Cincinnati gets past @NKUNorseMBB on Tuesday, 78-65

CINCINNATI – The Northern Kentucky University men's basketball team fell to Cincinnati on Tuesday evening by a final score of 78-65. The Bearcats improve to 8-1 overall, and NKU drops to 8-2.

STATS LEADERS

Tyler Sharpe led the Norse with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including a 4-of-7 mark from the three-point line.
Jalen Tate added 13 points, three rebounds and three assists.
Drew McDonald just missed out on a double-double with eight points and eight rebounds.
Dantez Walton and Zaynah Robinson also added eight points.

TURNING POINT

A 14-0 run in the first half gave UC a 27-13 lead. The Norse couldn't overcome the deficit.

FIRST HALF SUMMARY

The score was tied 13-13 with 12:58 to play in the half. UC proceeded to go on a 14-0 run to take a 27-13 lead.
The Bearcats maintained their lead and went ahead 45-28 at halftime.
UC shot 13-of-31 (41.9 percent) from the floor and 16-of-18 (88.9 percent) on free throws.
NKU went 11-of-30 (36.7 percent) on field goals.
Tate led the Norse with nine points, and Walton added six points.

SECOND HALF SUMMARY

The Norse cut the UC lead to 12 on three different occasions, but they would not get any closer down the stretch.
NKU outscored UC 37-33 in the half.
Sharpe hit three 3-pointers for NKU in the final 2:17 of the game.
Sharpe had 11 points, and McDonald scored all eight of his points in the half.
The Bearcats shot 11-of-21 (52.4 percent) on field goals, but just 1-of-5 from the three-point line.
NKU went 13-of-30 (43.3 percent) from the floor in the period, including a 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) effort from 3-point range.

GAME NOTES

UC finished the game shooting 24-of-52 (46.2 percent) on field goals and 26-of-33 (78.8 percent) on free throws.
NKU went 24-of-60 (40.0 percent) from the floor and 11-of-25 (44.0 percent) on three-point attempts.
McDonald needs just two more two more rebounds to become the all-time leader at NKU. He currently has 858, one behind LaRon Moore's school record.
With Sharpe's 16 points tonight, the junior guard has now reached double figures in each of the last five games, over which he is averaging 17.2 points per outing.

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