PHOTOS
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's basketball program won another thriller in front of Norse Nation as NKU collected a 64-61 victory in a clash with in-state rival Eastern Kentucky inside Truist Arena on Wednesday evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 64, Eastern Kentucky – 61
LOCATION: Truist Arena – Highland Heights, Kentucky
RECORDS: NKU 6-5 (2-0 HL), EKU 5-6 (0-2 ASUN)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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A'lahn Sumler had a career-night as he dropped in 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the field (all from beyond the arc). He also pulled down four rebounds to go with a steal.
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Xavier Rhodes continued his strong stretch of play with another double-digit outing. He scored a team-best 19 points and added four assists, a block and a steal. The Lee's Summit, Missouri native went 7-of-9 from the field overall, and 3-of-4 from three-point land. Rhodes has averaged 12.9 points, 3.7 assists and 2.0 steals over his last seven contests.
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Marques Warrick and
Trey Robinson each notched nine points. Warrick also chipped in five boards, three assists and a block while Robinson added three rebounds and an assist, respectively.
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Imanuel Zorgvol scored six points on a perfect 3-of-3 night from the field to go with five rebounds and a block.
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Sam Vinson pulled down a game and career-best 10 boards and added four points and three steals.
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Chris Brandon was also active on the glass with eight rebounds. He also sealed the game with a huge block on EKU with just nine seconds left to play.
- The Norse have now won four-of-their-past-five games and sit a perfect 2-0 in Horizon League play.
- NKU also improved to 3-2 against EKU since joining the NCAA Division I ranks. The Norse are a perfect 3-0 against EKU inside Truist Arena since becoming a NCAA DI program.
HOW IT HAPPENED
POST GAME PRESSER
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT UP
The Norse remain at home for a non-conference clash with Miami-Hamilton on Sunday, Dec. 18 at 2 PM ET inside Truist Arena. The game will feature NKU's Jingle Bell Slam that includes an ugly sweater contest with prizes for fans. Tickets
for the contest can be purchased here, while the
game can also be streamed nationwide on ESPN+ or
listened to anywhere in the country on Fox Sports 1360.
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