HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The streaking Northern Kentucky University men's basketball team, which has won two in a row and three of its last four, welcomes Valparaiso to BB&T Arena on Sunday in a Horizon League matchup set to begin at 1 p.m.
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (7-11 Overall, 3-4 Horizon League)
Valparaiso University Crusaders (16-4 Overall, 6-1 Horizon League)
Sunday, Jan. 24 - 1 p.m. (ET)
BB&T Arena (9,400) in Highland Heights, Ky.
TV: American Sports Network (WKRC-2; The CW) with Jeff McCarragher (Play-by-Play) and Jan Van Brenda Koff (Analysis)
Radio: ESPN1530 (1530 AM) with Jim Kelch (Play-by-Play) and Steve Moeller (Analysis)
 
Fast Break Points (140 Characters or Less)
• NKU won its second-straight game and third in the last four with an 82-69 victory over UIC.
• Led by G Cole Murray, NKU outshot UIC 41% to 8% from long range.
• NKU is third in the Horizon League in assists (14.9 apg), with G Lavone Holland (4.3) and G Tyler White (4.1) ranking in the top-5, individually.
• F Jalen Billups and White are climbing NKU's all-time scoring list. Billups ranks 23rd w/ 1,061 points & White is No. 28 (959).
• Billups led the nation w/ 69.6% shooting last year, and is among the nation's leaders at 66.4% (97-146) this year.
• Billups ranks among NKU's all-time leaders in FG % (2nd, .641), blocks (5th, 121) & blocks per game (11th, 1.1).
• Billups' career 64.1 percent shooting ranks 17th all-time in the NCAA, two-tenths ahead of Lew Alcindor and Akeem Olajuwon.
• Billups is averaging an impressive 1.66 points per field-goal attempt this season.                         
• White has 169-career threes, ranking 9th all-time at Northern Kentucky.
• Holland is second on the team in scoring at 12.0 points, leads the squad in rebounds (5.6) and assists (4.3).
• Murray matched NKU's single-game 3-point field-goal percentage (87.5%) record with a 7-for-8 effort against UIC.
• Murray has had the hot hand from long range, shooting 45.4% (44-of-97) from behind the arc this year.
• Murray is one of four Norse averaging double-figures, posting a career-high 10.2 points per game.
• F Drew McDonald was named #HLMBB Freshman of the Week for the second time in last three weeks after posting 11.0 points, 4.0 boards.
• In Horizon League action, McDonald is averaging 12.3 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
• McDonald has reached double-figures in seven of the last nine games and is averaging 13 points and 7.1 rebounds in those contests.