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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Mookie Pierre scored a game-high 23 points and grabbed six rebounds Monday night as unbeaten Quincy posted a 73-66 win against Northern Kentucky University.

Billy Baptist added 21 points as No. 22 Quincy improved to 13-0 overall, 4-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Hawks shot 56.5 percent from the field and became the first opposing men's basketball team to defeat NKU (8-5 overall, 1-3 GLVC) in The Bank of Kentucky Center.

NKU was 19-0 all-time at home in the new facility going into Monday's game against Quincy. The Norse were 13-0 in The Bank of Kentucky Center in 2008-09 and 6-0 this season.

David Palmer scored 18 points to lead NKU, and teammate Corey Sorrell added 16 points. The Norse were 12-for-24 from 3-point range, with Sorrell and Tony Rack each making four treys.

Quincy led the entire second half, but the Hawks had to withstand a late NKU rally to pull out the victory. NKU closed to within a point (56-55) with 5:07 remaining when Rack buried a 3-pointer off an assist from Scott Bibbins.

Quincy countered with a layup from Courtney Belger and a conventional three-point play by Baptist to extend its lead to 61-55. After Palmer tipped in a shot to slice the Hawk lead to 61-57, Baptist drained a 3-pointer to give Quincy a 64-57 edge with 3:31 left on the clock.

Ethan Faulkner's 3-pointer cut the Quincy lead to 64-60 with 2:07 remaining. Belger made one of two free throws with 1:32 left to give the Hawks a 65-60 advantage. NKU had a chance to slice into the lead, but Baptist stole an errant pass and went in for an uncontested dunk to make it 67-60 with 1:07 on the clock.

Palmer responded for NKU by draining a 3-pointer from out front to make it 67-63, but Pierre made a pair of free throws with 41 seconds remaining. Rack buried another 3-pointer from NBA range to bring the Norse within three points (69-66), but Tyler Burke sealed the win by making four free throws in the final 25 seconds.

NKU made 43.6 percent of its shots from the field. Quincy finished with a 32-23 advantage in rebounds and was 14-for-17 from the free-throw line.

NKU hits the road Thursday for a GLVC game at Missouri-St. Louis. The Norse conclude the road trip Saturday with a game at Rockhurst.