Defense shines as Cleveland St. beats N. Kentucky 58-44
January 9, 2021 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) Torrey Patton had 14 points and eight rebounds as Cleveland State extended its win streak to seven games, topping Northern Kentucky 58-44 on Friday night. Jayson Woodrich added nine points for the Vikings, who held the Norse to 27.9% shooting, the lowest mark of the season for a Cleveland State opponent.
Tre Gomillion had five points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland State (7-3, 7-0 Horizon League).
D’Moi Hodge, whose 15 points per game entering the matchup led the Vikings, scored three points. He hit 20% from 3-point range (1 of 5).
Northern Kentucky scored 22 first-half points, a season low for the team.
Northern Kentucky (5-5, 3-2) vs. Cleveland State (7-3, 7-0) Wolstein Center, Cleveland; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland State looks for its eighth straight conference win.
NKU looks for road win vs Cleveland St.
January 7, 2021 GMT
Wolstein Center, Cleveland; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky looks for its fourth straight win over Cleveland State at Wolstein Center. Cleveland State’s last win at home against the Norse came on Feb. 25, 2016.
SQUAD LEADERSHIP: Cleveland State’s D’Moi Hodge has averaged 15.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 steals while Torrey Patton has put up 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds. For the Norse, Trevon Faulkner has averaged 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and two steals while Marques Warrick has put up 13.4 points.
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DIALING IT UP A NOTCH: The Vikings have scored 74 points per game and allowed 65.8 points per game across six conference games. Those are both significant improvements over the 70.6 points scored and 79 points given up per game to non-conference opponents.TERRIFIC TREVON: Faulkner has connected on 20.9 percent of the 43 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 4 of 15 over the last thre
Purdue Fort Wayne (2-4, 1-4) vs. Northern Kentucky (4-4, 2-1) BB&T Arena, Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky goes for the season sweep over.
Akuchie lifts Youngstown St. past N. Kentucky
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) Michael Akuchie recorded 14 points and 12 rebounds to lift Youngstown State to a 70-60 win over Northern Kentucky on Sunday.
Naz Bohannon had 19 points and seven rebounds for Youngstown State (4-1, 1-1 Horizon League). Shemar Rathan-Mayes added 13 points.
Trevon Faulkner had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Norse (3-4, 1-1). Adrian Nelson added 12 rebounds.
The Penguins evened the season series against the Norse with the win. Northern Kentucky defeated Youngstown State 79-64 last Saturday. Youngstown State faces Cleveland St. on the road on Saturday. Northern Kentucky matches up against Oakland on the road on Saturday.