HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – A matchup between two of the top three teams in the Horizon League standings awaits the Northern Kentucky men's basketball team, as the Norse embark on a trip to the Badger State for a Tuesday evening showdown with Green Bay slated for 8 p.m. (ET)/7 p.m. (CT).
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (12-5 Overall, 3-1 Horizon League)
University of Wisconsin - Green Bay (5-10 Overall, 1-2 Horizon League)
Tuesday, Jan. 10 - 8:00 p.m. (ET)/7:00 p.m. (CT)
Resch Center (10,000) in Green Bay, Wis.
TV: ESPN3 with Chris Roth (play-by-play) and Cordero Barkley (analysis)
Radio: FOXSports1360 (1360 AM) with Jim Kelch (play-by-play) and Steve Moeller (analysis)
 
Fast Break Points
• F Drew McDonald's career-night led Northern Kentucky to an 83-75 victory over Cleveland State.
• NKU moved to 12-5 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 12-1 when scoring at least 70 points and 9-0 when holding opponents to 70 or fewer points.
• NKU has scored 80 points or more eight times this season, including each of the last two and all three Horizon League wins.
• The Norse have established themselves as one of the top rebounding teams in the country, winning the rebounding battle in 15 of 17 games. They have only lost the rebound battle once and are averaging 40.12 rpg (32th in the nation).
• The Norse have combined to post 16 efforts with 20 points or more. The team is 10-2 in games where a player reaches at least 20 points in the scoring column.
• Northern Kentucky surged into the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major Top 25 Poll for the first time ever on Dec. 19 at No. 24. The team was ranked for two-straight weeks and is still receiving votes.
• McDonald grabbed his second Horizon League player of the week honor after totaling 52 points and 25 rebounds in a pair of wins over YSU and CSU, averaging 26 points and 12.5 boards.
• McDonald tallied a career-high 37 points, including 30 in the first half alone, against CSU. He is now averaging team-highs in scoring (16.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.2 rpg).
• G Mason Faulkner collected his first Horizon League Freshman of the Week honor after averaging 20 points and four assists against Youngstown State and Cleveland State, which included an impressive 24 points against YSU on Thursday.
• Faulkner is now averaging 5.9 points per game, a number that balloons to 14.5 ppg in Horizon League action.
• G Lavone Holland II is second in scoring at 14.5 ppg, but leads the team in assists (3.8 apg).
• F Carson Williams, a two-time Horizon League Freshman of the Week honoree, is third on the team in scoring at 10.9 ppg and second in rebounding (5.9 rpg).
• F Jordan Garrett continues to find ways to contribute. A game after holding YSU's Cameron Morse, who was averaging 23.1 ppg (fourth-best in the nation) to just 13 points, he recorded nine points and three assists versus CSU.