MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Northern Kentucky buried the most 3-point field goals in a game since hitting a school-record 19 in Dec. 2007, as the Norse ran away in the second half of an 87-73 victory at Milwaukee. NKU distributed 23 assists in the game as well.
With the win, Northern Kentucky improves to 10-8 overall and 8-5 in Horizon League play. Milwaukee slides to 7-7 in all games and 6-6 versus league opposition.
STAT LEADERS
· Marques Warrick led the Norse with 21 points and distributed eight assists.
· Bryson Langdon hit four threes en route to 19 points. He also handed out four assists and picked up three steals.
· Adham Eleeda buried five threes and a pair of free throws en route to 17 points.
· Using a perfect 5-for-5 shooting performance, Adrian Nelson posted 10 points. He finished a rebound shy of a double-double after collecting nine caroms.
· Trevon Faulkner contributed in all aspects of the game. He scored eight points, matched a career-high seven assists and grabbed seven rebounds.
TURNING POINT
· The first three scores of the second half were all threes by the Norse, breaking a 43-all tie and NKU never trailed the rest of the way.
FIRST HALF SUMMARY
· The three-ball was falling early and often for the Norse in the first half. NKU converted 9-of-18 in the stanza, a whopping 50 percent.
· Langdon kick-started it and Eleeda quickly jumped in. The Norse received 14 points from Langdon in the half, including a 3-for-3 showing from 3-point territory. Eleeda made 4-of-5 long range attempts and had 12 points.
· Warrick and Faulkner were the catalysts of the offense, dishing six and four assists, respectively.
· Milwaukee's shooting was equally impressive. The Panthers converted 56 percent (5-of-9) from deep and were led by DeAndre Gholston's 19 points in the half.
· The whole stanza was a back-and-forth affair. Each team led by five points at one time or another and the half featured 10 ties and 16 lead changes.
SECOND HALF SUMMARY
· Northern Kentucky continued its three-point barrage to open the second half, connecting on another three treys in the first 1:44 of the half to pull ahead 52-43 and force Milwaukee to call a timeout. Warrick, Eleeda and Faulkner hit the shots in order.
· Milwaukee answered with eight-straight points to cut the margin to one with 14:48 remaining.
· However, the Norse responded to the tune of a 20-5 run over the next six minutes and never led by less than double-digits.
· NKU hit another nine threes in the second half, converting 9-of-19 (47 percent).
· On the defensive end, the Norse stiffened and limited the Panthers to 40 percent shooting (11-of-27) from the floor and 29 percent (2-of-7) from three.
GAME NOTES
· NKU's 18 threes are the most in a game since registering a program-record 19 against IU-East on Dec. 19, 2007. The total also ties the record for most threes ever given up by Milwaukee, which came from Detroit Mercy on Feb. 26, 2000.
· The Norse finished the game 18-for-37 from three, good for 48.6 percent.
· Northern Kentucky also handed out 23 assists in the game, the most in a contest this season.
· Warrick's six first-half dimes established a new career-high for the freshman. He finished with eight in the contest.
· Warrick's 21-point outing marks the seventh time this season he has eclipsed the 20-point plateau.
· Nelson continued to convert at a white-hot clip. The junior forward made all five baskets and has now made 34-of-37 (92 percent) in the last nine games.
· As a team, the Norse have won five games in a row for the first time since getting five-straight from Jan. 30-Feb. 14, 2020.
NEXT UP
NKU and Milwaukee will close out the two-game set Saturday at 3 p.m. (ET). The game can be seen on ESPN3 and heard on ESPN1530.
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