DETROIT – The Northern Kentucky men's basketball program got back to its winning ways with a hard fought 81-76 victory against Horizon League foe Detroit Mercy in a conference clash inside Calihan Hall on Saturday afternoon.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 81, Detroit – 76
LOCATION: Calihan Hall – Detroit, Michigan
RECORDS: NKU: 9-9 (4-3 HL), UDM: 0-18 (0-7 HL)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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LJ Wells and
Trey Robinson led the way with 20 points apiece. Wells added five rebounds, three steals and an assist while Robinson chipped in three boards and a helper. The two combined to shoot a blistering 16-of-22 from the field (72.7 percent).
- Both Wells and Robinson continued their hot stretch of play. Wells has now set his season-best in points in back-to-back games with an average of 17 points over his last two contests. He also tied his career-best with today's 20-point performance and set a career-high with nine made field goals. Robinson has gone for double-digit points in three straight games. He has averaged 14.3 points and 6.3 rebounds over those three contests and also set a career-best this afternoon with his 20-point outing.
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Marques Warrick had a record-setting day as he continued his climb up the NKU career scoring leader board. With his 16 points, Warrick moved ahead of Richard Derkson (1,927 career points ) and Dan Doellman (1,920 points) for fourth all-time in school history with 1,930 career points. He needs just 51 points to move into third, 78 to take second and 137 to overtake Drew McDonald for most all-time in program history.
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Keeyan Itejere had another solid game on both ends of the court as he chipped in 14 points (off 6-of-8 from the field), five boards, two blocks, a swipe and an assist. The standout transfer has averaged 14 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 2.3 rejections over his last four games.
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Michael Bradley had another strong game running the point as he finished with seven points, six assists and six boards.
- Northern Kentucky hit at a 31-of-58 clip from the field (53.4 percent).
- The Norse also finished with 44 points in the paint.
- It was a back-and-forth affair between Northern Kentucky and Detroit as the conference clash featured seven lead changes and 10 times the contest was tied.
HIGHLIGHTS
RECORD BOOK DAY
POST GAME PRESSER
NEXT UP
Northern Kentucky returns home to take on Milwaukee in a Horizon League battle on Thursday, January 18 inside Truist Arena. Tip is set for 7 PM ET and
tickets for the contest can be purchased here.
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