NCAAB Game Recap - Northern Illinois at Northern Kentucky
Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:00 PM EST

TxTch
58
Duke
69
F
UtSt
50
Hou
60
F
MD-ES
74
Winth
88
F
Canis
63
HolyC
65
F
ChiSt
52
W IL
81
F
(N/A)
72
KennSt
90
F
How
71
Ball
98
F
JMU
48
Ford
75
F
Savan
80
TNTec
91
F
FlMem
67
FIU
108
F
(N/A)
45
IPFW
106
F
Ohio
67
Purd
95
F
NOrl
57
Pitt
99
F
JU
74
ND
100
F
SCSt
55
Mia-O
79
F
NIU
62
NoKY
65
F
Manh
67
Albany
77
F
Yale
66
Monm
58
F
(N/A)
60
App
99
F
ArkPB
66
N TX
77
F
(N/A)
60
Crei
110
F
Mobil
47
USA
86
F
UTSA
64
TXAMC
50
F
PVAM
64
Seatt
102
F
Pepp
66
LongB
67
F
CSBak
76
PorSt
71
F

Dec 20, 2018, 7:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Northern Illinois

31

31

62

Northern Kentucky

25

40

65

Northern Kentucky holds off Northern Illinois 65-62
Thu Dec 20, 2018 9:32 PM

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) Drew McDonald had 15 points and 12 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season and Northern Kentucky beat Northern Illinois 65-62 on Thursday night.

Jalen Tate scored five of his 14 points in the final two minutes, including a layup with 16 seconds left that made it 64-61 for the Norse (10-3). Eugene German split a pair of free throws with 5 seconds left for the Huskies (6-5) and Tyler Sharpe made 1 of 2 foul shots for Northern Kentucky to cap the scoring with 4 seconds left.

Dante Thorpe had a pair of 3-pointers that kept Northern Illinois alive in the final two minutes. The first cut the deficit to 60-56 with 1:46 to go and the second brought the Huskies within 62-61 with 41 seconds to go.

Sharpe and Tate added 14 points each for the Norse, who shot just 31 percent from the field but got to the foul line for 36 attempts, making 21.

German scored 18 and Thorpe 17 for the Huskies, who made just 4 of 9 from the foul line.

Leaders

Northern Illinois PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
E. German 18 0 2 7 1 0
D. Thorpe 17 0 4 5 0 0
Northern Kentucky PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
D. McDonald 15 0 1 12 0 0
T. Sharpe 14 0 1 2 1 0

Team Comparison

NIU NoKY
Points For 62 65
Field Goals 26/57-46% 19/62-31%
Three Pointers 6/22-27% 6/28-21%
Free Throws 4/9-44% 21/36-58%
Offensive Rebounds 8 14
Defensive Rebounds 34 26
Rebounds 49 46
Blocks 3 4
Steals 2 6
Turnovers 15 5
Personal Fouls 22 15
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2018-19 Reg Season - NoKY Leads Series 2-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Fri Nov 9 NoKY 88 @ NIU 85 D. McDonald 28 L. Bradley 25
Thu Dec 20 NIU 62 @ NoKY 65 E. German 18 D. McDonald 15

Game Information

Stadium: BB&T Arena, Highland Heights, Kentucky
Attendance: 2,757
Game Time: