HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Nearing the midway point of the Horizon League slate of games, the Northern Kentucky men's basketball team is set to face Detroit Mercy on Sunday, Jan. 22, in the second meeting between the two teams this season.
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (12-8 Overall, 3-4 Horizon League)
University of Detroit Mercy Titans (4-15 Overall, 2-5 Horizon League)
Sunday, Jan. 22 - 1:00 p.m. (ET)
BB&T Arena (9,400) in Highland Heights, Ky.
TV: Spectrum Sports*/ESPN3** with Neil Sika (play-by-play) and Dave Cecutti (analysis)
Radio: ESPN1530 (1530 AM) with Jim Kelch (play-by-play) and Steve Moeller (analysis)
 
Fast Break Points
• NKU erased an early 17-point deficit to lead by four at half and even held the lead with 8:35-left, but succumbed to Oakland, 79-70, Friday night.
• The Norse look to get back on the winning side of the column, when they host Detroit Mercy on Sunday.
• NKU is 2-1 all-time against Detroit Mercy, including an 81-70 win in the Motor City in the Horizon League opener this year.
• NKU sits at 12-8 on the year and needs just one win to match it's Division I-era record for wins (13) set in the 2014-15 season as a member of the Atlantic Sun.
• The 70-point plateau is key for NKU this year. Northern Kentucky is 12-3 when scoring at least 70 points and 9-1 when holding opponents to 70 or fewer points.
• NKU is also one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the nation, ranking No. 62 with 180 made threes.
• F Drew McDonald secured his ninth double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 rebounds against Oakland, marking the third time in four games against Oakland he's posted a double-double. His nine double-doubles are the most by a Norse in a season in at least the last 11 years.
• McDonald leads NKU in scoring (16.6 ppg) and rebounds (8.3 rpg). In Horizon League play, his averages swell to 17.9 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, which rank fourth and second in the League, respectively.
• F Carson Williams, a two-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week honoree, came within two points of his career-high with 19 points and eight rebounds against Oakland. He is third on the team in scoring at 11.3 ppg and second in rebounding (6.2 rpg).
• G Mason Faulkner has established himself as one of the top freshman in the Horizon League. Faulkner is third among all freshman in scoring in league-only games at 11.3 ppg.
• G Lavone Holland II is second in scoring at 14.2 ppg, but leads the team in assists (3.7 apg).
• F Cole Murray ranks among the nation's top 3-point shooters, checking in at No. 26 with 61 made threes this year. He is also 42nd in 3-point field-goal percentage (41.5).
 
* Time Warner Cable recently changed names and is now called Spectrum. Consequently, Spectrum Sports is the former Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, which can be found locally on channels 510/511 in Northern Kentucky and Central Ohio, as well as 1311/311 throughout the rest of Ohio.
**The game will be blacked out on ESPN3 in the Northern Kentucky/Cincinnati market.