HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky has a brief two-day turnaround as it heads to Chattanooga, Tennessee, for its first road matchup of the 2020-21 campaign when it faces the Chattanooga Mocs at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5.
 
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (2-0 Overall, 0-0 Horizon League)
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs (2-0 Overall, 0-0 SoCon)
Saturday, Dec. 5 – 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Chattanooga, Tenn. | McKenzie Arena (10,955)
TV: ESPN+ with Chris Goforth (PxP) and Todd Agne (Color)
Radio: FoxSports1360 (1360AM) with Jim Kelch (PxP) and Rick Broering (Color)
Stats: Live Stats
 
Fast Break Points 
• NKU improved to 2-0 on the season with a 74-65 win over Tennessee Tech on Thursday.
• NKU forced 20 turnovers in the contest and turned that into a 19-5 advantage in points off miscues.
• NKU faces off with Chattanooga on Saturday at 2 p.m. in a contest that was rescheduled from Nov. 28 following NKU's pause on team-related activities.
• NKU trails 4-8 in the all-time series, though the two teams have split a pair of contests in Northern Kentucky's DI era.
• NKU is coming off a 23-9 campaign in which it finished second in the Horizon League regular season at 13-5 and won the 2020 Horizon League Tournament Championship.
• NKU has posted four-straight 20-win seasons for just the second time in program history, joining the 1994-95 through 1997-98 teams as the only Norse squads to do so.
• NKU wrapped up the road portion of its 2019-20 schedule as one of 14 teams in the country with 10 or more road wins.
• Rebounding was key for NKU in 2019-20. It was a perfect 17-0 when either leading or tying the battle of the boards. It was an additional 5-2 when being outrebounded, but keeping the margin within five caroms. So far, NKU is a perfect 2-0 this year, winning one game under each scenario.
• According to KenPom, NKU ranks 10th in the country in offensive rebound percent (41.8) and 13th in turnover percent (12.7).
• NKU is in the second year of the Darrin Horn era, as the Kentucky native is just the sixth head coach in the 50th season of the program. In his 11th year as a head coach, Horn has a career record of 196-120.
• NKU has been the most dominant team in the Horizon League over the last four seasons, amassing a 61-20 (.753) mark against league foes while winning five of the combined eight league championships (two regular season and three tournament).
• Since the start of the 2016-17 season, NKU is a combined 97-39 (.713), has won the Horizon League regular season twice ('18, '19) and league tourney thrice ('17, '19, '20), and has qualified for either the NCAA Tournament ('17, '19, '20) or NIT ('18) every year. No other team in DI history has registered this level of accomplishments in its first four years of active status.
• G Trevon Faulkner has been as advertised to start the season, impacting the game in all facets with averages of 15.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals.
• In NKU's last game, Faulkner tied NKU's DI-era record with six steals.
• F Adrian Nelson opened the season with back-to-back double-doubles, becoming the first Norse to do so since Drew McDonald had two on Jan. 11 and 17, 2019. Nelson had 10 points and 19 boards against Ball State and followed with 10 points and 14 caroms versus TTU.
• G Marques Warrick had a sensational debut for NKU, posting 14 points, four rebounds and four assists against BSU. He is the reigning Horizon League Freshman of the Week.
• G Trey Robinson has been equally impressive through two games, averaging 12.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game off the bench.
• G Bryson Langdon has been a steady presence for the Norse, averaging 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. He scored 15 points against Tennessee Tech.
• F David Böhm had 12 points versus Tennessee Tech to give NKU five player in double-figures.
 
Last Time Out
For the second-straight game, five Norse registered double figures in the scoring column. Langdon led the way with 15 points, while Faulkner impacted the game in every way imaginable with 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and career-high six steals. Nelson registered his second-straight double-double with 10 points and 14 rebounds. And, freshmen Robinson (14 points, four rebounds) and Böhm (12 points, four rebounds) also reached double digits. The Norse forced 20 Golden Eagle turnovers, which they turned into a 19-5 advantage in points off miscues. NKU continues to value the ball, committing just eight turnovers in the game.
 
Scouting Chattanooga
Like Northern Kentucky, Chattanooga sits at 2-0, dispatching DII-member Lander (99-63) and Tennessee Tech (62-54). Malachi Smith is averaging a double-double with team highs in scoring (16.5) and rebounds (12.0). Preseason All-SoCon honoree David Jean-Baptiste is averaging 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Stefan Kenic, a foe familiar to the Norse who transferred from Cleveland State for his senior season, is averaging 11.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. The Mocs have been stingy on the defensive end so far, limiting opponents to 58.5 points and forcing 18.5 turnovers per game.
 
Series Stuff
The all-time series sits at 8-4 in favor of Chattanooga, although since Northern Kentucky's transition to status as an NCAA DI program, the series is knotted at one apiece, with the home team holding serve. NKU won 87-71 in the 2013-14 campaign, but fell 93-81 in the 2014-15 season.