Jalen Tate
Chloe Smith

Men's Basketball Robby Johnson, NKU Athletic Communications

Tate scores 22 as @NKUNorseMBB cruises to 71-45 win over Transylvania

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's basketball team cruised to a 71-45 win over Division III Transylvania on Wednesday night in an exhibition matchup at BB&T Arena.
 
STATS LEADERS
  • Jalen Tate lead the Norse in scoring on the night with 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting. The redshirt-junior also had five boards, three assists and three steals. 
  • Dantez Walton wasn't far behind in the scoring column, contributing 13 points, with nine coming from a trio of three-pointers.
  • Silas Adheke had seven rebounds in the contest.
  • Trevon Faulkner contributed eight points and team-best four assists.
TURNING POINT
  • After settling into the game, the Norse went on a 21-4 run beginning with a Walton layup with just under 11 minutes to go in the first half.
FIRST HALF SUMMARY
  • A Pioneers full-court press proved tricky at the start of the game for NKU, but the Norse perservered and jumped out to a 12-4 lead.
  • Tate had eight of the first 12 NKU points.
  • Eight Norse contributed points to the box score.  
  • The Norse forced 14 turnovers in the first 20 minutes, generating 20 points off of them.
  • NKU went into the second half with a 41-25 lead, shooting 12-for-29 (41 percent) from the floor.
SECOND HALF SUMMARY
  • Faulkner kicked off the second half with a 3-pointer thanks to a dish from Tate. Adrian Nelson then sent in back-to-back layups to bring NKU up to a 48-27 advantage.
  • NKU stretched its advantage to 21 points with seven minutes left after a quick streak of play that saw a 3-pointer from Walton and layups by Tate and Sharpe.
  • Walton kept pouring on the offense, sinking another triple with 5:13 left to make it 65-43 NKU, putting the game out of reach for Transylvania. 
GAME NOTES
  • The Norse finished the game with 25-for-60 (42 percent) shooting.
  • A lockdown defensive effort by NKU more than decided this contenst. The Norse forced a whopping 22 turnovers and scored 31 points off of them.
  • NKU shared the ball well throughout the game, landing an assist 18 times in its 25 field-goal makes.
  • 11 Norse scored in tonight's contest. 
NEXT UP
  • The Norse kick off the 2019-20 season on November 5 with a home matchup against UC Clermont. The game will air on ESPN3 beginning at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
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Players Mentioned

Silas Adheke

#0 Silas Adheke

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
Trevon Faulkner

#12 Trevon Faulkner

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Adrian Nelson

#4 Adrian Nelson

F
6' 7"
Sophomore
Jalen Tate

#11 Jalen Tate

G
6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
Dantez Walton

#32 Dantez Walton

F
6' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Silas Adheke

#0 Silas Adheke

6' 8"
Redshirt Junior
F
Trevon Faulkner

#12 Trevon Faulkner

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Adrian Nelson

#4 Adrian Nelson

6' 7"
Sophomore
F
Jalen Tate

#11 Jalen Tate

6' 6"
Redshirt Junior
G
Dantez Walton

#32 Dantez Walton

6' 6"
Senior
F