HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky men's basketball will close the 2015-16 regular-season at Youngstown State on Saturday, while going for the season-sweep of the Penguins after earning an 84-64 victory earlier this season.
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (9-19 Overall, 5-12 Horizon League)
Youngstown State University Penguins (10-20 Overall, 5-12 Horizon League)
Saturday, Feb. 27 - 7p.m. (ET)
Beeghley Center (6,300) in Youngstown, Ohio
TV: ESPN3
Radio: FOXSports 1360 (1360 AM) with Jim Kelch (Play-by-Play) and Steve Moeller (Analysis)
 
Fast Break Points (140 Characters or Less)
• NKU and YSU play for the No. 7 seed in the #HLMBB Championship. The winner gets the seven seed.
• NKU picked up its first-ever Horizon League win over YSU earlier this season with an 84-64 decision on Jan. 14.
• G Tyler White paced four doubled-digit scorers against YSU with 20 points.
• NKU shot 54.5 percent in the second half against CSU on Thursday.
• NKU's frontcourt of F Jalen Billups and F Drew McDonald combined for 37 points and 17 boards versus CSU.
• NKU has three wins over teams in the RPI top-200 this year, the most in a season since beginning the reclassification process.
• NKU is playing its inaugural season in the Horizon League this year after moving to the league on July 1, 2015.
• The Norse are eligible to compete in the #HLMBB championship, Motor City Madness, in its final season of reclassification to Division I.
• McDonald is a two-time #HLMBB Freshman of the Week recipient and is averaging 13.2 points and 7.6 rebounds in the last 19 games.
• McDonald registered his fifth double-double of the year with 20 points and 12 boards at CSU.
• McDonald has started the last two games and averaged 15.5 points and 8.0 rebounds.
• G Cole Murray has made 54.6 percent (35-of-64) of his threes in the last 11 games.
• Murray has had the hot hand from long range, shooting 47.1% (72-of-153) from behind the arc this year, No. 5 in the nation.
• Murray's 72 threes is the 16th most in a single season for a Norse. He needs nine more to move into the top-10.
• Billups led the nation w/ 69.6% shooting last year, and is shooting 59.1% (137-232) this year.
• Billups ranks among NKU's all-time leaders in FG % (2nd, .621), blocks (4th, 129) & blocks per game (11th, 1.1).
• Billups and White are climbing NKU's all-time scoring list. Billups ranks 20th w/ 1,172 points & White is No. 23 (1,082).
• G Lavone Holland II is third on the team in scoring (10.7 ppg) and rebounds (4.7 rpg), but leads NKU in assists (4.0 apg).
• White (98) and Holland (105) are on pace to give NKU two players with 100 assists or more for the first time since the 2011-12 season.