebounds 5
23 Defensive Rebounds 19
10 Assists 8
4 Steals 7
3 Blocks 5
15 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 7
8 Fast Break Points 9
40 Points in Paint 28
18 Fouls 21
13 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Zidian Family Arena at Beeghly Center

Location: Youngstown, OH
Attendance: 2,950 | 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
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