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NKU guard Marques Warrick (3) follows through after a shot against Robert Morris.

Warrick ties career-high as NKU cruises past Robert Morris

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief February 24, 2022

When the Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team fell to the Robert Morris Colonials 74-64 on Jan. 15, the Norse had reached arguably their lowest moment of the 2021-22 season.  In what was only...

NKU guard Marques Warrick (3) drives against Detroit Mercy on Saturday. Warrick finished with 17 points in the loss.

Norse end homestand with 74-68 loss to Detroit Mercy

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2022

With both teams playing for the second time in as many days, the Detroit Mercy Titans came into BB&T Arena and defeated the Northern Kentucky Norse 74-68, snapping the Norse six-game winning streak....

NKU guard Trevon Faulkner against Oakland on Friday. Faulkner led the Norse with 26 points.

Men’s basketball uses second half comeback to defeat Oakland

Brendan Connelly, Assistant Sports Editor February 4, 2022

For the second straight game, the NKU men’s basketball team used a 14-point second half comeback to beat the top team in the Horizon League. Behind 26 points from Trevon Faulkner, 20 from Sam Vinson,...

NKU guard Bryson Langdon (11) looks for a teammate during the Norse win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday.

Norse orchestrate dramatic comeback to defeat Cleveland State, earn fifth straight win

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief January 30, 2022

Down 14 points with just over 13 minutes remaining, the Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team completely flipped the script against the Cleveland State Vikings on Sunday, closing the game on a 39-19...

NKU guard Trevon Faulkner dribbles against Purdue Fort Wayne. Faulkner finished with 12 points on Friday.

Second half surge, strong defense push men’s basketball over Purdue Fort Wayne

Blake Lehmann, Assistant Sports Editor January 29, 2022

Norse head coach Darrin Horn began his postgame press conference admitting that heading into their matchup with the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, he was concerned about his team’s mental state following...

Guard Marques Warrick led the Norse in scoring with 23 points as NKU defeated Wright State on Tuesday.

‘The bigger the moment, the better he is’, Warrick shines as Norse win rivalry game over Wright State

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief January 26, 2022

Head coach Darrin Horn said it best following NKU’s 73-63 victory over the Wright State Raiders on Tuesday night when discussing NKU sophomore guard Marques Warrick. “The bigger the moment,...

The Norse celebrate with fans following their dramatic win over Eastern Michigan.

NKU men’s basketball takeaways from season’s first two months

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief January 12, 2022

The NKU men’s and women’s basketball teams had five games scheduled last week from Thursday through Monday. The men were slated to host IUPUI on Thursday, UIC on Saturday and close rival Wright State...

NKU mens basketball players huddle on Thursday night against Green Bay at BB&T Arena.

Norse squander brilliant first half in New Year’s Day loss to Milwaukee

Blake Lehmann, Reporter January 1, 2022

The beginning of 2022 saw the script of “the tale of two halves,” as head coach Darrin Horn has referred to it in the past, being flipped in the Norse men’s basketball team’s 61-55 loss to Horizon...

NKU guard Trevon Faulkner takes a shot against Indiana on Wednesday. Faulkner led the Norse with 22 points.

Slow start dooms men’s basketball at Indiana

Brendan Connelly, Assistant Sports Editor December 22, 2021

In the first ever meeting between Indiana and Northern Kentucky, the Hoosiers raced out to a 38-14 halftime lead and never looked back en route to a 79-61 win. Indiana improved to 10-2 overall, while...

The NKU mens basketball team celebrates during a win over Wheeling on Nov. 9.

Norse win 91-55 in dominant showing against Alice Lloyd College

Matthew Dietz, Editor-in-Chief December 12, 2021

The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team dominated both sides of the ball on Sunday at BB&T Arena, capping their brief two-game homestand with an emphatic 91-55 victory over the Alice Lloyd College...

The NKU bench celebrates during the Norse 75-62 win over Canisius on Wednesday at BB&T Arena.

Norse get back on track with win over Canisius

Andrew Dixon, Reporter December 9, 2021

The Northern Kentucky Norse men’s basketball team was back in action Wednesday Night at BB&T arena where they took on the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Norse came away with a 75-62 win.  Sophomore...

NKU guard Bryson Langdon (11) drives past a Western Illinois defender on Monday.

Norse lose in final second to Western Illinois

Brendan Connelly, Assistant Sports Editor November 22, 2021

Continuing their string of tightly contested games, the Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team dropped a thriller to the Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks 69-67 on Monday night. NKU came...

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