AKRON, Ohio — Northern Kentucky men's basketball returned to action in search of a second straight win on Tuesday night as the Norse took on Akron on the road.
Trey Robinson led all scorers with a season-high 30 points and Sam Vinson scored his 1,000th career point, but NKU fell to the Zips.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 73, Akron - 86
LOCATION: James A. Rhodes Arena (Akron, Ohio)
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 2-6 (0-0 Horizon), Akron: 5-2 (0-0 MAC)
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Trey Robinson led all scorers, posting 30 points on 11-15 shooting including 3-4 from 3PT range. Robinson scored 23 in the first half (including NKU's first 10 points), and grabbed five rebounds on the night.
- Sam Vinson crossed the 1,000 point mark for his career with his three in the first half, as part of an 11 point night. Vinson had six assists and a pair of rebounds as well.
- Randall Pettus knocked down three 3PT shots, scoring 11 points on the night.
- Dan Gherezgher and LJ Wells each posted seven points.
- NKU made 24 total shots with 12 assists.
- NKU & Akron shot a combined 56 free throws - 28 per team.
- Akron won the rebounding battle 39-23.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- NKU trailed by as many as 17 in the first half, but a late 7-0 run cut the deficit to 10 at halftime.
- The Norse cut the deficit to as low as nine in the second half, but couldn't get any closer in the loss.
UP NEXT
- Northern Kentucky opens league play on Saturday, as the Norse travel to take on IU Indy. Tipoff is set for 2 PM.
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