Northern Kentucky will celebrate Senior Day Tuesday as the Norse honor six men’s basketball players in a pregame ceremony before hosting Detroit at BB&T Arena.
NKU will also be going for the season sweep when the game tips off at 7 p.m. after winning the first matchup in Detroit, 91-83. It is the final regular season home game of the year.
Game Information
Northern Kentucky University Norse (9-16 Overall, 5-9 Horizon League)
University of Detroit-Mercy Titans (13-12 Overall, 7-7 Horizon League)
Tuesday, Feb. 16 – 7 p.m. (ET)
BB&T Arena (9,400) in Highland Heights, Ky.
TV: ESPN3 with Brady Laber (Play-by-Play) and Brad Redford (Analysis)
Radio: ESPN1530 (1530 AM) with Jim Kelch (Play-by-Play) and Steve Moeller (Analysis)
Fast Break Points
• NKU rallied late, but fell short, 79-77, at UIC on its final possession.
• NKU hosts Detroit on Senior Night, when the Norse will honor Jalen Billups, Jared Bryant, Jack Flournoy, Jake Giesler, Todd Johnson and Tyler White pregame.
• G Cole Murray earned #HLMBB Player of the Week honors after leading NKU past Detroit in the first meeting with 25 points.
• Detroit sits just two games ahead of the Norse in the #HLMBB standings.
• NKU now has three wins over teams in the RPI top-200 this year, the most since beginning the reclassification process four years ago.
• F Jalen Billups led the nation w/ 69.6% shooting last year, and is among the nation’s leaders (19th) at 61.1% (129-211) this year.
• Billups ranks among NKU’s all-time leaders in FG % (2nd, .628), blocks (t-4th, 125) & blocks per game (11th, 1.1).
• Billups’ career 62.8 percent shooting sits just outside the top-25 all-time in the NCAA.
• Billups and G Tyler White are climbing NKU’s all-time scoring list. Billups ranks 20th w/ 1,145 points & White is No. 24 (1,037).
• White joined NKU’s 1,000-point club with a driving lay-up with 15:32 left in the first half versus Milwaukee. He now has 1,037 points.
• White is averaging career-highs in scoring (11.4) and assists (3.8).
• Murray has made 65.1 percent (28-of-43) of his threes in the last eight games.
• Murray has had the hot hand from long range, shooting 49.2% (65-of-132) from behind the arc this year, No. 4 in the nation.
• F Drew McDonald is a two-time #HLMBB Freshman of the Week recipient and is averaging 12.5 points and 7.4 rebounds in league games.
• G Lavone Holland II is second on the team in scoring (11.4 ppg) and third in rebounds (5.0 rpg), but leads NKU in assists (4.1 apg).
• White (95) and Holland (99) are on pace to give NKU two players with 100 assists or more for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
From NKU Athletics