Tankersley, Toatley Put Up 20 In Setback At NC State--detroittitans.com
Christmas spirit: UWM pulls together when it matters, beats Tennessee-Chattanooga in OT--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Go Overtime To Pick Up Big Win Against Chattanooga--mkepanthers.com
College Basketball Notebook: Holiday break coming at the right time for NKU, Thomas More hoops--NKyTribune
The West Coast trips haven’t gotten any easier for the NKU Norse with a 92-56 pasting Thursday night at Saint Mary’s in Moraga, Calif. It’s the second West Coast trip – and step up in class — for NKU this season with an earlier 75-67 loss at Washington for the 7-6 Norse who are on Christmas break until a Horizon League game Dec. 29 at Purdue-Ft. Wayne. NKU is 2-0 in the conference.
Road games at Power Five programs haven’t been all that kind to NKU as they lost 90-66 at Cincinnati as well. At home, NKU is 5-1 and now gets to look at concentrating on a conference schedule which the Norse have used to move on to the NCAA Tournament in March four of the last seven seasons.
After maybe their best game of the season, an 85-75 win at Eastern Kentucky, the Norse withered in the second half, outscored by 54-27, by Saint Mary’s after trailing 38-29 at halftime. Marques Warrick and Trey Robinson each had 14 points to lead NKU at Saint Mary’s. Michael Bradley scored 10 with freshman Jeremiah Israel, the Lloyd Memorial product who has been earning Freshman of the Week honors in the Horizon League, adding eight.
That Sam Vinson played just 15 minutes with a single field goal and three assists certainly didn’t help the Norse in this game. Neither did 38.0 percent shooting (19 of 50) shooting from the field. Saint Mary’s hit 34 of 62 from the field (54.8 percent).
The EKU road win was especially important for the Norse who had lost their first three games this season against mid-majors – Middle Tennessee (74-57) and Illinois State (62-59) on the road and Akron giving up a 77-76 dunk at the buzzer for the lone home loss this year.
Purdue-Ft. Wayne (11-2, 2-0) looks to be a tough challenge for NKU to get the second half of the season started.
NKU WOMEN GET A MUCH-NEEDED BREAK
With losses in five of their last six games, the NKU women fell to 2-6 (0-1 Horizon League) with a crushing 83-42 loss Wednesday at Middle Tennessee. It’s their fourth straight loss on the road for the Norse women who return to action with a pair of Horizon League road contests Dec. 29 at Oakland (Mich.) and Jan. 1 at Detroit Mercy.
Kalissa Lacy led NKU in scoring in the Middle Tennessee game with 13 points, the only Norse player in double figures for an NKU team that hit just 29.2 percent (14 of 48) from the field against the Blue Raiders. For the season, Khamari Mitchell-Steen, with 14.6 points a game leads the Norse, followed by Carter McCray’s 12.4 ppg and Macey Blevins’ 11.4.
Robert Morris men's basketball fades in 2nd half of loss to Cornell--Tribune-Review
Colonials Drop “Frustrating” Game Versus Cornell Right Before Holiday Break--Colonial Sports Network
Late Baskets Lift Cornell Past RMU 90-85--rmucolonials.com
Wright State takes care of business, blows out Muskingum--Dayton Daily News
Six in double figures as Raiders wrap up non-conference with win--wsuraiders.com
Women's Basketball grabs Friday night Vegas win--wsuraiders.com
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