HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's basketball team fell to Green Bay, 73-59 on Monday night at BB&T Arena. NKU falls to 9-5 on the year and is even in conference play at 1-1. Green Bay is now 6-9 on the year and also reaches .500 in the Horizon League at 1-1.  

STATS LEADERS

• Jalen Tate lead the Norse with 11 points on 5-of-10 (50 percent) shooting.
• Trevon Faulkner also tallied double figures, finishing the night with 10 points.
• Bryson Langdon scored nine points with a 3-for-6 (50 percent) clip. The sophomore also had four assists.

FIRST HALF SUMMARY

• After a 10-0 Green Bay run to start off the game, Faulkner put the Norse on the scoreboard at the 15:06 mark with a pair of free throws. Langdon and Tate made shots shortly after to bring the Norse within two possessions.
• Nelson completed an and-one after drawing a foul with 11:58 left. Green Bay then stretched the lead to 20-8, but Tre Cobbs made a free throw and Tate put in a layup to get NKU back within 10 points.
• The Norse stayed within striking distance with the half winding down. A jumper by Sharpe with 5:15 to go made it 25-17 Green Bay
• NKU capitalized on a shot-clock violation by Green Bay at the 3:33 mark. Tate drew a foul on the other side of the floor and sank the free throw opportunity for the three-point play. At that point, the Norse had hit five of their last six shots to trim the deficit down to 27-22.
• At intermission, Green Bay lead NKU, 34-22. Tate lead the Norse with seven points in just 11 minutes played.

SECOND HALF SUMMARY

• The Phoenix went on a 10-4 run to begin the new half. Bryant Mocaby hit a pair of free throws and Langdon had a jumper in the paint for NKU.
• As Green Bay lead, 54-36, Tate dished assists on back-to-back possessions for the Norse with 10:51 and 9:46 left, respectively. The first dime by Tate helped Faulkner get the first Norse three-pointer of the night and the second found Silas Adheke for a layup in the post.
• Cobbs saw success as the game reached its end. Beginning at the 5:16 mark, he had two-consecutive layups for NKU and another with 2:56 to go, making it 70-54 Green Bay.
• Paul Djoko made a three-pointer and Karl Harris had a layup to close out the game.  

GAME NOTES

• Cobbs' nine points on the evening was his best of the season. The Norse junior's last season-best was eight against Midway on November 25.
• All 11 Norse that saw time on the floor tonight scored.
• Tate returned to action after being injured for the last 10 matchups.

UP NEXT

The Norse open up the new decade with their first road trip of conference play on January 3 against Detroit Mercy. The game will be available on ESPN3 and ESPN1530 (1530 AM).