Sat., Feb. 1 - Jacksonville, Fla. - 3:15 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Arena (14,091)
Northern Kentucky (8-14, 4-6) at Jacksonville (8-13, 4-6)
NKU Radio: WGRI 1050 AM
•Jim Kelch (play-by-play) & Steve Moeller (color)
Series Record: NKU leads, 2-1
Last Meeting: NKU 73, JU 66 (1-4-14)
NKU VISITS JACKSONVILLE ON SATURDAY
Norse look to complete season sweep of Dolphins
NORSE NOTES (FIVE STARTERS & ONE)
1• NKU is 8-14 overall after dropping a 67-66 decision at North Florida on Thursday night. The Norse are 4-6 in the Atlantic Sun Conference.
2• Jalen Nesbitt's follow-up basket with 1.1 seconds remaining in the game lifted North Florida past NKU.
3•
Todd Johnson poured in 18 points to pace NKU, while teammate
Tyler White scored 17.
Daniel Camps added eight points off the bench for NKU.
4• The Norse shot 43.5 percent from the field against North Florida, including 9-for-17 from 3-point range.
5• NKU has lost back-to-back games by one point.
+1• The Norse are 2-1 all-time against Jacksonville, including a 73-66 win earlier this season.
NKU PLAYS AT JU: Northern Kentucky concludes its two-game road trip Saturday with a 3:15 p.m. contest at Jacksonville. The Norse dropped a 67-66 decision at North Florida on Thursday night to begin the trip.
NKU is 2-1 all-time against Jacksonville, including a 73-66 win on Jan. 4.
NKU/UNF RECAP: Jalen Nesbitt's follow-up basket with 1.1 seconds remaining in the game lifted North Florida to a 67-66 victory over NKU on Thursday night.
North Florida trailed 66-65 with 16.8 seconds left and fouled
Todd Johnson, who missed the front end of the bonus. Dallas Moore dribbled up the floor and missed a short jumper in the closing seconds, but Nesbitt grabbed the loose ball after a tip attempt and scored with 1.1 seconds remaining to give North Florida a 67-66 lead.
NKU attempted a length-of-the-court pass on its final possession, but the Ospreys knocked the ball away as the buzzer sounded.Â
Moore scored 21 points to lead North Florida, which improved to 12-11 overall, 6-4 in the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Ospreys made 46.2 percent of their shots from the field and were 14-for-20 at the free-throw line.
Johnson poured in 18 points to pace NKU, while teammate
Tyler White scored 17. The Norse shot 43.5 percent from the field, including 9-for-17 from 3-point range. NKU made just 33.3 percent of its attempts (3-for-9) from the free-throw line.
NKU finished with a 23-11 advantage in bench points as
Daniel Camps scored eight and
Jack Flournoy added seven.
LAST-SECOND HEARTBREAKERS: NKU has lost back-to-back games by one point. The Norse dropped a 75-74 decision to Lipscomb prior to the loss at North Florida.
PERFECT FROM 3: Todd Johnson made all four of his 3-point attempts against North Florida. The sophomore point guard finished 6-for-7 from the field and added three steals in that game.
THE LAST TIME AGAINST JACKSONVILLE: Earlier this season on Jan. 4, NKU closed the game with a 20-5 run to pull out a 73-66 win over Jacksonville in The Bank of Kentucky Center. The Norse trailed by eight points (61-53) with less than nine minutes remaining in the game.
Jordan Jackson scored a career-high 28 points to lead NKU. Jackson poured in 15 points during the first half on 7-for-10 shooting from the field. Jackson constantly beat the Jacksonville defenders off the dribble and scored on a variety of moves slashing to the basket.
Jarvis Haywood netted 14 of his team-high 19 points in the first half as Jacksonville took a 38-37 lead into the locker room. Keith McDougald added 12 points of his 18 points in the first half as the Dolphins shot 42.3 percent from the field and were 14-for-16 from the free-throw line before intermission.
In the second half, Jacksonville was just 1-for-5 from the free-throw line.
Norse sophomore center
Jalen Billups collected a double-double with 10 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.
Todd Johnson added 11 points, including a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute of the game that extended to 66-65 NKU lead into a 69-65 advantage.
