Cleveland, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky University men's basketball team won its 15^th game of the season, defeating Cleveland State on Thursday evening by a final score of 91-76. The Norse are now 15-4 overall and 5-1 in the Horizon League. Cleveland State falls to 5-15 on the year and 0-7 in the league.
 
 
Stats Leaders

• Tyler Sharpe led the Norse with 23 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc.
• Drew McDonald recorded a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds. He also added six assists.
• Zaynah Robinson finished with 17 points and four assists.
• Jalen Tate also scored 17 points and chipped in seven rebounds and three assists.

 
Turning Point

• The Norse went ahead by 20 points with 8:07 to play, putting the game out of reach.

 
First Half Summary

• Both NKU and CSU shot the ball at a high clip in the opening half, with the Norse making 56 percent (19-of-34) and the Vikings converting 49 percent (16-of-33).
• Northern Kentucky knocked down 10-of-19 (53 percent) threes in the half, while the Vikings made 7-of-17 (41 percent).
• Robinson made 4-of-5 from deep en route to 12 points to pace the Norse.
• McDonald impacted the game all around with 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
• Tate followed suit with nine points, four boards and a pair of dimes.
• NKU led by as many as 12, 45-33, but CSU scored the last five points of the half to cut into the Norse lead, which sat at 48-41 at half.

 
Second Half Summary

• Tate's layup with 19:10 to play in the half gave NKU an 11-point lead, and the Norse led by double digits the rest of the way.
• NKU extended its lead to as much as 20 points and went on to win by a final score of 91-76.
• The Norse shot 13-of-31 (41.9 percent) from the floor and 5-of-13 (38.5 percent) on three-pointers.
• Cleveland State went 10-of-22 (45.5 percent) on field goals and 4-of-10 (40 percent) on attempts from behind the arc.

 
 
Game Notes

• McDonald's double-double was his 10^th of the season. In the last 26 games against Horizon League opponents, he has 18 double-doubles.
• The Norse are 11-0 on the year when a player registers a double-double.
• Sharpe has now scored 20 or more points three times this season.
• The Norse have recorded more than 20 assists in seven games.
• NKU forced 10 turnovers and had a 15-4 advantage in points off of turnovers in the game.

 
Next Up

• Northern Kentucky makes the trip to Youngstown State for a Saturday afternoon matchup. The game will start at 1 p.m., five hours ahead of the originally scheduled tip time due to pending winter storms in the region.