NCAAB

North Alabama Lions at Eastern Kentucky Colonels

· ASUN Championship - Quarterfinal
North Alabama Lions
18-14, 8-10 Away
Final
48 - 73
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
20-12, 14-2 Home

Eastern Kentucky beats North Alabama in ASUN quarters

Dardan Kapiti flushes home the dunk for Eastern Kentucky

Blanton went 6 of 13 from the field for the third-seeded Colonels (20-12). John Ukomadu scored 12 points and added nine rebounds. Isaiah Cozart recorded 12 points and shot 5 of 7 from the field.

Daniel Ortiz finished with 22 points and three steals for the sixth-seeded Lions (18-14). Damien Forrest added seven points and two blocks for North Alabama. KJ Johnson also put up five points.

Blanton led his team in scoring with 11 points in the first half to help put them up 37-19 at the break. Eastern Kentucky extended its lead to 65-28 during the second half, fueled by a 19-2 scoring run.

EKU will play second-seeded Liberty in Thursday's semifinals.

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Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 48 - 73
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 48 - 73
2nd 0:10 Daniel Ortiz made Three Point Jumper. 48 - 73
2nd 0:30 Jackson Holt made Jumper. Assisted by Turner Buttry. 45 - 73
2nd 0:37 Bryson Dawkins made Layup. 45 - 71

Statistics

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16-55 FG 31-75
29 Field Goal % 41
5-23 3PT 7-19
22 Three Point % 37
11-13 FT 4-4
85 Free Throw % 100
26 Rebounds 57
4 Offensive Rebounds 21
22 Defensive Rebounds 36
6 Assists 17
9 Steals 8
4 Blocks 11
13 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Off Turnovers 16
13 Fast Break Points 8
22 Points in Paint 42
8 Fouls 13
0 Largest Lead 37

Game Information

Venue: Baptist Health Arena

Location: Richmond, KY
Attendance: 4,574 | Capacity:

2025-26 ASUN Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Austin Peay 15-3 - 22-9
Central Arkansas 15-3 - 22-12
Queens University 13-5 2 21-14
Lipscomb 12-6 3 19-13
Florida Gulf Coast 8-10 7 16-18
West Georgia 8-10 7 15-17
Bellarmine 7-11 8 13-19
Jacksonville 7-11 8 12-20
Stetson 7-11 8 12-21
Eastern Kentucky 7-11 8 11-21
North Florida 5-13 10 7-25
North Alabama 4-14 11 9-21
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