HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – The Northern Kentucky men's basketball team celebrated the holiday with a big pre-Thanksgiving 88-73 victory over visiting Texas A&M – Corpus Christi in the opening game of the Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Toyota Dealers Thanksgiving Tournament inside Truist Arena on Thursday night.
It was the first meeting between the two programs all-time and featured a showdown between two NCAA Tournament Teams from a season ago.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 88, Texas A&M – Corpus Christi – 73
LOCATION: Truist Arena – Highland Heights, Kentucky
RECORDS: NKU 2-3 (0-0 HL), A&M-CC 2-3 (0-0 Southland)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Sam Vinson went off for a game-best 22 points off an 8-of-9 night from the field. He added three rebounds, two assists, a game-high four steals and a block.
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Marques Warrick posted 21 points to go along with two assists. With the performance, the standout senior moved into seventh place all-time in school history with 1,674 career points.
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Michael Bradley chipped in 11 points, a team-best seven assists, five rebounds and three steals. The San Antonio, Texas native has now gone for seven helpers in three of the past four games.
- Freshman
Jeramiah Israel had a huge contest as he recorded 11 points on a 3-of-5 showing from the field, which included a 2-of-3 mark from beyond the arc. He also grabbed two boards and one steal in 10 minutes of action.
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Cade Meyer added seven points, three boards, one assist and a block in 17 minutes of work.
- Twelve of NKU's 23 assists came from the forward or center position.
- Nine different Northern Kentucky student-athletes scored in the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
POST GAME PRESSER
HIGHLIGHTS
NEXT UP
The Norse will celebrate Thanksgiving as a squad before returning to the court for the Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky Toyota Dealers Thanksgiving Tournament finale against LIU on Saturday, November 25. Tip is set for 4 PM ET inside Truist Arena.
Tickets for the holiday clash can be purchased here.
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