HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Northern Kentucky University Norse Men's Basketball took on #18 Tennessee on Saturday afternoon, battling the Volunteers following a record-tying 126-point performance against UC Clermont on Monday. The Norse were outplayed by the #18 team in the country, falling 56-95. 

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Northern Kentucky - 56, Tennessee - 95
LOCATION: Food City Center - Knoxville, Tenn. 
RECORDS: Northern Kentucky: 1-1 | Tennessee: 2-0

BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN

• Kael Robinson led NKU with a 14-point, eight-rebound performance. He knocked down four threes, dished out a pair of assists, and blocked a shot.
• Donovan Oday also had 14 points for the Norse, going 6-10 from the field and finishing with two rebounds, a steal, and an assist. 
• Dan Gherezgher scored nine points. 
• Ethan Elliott notched six points and three assists. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Northern Kentucky started hot, as Donovan Oday scored the first seven points of the game for the Norse. NKU took a 10-5 lead off a three from Kael Robinson, but that was Northern Kentucky's largest lead of the game. 
• An 18-2 run from the Vols powered Tennessee's lead to 11 at the under-12 media timeout. A Shawn Nelson three-pointer cut the Tennessee lead to five inside ten minutes, but that was the closest the Norse got for the remainder of the game. Tennessee took a 52-31 lead into the half. 
• The two sides traded baskets for the first five minutes of the second, but a 10-0 run for the Vols to make it 73-43 put the game far out of the Norse's reach. Tennessee limited NKU to just 25 second-half points as UT came away with a 39-point win. 

UP NEXT
NKU heads to East Tennessee State on November 12 for a 7 PM matchup with the Buccaneers.

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