Northern Kentucky Norse at Oakland Golden Grizzlies
· Barbasol Horizon League Championship - 1st Round
Oday's 19 lead Northern Kentucky past Oakland in Horizon League Tournament 85-84
Oday shot 7 of 11 from the field, including 2 for 4 from 3-point range, and went 3 for 4 from the line for the Norse (19-13). LJ Wells scored 18 points and added 11 rebounds. Dan Gherezgher shot 5 for 11 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 17 points.
Brody Robinson led the way for the Golden Grizzlies (16-16) with 36 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Oakland also got 14 points and six rebounds from Isaac Garrett. Tuburu Niavalurua also had 12 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Northern Kentucky went into the half leading Oakland 37-31. Oday scored 11 points in the half. Northern Kentucky turned a six-point second-half lead into a 13-point advantage with a 7-0 run to make it a 68-55 lead with 4:25 left in the half. Gherezgher scored 12 second-half points in the win.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 85 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 85 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Brody Robinson makes 24-foot three point jumper | 85 - 84 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Ziare Wells Defensive Rebound. | 85 - 81 |
| 2nd 0:04 | LJ Wells misses free throw 2 of 2 | 85 - 81 |
Statistics
 NKU |
 OAK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-61 | FG | 31-74 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 9-28 | 3PT | 13-34 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 18-30 | FT | 9-12 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fouls | 26 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 4 |
| 7 | Lead Changes | 7 |
| 78 | Percent Led | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Rochester, MI
Attendance: 1,942 | Capacity:
2025-26 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 15-5 | - | 21-11 |
| Robert Morris | 13-7 | 2 | 22-10 |
| Green Bay | 12-8 | 3 | 18-15 |
| Detroit Mercy | 12-8 | 3 | 16-14 |
| Oakland | 12-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Northern Kentucky | 10-10 | 5 | 20-13 |
| 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 |