HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Homecoming week at Northern Kentucky University will close with the men's basketball team playing host to Milwaukee in Horizon League men's basketball action. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (8-14 Overall, 4-7 Horizon League)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers (15-8 Overall, 6-4 Horizon League)
Saturday, Feb. 6 - 7 p.m. (ET)
BB&T Arena (9,400) in Highland Heights, Ky.
TV: ESPN3 with Brady Laber (Play-by-Play) and Brad Redford (Analysis)
Radio: FOXSports 1360 (1360 AM) with Jim Kelch (Play-by-Play) and Steve Moeller (Analysis)
 
Fast Break Points (140 Characters or Less)
• NKU plays host to Milwaukee as the University wraps up Homecoming Week.
• Despite putting four players in double-digits, NKU fell to Green Bay, 85-78.
• NKU outrebounded Green Bay, 37-33, marking the 10th time in the last 17 games the Norse outrebounded their foe.
• NKU is third in Horizon League-only games in assists (15.4 apg), with G Lavone Holland II (4.5 apg) ranking third, individually.
• F Jalen Billups notched his third double-double of the year with 18 points and 12 boards against Green Bay.
• Billups and G Tyler White are climbing NKU's all-time scoring list. Billups ranks 20th w/ 1,116 points & White is No. 25 (999).
• Billups led the nation w/ 69.6% shooting last year, and is among the nation's leaders (t-12th) at 63.8% (118-185) this year.
• Billups ranks among NKU's all-time leaders in FG % (2nd, .635), blocks (5th, 123) & blocks per game (11th, 1.1).
• Billups' career 63.5 percent shooting ranks t-22nd all-time in the NCAA.
• G Cole Murray was tabbed #HLMBB Player of the Week after going 7-for-10 from deep en route to 25 points in NKU's win at Detroit.
• Murray has had the hot hand from long range, shooting 47.9% (56-of-117) from behind the arc this year, No. 8 in the nation.
• In the last five games, Murray has made 67.9 percent (19-of-28) of his threes.
• F Drew McDonald is a two-time #HLMBB Freshman of the Week recipient and is averaging 13.2 points and 7.2 rebounds in league games.
• White needs just one point to join the 1,000-point club. He's averaging a career-best 11.2 points per game.
• White has 173-career threes, ranking ninth all-time at NKU.
• Holland is second on the team in scoring (11.7 ppg) and third in rebounds (5.3 rpg), but leads NKU in assists (4.3 apg).
 
Promotions
• 3'x5' NKU flags for the first 1,000 fans
• King and Queen Crowning at halftime
• #4for40 – four tickets, four hotdogs and four sodas for $40
• Shoot Around Saturday