YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Northern Kentucky men's basketball program suffered a road setback as the Norse got beat 82-52 by Horizon League rival Youngstown State in a conference clash inside the Beeghly Center on Sunday afternoon.
THE FACTS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky – 52, Youngstown State – 82
LOCATION: Beeghly Center – Youngstown, Ohio
RECORDS: NKU: 11-11 (6-5 HL), YSU: 16-6 (8-3 HL)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
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Trey Robinson paced the Norse with a team-best 13 points and seven rebounds. He also added an assist and a steal in 32 minutes of action. It was the Hamilton, Ohio native's ninth game so far this year with double-digit points and his 11th contest with seven-plus boards. Robinson is averaging 7.5 rebounds over his last four games played.
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Marques Warrick continued his climb up the NKU record book as he posted eight points and three boards. He is now up to 2,007 career points, which ties him with Craig Sanders for second-most all-time in school history. Warrick became just the third NKU student-athlete in program history to pass the 2,000-point plateau and trails Norse legend Drew McDonald by just 59 points to tie him for the school record. He needs 60 points to take over the top spot in school history for himself.
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Randall Pettus II chipped in seven points, three rebounds, two assists and tied for the game-lead with three steals. The freshman from Bessemer City, North Carolina has averaged 7.8 points per contest off the bench over his last four games played.
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Michael Bradley (six points, two assists),
LJ Wells (six points, five boards),
Cesar Tchilombo (four points, two rebounds),
Cole Sherman (three points) and
Fiston Ipassou (three points) also contributed for NKU.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Northern Kentucky jumped out to a fast start as the Norse held a 22-14 lead with 10:24 left in the first half.
- It was all Youngstown State from that point on. The Penguins closed the final 10 minutes of the opening half on a 24-9 run to take a 38-31 lead into the locker room. YSU then followed it up by winning the second half by a 44-21 margin to close out the conference victory.
NEXT UP
The Norse return home for a GOLD OUT to celebrate Northern Kentucky University's Homecoming as NKU plays hosts to conference rival Wright State on Sunday, February 4. The tilt will tip off at 2 PM ET inside Truist Arena.
Fans and supporters
can purchase their tickets to Homecoming here, and they will want to hurry as they are going fast! The contest will also be played in front of a regional audience on Bally Sports Ohio.
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