HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's basketball team takes its six-game winning streak on the road to face one of the nation's top defensive teams in No. 11/13 West Virginia on Friday, Dec. 23. Tip-off is slated for 4 p.m.
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (9-3 Overall, 0-0 Horizon League)
West Virginia University Mountaineers (10-1 Overall, 0-0 Big 12)
Friday, Dec. 23 - 4:00 p.m. (ET)
WVU Coliseum (14,000) in Morgantown, W.Va.
TV: ROOT with Rob King (play-by-play) and Warren Baker (analysis)
Radio: FOXSports1360 (1360 AM) with Jim Kelch (play-by-play) and Steve Moeller (analysis)
 
Fast Break Points
• NKU is 9-3 overall after taking care of Brescia, 97-73, on Wednesday at BB&T Arena.
• Northern Kentucky surged into the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the first time ever at No. 24 in this week's poll. NKU also started receiving votes in the Mid-Major Madness Power Rankings.
• NKU has won six in a row and eight of its last nine games. The six-game win-streak is the longest by the Norse since winning six in a row in Feb. 2012.
• The Norse have won four true road games this year, which is tied for the fifth-most in the nation (through Tuesday's games).
• NKU has won five road/neutral site games, which is tied for the ninth-best mark in the nation.
• NKU has guaranteed a winning non-conference schedule for the first time in the DI era.
• The Norse have established themselves as one of the top rebounding teams in the country, winning the rebounding battle in 11 of 12 games to earn a ranking of 10th in rebounding margin at +9.3 and 23rd in total rebounds per game (41.00).
• F Carson Williams, the reigning Horizon League Freshman of the Week, posted his second career double-double with a career-high 21 points and 11 boards against Brescia.
• Williams is now third on the team in scoring at 10.8 ppg. He's also averaging 6.1 rpg.
• G Lavone Holland II is averaging 15.7 ppg this year, second-best on the team. He's also dished out a team-leading 46 assists.
• G Cole Murray has reached double figures in six of the last eight games and is fourth on the team in scoring at 10.7 ppg.
• With 22 points against Brescia, F Drew McDonald notched his sixth 20+ point game this year. He leads NKU at 17.3 ppg and 7.8 rpg.
• F Jordan Garnett totaled seven rebounds and a career-high five assists against Brescia. He is averaging 4.5 rpg.