Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Northern Kentucky Norse
· NCAA Men's Basketball
57 - 76
Faulkner, Walker lead N. Kentucky past E. Kentucky 76-57
Faulkner was 6-of-12 shooting, grabbed six rebounds and had seven assists and Walton made 7 of 11 from the field, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range, and had nine rebounds. Adrian Nelson and Tyler Sharpe scored 10 points apiece for Northern Kentucky (7-3).
Bryson Langdon hit a jumper and then a 3-pointer before Dantez Walton hit another 3 to make it 43-38 with 16:31 left in the game and Northern Kentucky led the rest of the way. Michael Moreno made a layup to pull EKU (3-6) within four with 6:46 to go but the Norse scored 16 of the next 17 points to pull away for good. NKU made 7 of 8 from the field, including two 3-pointers, during that stretch.
Ty Taylor led the Colonels with 14 points. No other EKU players scored in double figures.
The Norse committed 21 turnovers but shot 58.3% from the field and outrebounded Eastern Kentucky 39-22.
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Statistics
 EKU |
 NKU |
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|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 28-48 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 58 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 2-6 | FT | 12-15 |
| 33 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 22 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 15 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 11 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 3,199 | Capacity:
2025-26 United Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah Valley | 14-4 | - | 25-9 |
| California Baptist | 13-5 | 1 | 25-9 |
| Utah Tech | 11-7 | 3 | 19-15 |
| UT Arlington | 9-9 | 5 | 18-14 |
| Southern Utah | 6-12 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Tarleton State | 5-13 | 9 | 14-18 |
| Abilene Christian | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
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| 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 |