HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky University men's basketball team rolled past Green Bay on Thursday evening by a final score of 87-65. The Norse improve to 17-4 overall and 7-1 in the Horizon League. The Phoenix drop to 10-11 overall and 4-4 in league play.
 
STATS LEADERS

• Chris Vogt had himself a night with a career-high in points, rebounds and assists. He registered a team-high 20 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks while adding three assists. His double-double was the first of his career.
• Dantez Walton added 17 points, six assists, three rebounds and two steals.
• Tyler Sharpe chipped in 14 points, four rebounds and four steals.
• Jalen Tate recorded 12 points, five rebounds and three assists.
• Drew McDonald was also in double figures with 11 points, and he added five rebounds.

 
TURNING POINT

• The Phoenix cut the lead late in the second half to nine points, but the Norse responded with vigor. NKU outscored Green Bay 21-8 in the final 5:52 of the game.

 
FIRST HALF SUMMARY

• The Norse used a 13-0 run to take a 34-20 lead with 5:53 to play in the half.
• NKU went into intermission with a 43-28 advantage.
• Vogt had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds in the half.
• NKU outscored the Phoenix 34-12 in the paint.
• The Norse led in second-chance points, 13-0.
• NKU held Green Bay to 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) from the floor and 1-of-10 (10.0 percent) from behind the arc.
• NKU shot 19-of-41 (46.3 percent) from the floor in the half.
• The Norse ended the half with 10 assists while Green Bay only had one.

 
SECOND HALF SUMMARY

• After scoring the last six points of the first half, NKU kept the momentum with an 8-0 run to begin the second half to take a 51-28 lead.
• Green Bay responded with a 13-0 run with 5:52 to play in the second half to cut the Norse lead to nine points before NKU's closing run to put the game away.
• The Norse shot 16-of-26 (61.5 percent) from the field in the second half. NKU went 5-of-8 (62.5 percent) from beyond the arc.
• The Phoenix were held to 11-of-24 (45.8 percent) from the floor. Green Bay also shot 3-of-10 (30.0 percent) from three-point range.

 
GAME NOTES

• The Norse had several advantages over the Phoenix. NKU outrebounded Green Bay, 44-28, had a 56-28 advantage in points in the paint and registered 24 second-chance points compared to four for the Phoenix.
• NKU also had a 19-5 advantage in assists in the contest.
• The Norse held Green Bay to 20-of-52 (38.5 percent) shooting from the floor, including just 4-of-20 (20.0 percent) on attempts from behind the arc.
• NKU improves to 12-0 at BB&T Arena this year and have now won 16-straight home games.
• Northern Kentucky also improves to 12-0 when a Norse registers a double-double and 8-1 when the team converts at least 50 percent from the floor, as NKU made 52 percent (35-of-67) on the evening.

 
 
NEXT UP

• The Norse are back at home against Horizon League opponent Milwaukee on Saturday, Jan. 26. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at BB&T Arena, and the game will be broadcast live on Fox Sports Ohio.