Garrett’s double-double leads in win - Northern Kentucky University Athletics

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Box Score

Earlham EC-M 0-0

Northern Kentucky NKU 1-0

Earlham EC-M

0-0

Final

Nov. 11, 2016

Northern Kentucky NKU

1-0

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Earlham EC-M	22	34	56
Northern Kentucky NKU	48	48	96

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 11/11/2016 10:30:00 PM

Garrett’s double-double leads @NKUNorseMBB in win

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – A huge run over the final 12-minutes of the first half propelled the Northern Kentucky men's basketball team to a 96-56 victory in the season opener against Earlham. Jeff Garrett set the tone during the decisive stretch by owning the boards on both ends of the court.

With the win, NKU starts the year, 1-0.

Stats Leaders

Garrett finished his collegiate debut stuffing the stat sheet with 12 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals.
Carson Williams led all scorers with 15 points on the strength of 6-for-7 shooting.
Drew McDonald went 6-for-8 from the floor en route to 13 points.
Jalen Tate and Dantez Walton each added 11 points, giving NKU five players in double-figures.

First-Half Summary

NKU closed the opening stanza on a 32-8 run over the final 11:33 to take a 48-22 advantage into halftime.
Garrett set the tone during the stretch on the boards, as he pulled down eight caroms in that run. He finished with eight points, 12 rebounds, three assists and two steals in the first half.
Williams tallied 11 points to lead all scorers.
The Norse recorded more assists (9) than Earlham had made field-goals (7).

Second-Half Summary

NKU matched its opening-half point total with 48.
Northern Kentucky shot a blistering 75 percent (21-of-28) in the second half, while recording 14 assists.

Norse Notes

Seven players made their collegiate debut for NKU tonight, and all seven found the scoring column.
NKU registered 23 assists on 38 made baskets. The last time Northern Kentucky posted 20 or more assists came in last season's game against IU-Kokomo on Dec. 23, 2015, when the Norse had 24.
NKU's blistering second-half shooting is the second time in the John Brannen era when the Norse converted more than 70 percent shooting in a half. Against Norfolk State last season, NKU converted 74.1 percent (20-of-27) in the second stanza.

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