HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's basketball team will wrap up a two-game road trip with a visit to Chicago for a Horizon League matchup with UIC, which toppled Wright State in its last outing and has won two of its last three contests. Saturday's contest is scheduled for a 4 p.m. (ET) start.
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (9-15 Overall, 5-8 Horizon League)
UIC Flames (4-19 Overall, 2-10 Horizon League)
Saturday, Feb. 13 - 4 p.m. (ET)
UIC Pavilion (8,000) in Chicago, Ill.
TV: ESPN3
Radio: ESPN1530 (1530 AM) with Jim Kelch (Play-by-Play) and Steve Moeller (Analysis)
 
Fast Break Points (140 Characters or Less)
• NKU outscored league-leading Valparaiso, 32-26, in the second half, but fell, 64-52.
• NKU's defense stiffened down the stretch, outscoring Valpo 12-3 and limiting it to 1-of-9 shooting over the final seven minutes.
• NKU also outrebounded Valpo, 20-17, in the second frame.
• G Cole Murray's 21 points led NKU past UIC, 82-69, in overtime in the first ever meeting between the two teams earlier this year.
• NKU now has three wins over teams in the RPI top-200 this year, the most since begining the reclassification process four years ago.
• F Jalen Billups led the nation w/ 69.6% shooting last year, and is among the nation's leaders (t-10th) at 61.4% (127-207) this year.
• Billups ranks among NKU's all-time leaders in FG % (2nd, .629), blocks (5th, 124) & blocks per game (11th, 1.1).
• Billups' career 62.9 percent shooting sits just outside the top-25 all-time in the NCAA.
• Billups and G Tyler White are climbing NKU's all-time scoring list. Billups ranks 20th w/ 1,141 points & White is No. 25 (1,016).
• White joined NKU's 1,000-point club with a driving lay-up with 15:32 left in the first half versus Milwaukee. He now has 1,016 points.
• White is averaging career-highs in scoring (11.0) and assists (3.9).
• Murray has made 65.8 percent (25-of-38) of his threes in the last seven games.
• Murray has had the hot hand from long range, shooting 48.8% (62-of-127) from behind the arc this year, No. 4 (tied) in the nation.
• F Drew McDonald is a two-time #HLMBB Freshman of the Week recipient and is averaging 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in league games.
• G Lavone Holland II is second on the team in scoring (11.7 ppg) and third in rebounds (5.1 rpg), but leads NKU in assists (4.3 apg).
• White (93) and Holland (98) are on pace to give NKU two players with 100 assists or more for the first time since the 2011-12 season.