Fri., Jan. 24 - Highland Heights, Ky. - 7 p.m.
The Bank of Kentucky Center (9,400)
Lipscomb (7-12, 2-6) at Northern Kentucky (8-12, 4-4)
NKU Radio: WQRT 1160 AM
•Richard Skinner (play-by-play) & Steve Moeller (color)
Series Record: LU leads, 3-2
Last Meeting: LU 76, NKU 58 (2-8-13)
NKU PLAYS HOST TO LIPSCOMB ON FRIDAY
Norse (8-12, 4-4 A-Sun) look for second straight win
NORSE NOTES (FIVE STARTERS & ONE)
1• NKU is 8-12 overall after posting an 82-69 win over Kennesaw State on Saturday night. The Norse are 4-4 in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
2• Five NKU players scored in double figures in the victory against Kennesaw State, giving Norse head coach
Dave Bezold his 180th career win.
3•
Todd Johnson and
Jordan Jackson scored 18 points apiece to lead the Norse past Kennesaw State.
4• The Norse shot 55 percent from the field and were 31-for-38 from the free-throw line in that victory.
5• NKU is 64-14 all-time in The Bank of Kentucky Center.
+1• NKU is 2-3 all-time against Lipscomb.
LU VISITS NKU: Northern Kentucky plays host to Lipscomb at 7 p.m. Friday in The Bank of Kentucky Center in the Atlantic Sun Conference/Comcast Sports Southeast Friday Night Game of the Week.
NKU is 8-12 overall, 4-4 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. Lipscomb is 7-12 overall, 2-6 in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
NKU is 2-3 all-time against Lipscomb. The two teams split last season, with the home squad winning both games.
BALANCED EFFORT: Five players scored in double figures Saturday night to lead NKU to an 82-69 victory against Kennesaw State, giving Norse head coach
Dave Bezold his 180th career win.
Todd Johnson and
Jordan Jackson scored 18 points apiece for NKU.
Jalen Billups added 12 points and eight rebounds as the Norse remained perfect (4-0) all-time against the Owls.
Anthony Monaco and
Tyler White each scored 10 points, with Monaco grabbing a career-high eight rebounds. The Norse shot 55 percent from the field and were 31-for-38 from the free-throw line.
Bezold, in his 10th season as the Norse's head coach, is now 180-107.
KEY NUMBERS: NKU is unbeaten (3-0) this season when scoring 80 points or more. The Norse are 2-10 when allowing 71 points or more. NKU is 6-2 when allowing less than 70 points.
FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS: NKU is 0-3 playing on Friday this season. The Norse have dropped Friday games to Purdue, Southeast Missouri State and North Carolina.
AIR JORDAN: Junior guard
Jordan Jackson leads NKU in scoring (14.7 points per game), assists (2.7 apg) and steals (1.4 spg). Jackson has has netted double-digit scoring 14 times in the 18 games he has played in this season, including four games of 20 points or more. He scored 24 points in his NKU debut against Purdue on Nov. 8 at West Lafayette, Ind.
PERFECT FROM THE STRIPE: Three NKU players –
Dean Danos,
Deontae Cole and
Jack Flournoy – are perfect from the free-throw line this season with limited attempts. Danos has made all 12 of his free throws, while Cole and Flournoy are both 5-for-5 from the line. NKU, in fact, is No. 2 in the conference in free-throw percentage at .714.
Former NKU All-American Paul Cluxton set an NCAA record during the 1996-97 season by making every free throw he attempted (94-for-94). He is the only player in collegiate history at any level to accomplish that feat while attempting enough free throws to qualify for national statistics. Â
THE LAST TIME AGAINST LIPSCOMB: On Feb. 8, 2013, Deonte Alexander scored 22 points to lead Lipscomb to a 76-58 victory over NKU in Nashville, Tenn.
Alexander made six 3-point field goals and added five rebounds. The Bisons finished with a 45-26 advantage in rebounds and avenged a 14-point loss at NKU earlier in the season.
Lipscomb led by as many as 25 points in the second half and cruised to the win, which gave the Bisons a 3-2 advantage in the all-time series with the Norse.
Eshaunte Jones led NKU with 15 points, while teammates
Chad Jackson and
Tyler White each scored 11.
Lipscomb collected 15 offensive rebounds and owned a 21-0 advantage in second-chance points. Stephen Hurt came off the bench and grabbed 10 rebounds – four of those on the offensive glass – and added nine points.
The Bisons were 11-for-21 from 3-point range, while NKU was 8-for-25 from behind the arc. The Norse shot 38.5 percent from the field, compared to 46.4 percent for Lipscomb.
