McDonald named Horizon League Player of the Week
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 5, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
After two double digit performances over the weekend, McDonald was named Horizon League Player of the Week Monday afternoon. It is the second time this season a Norse player has been earned the honor this season; Holland was honored on Nov. 20. Over the weekend, McDonald averaged 22.5 ppg, 11.5 rpg, five ass...
Norse extend road win streak against Cleveland State
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 4, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The Northern Kentucky University men's basketball remains undefeated on the road in Horizon League play, defeating Cleveland State 78-61. The Norse are now 10-2 in conference play and are tied for first place with Wright State, who defeated Youngstown State on Saturday. The Vikings fall to 3-9 in...
Second half surge pushes Norse over Penguins
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
February 1, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
It wasn't pretty at times, but Northern Kentucky University's men's basketball team remained undefeated on the road Thursday night, defeating Youngstown State 95-85. The Norse are now 9-2 in Horizon League play and 16-7 overall. After starting league play 3-1, Youngstown State is now just 4-7 in conference...
GALLERY: Norse recover after Oakland loss; crush Detroit Mercy
Lilly Brown, Contributor
January 29, 2018
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Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team defeated Detroit Mercy 72-44 Sunday afternoon in BB&T Arena. The win pushes NKU’s record to 15-7 with a conference record of 8-2. They are currently second place in the Horizon League behind Wright State. Detroit drops their record to 6-17 with a reco...
Norse three game win streak ends against Oakland
Lilly Brown, Contributor
January 27, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The Northern Kentucky men’s basketball team fell short against Oakland University Friday 83-70. The Norse are now 14-7 on the season and 7-2 in the Horizon League. Oakland is now 14-8 with a conference record of 6-3. The Norse are still second in the Horizon League standings behind Wright State...
Norse finish Wisconsin road trip with victory over Green Bay
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
January 21, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The NKU men's basketball team defeated Green Bay 77-65 in Green Bay Saturday afternoon. The Norse improve to 14-6 and 7-1 in Horizon League play while the Phoenix fall to 8-15 and 3-7 in conference play. Four Norse finished in double figure scoring, including Lavone Holland II, who scored 16 points...
Two Norse finish with double doubles in win over Milwaukee
Kevin Carey, Reporter
January 19, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The Norse grabbed their 13th win on the year and sixth in the conference in an offensive showcase in Milwaukee, beating the Panthers 91-64. Three Norse players finished in double figures. Drew McDonald led the team with 25 points, Tyler Sharpe and Lavone Holland II both finished with 19 points. Both ...
Gallery: Norse get back on track with victory over Cleveland State
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
January 15, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
The Northern Kentucky men's basketball team defeated Cleveland State 70-55 Monday night in BB&T Arena. The Norse improve to 12-6 on the season and 5-1 in Horizon League play while Cleveland State falls to 4-15 and 1-5 in conference play. The Norse remain in second place in the Horizon Leagu...
Norse Notebook: Brannen looking for ways to improve against size
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
January 15, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
If the Norse have suffered one weakness this season, it is that they struggle against size inside. This was exposed against Wright State, who collected four blocks in Thursday’s game. “Size has been an issue so far this season for us in terms of getting the ball where we want to get it,” said J...
Column: Keep the momentum going, Norse Nation
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
January 15, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
There was a time in the not so distant past, as recently as the middle of last season in fact, that the student section at BB&T Arena was mostly empty for NKU basketball games (men’s or women’s). There are only three times I can remember a sizeable student section at any basketball game last ...
Benzinger, Raiders end NKU’s four game win streak
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
January 11, 2018
Filed under Featured Story, Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
BB&T Arena had not witnessed an NKU men's basketball loss since Jan. 20, 2017. 5,000 energized fans filled the arena Thursday, hoping they would witness the 14th straight home victory for the Norse. Instead, they witnessed a career night from Grant Benzinger, who was seemingly unphased by the n...
Norse escape Detroit thanks to last second basket
Christopher Decker, Managing Editor
January 7, 2018
Filed under Game Coverage, Men's Basketball, Sports
A Lavone Holland two-point jumper lifted the Northern Kentucky men's basketball team over Detroit Mercy 56-54 on the road Sunday afternoon.
