NCAAB

Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at Northern Kentucky Norse

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Final
68 - 69

Robinson scores 26 as Northern Kentucky takes down Purdue Fort Wayne 69-68 in OT

Keeyan Itejere knocks down game-winning jumper late in OT

Robinson also had eight rebounds for the Norse (8-7, 3-1 Horizon League). Sam Vinson added 13 points while going 5 of 13 from the floor, including 2 for 7 from 3-point range, and 1 for 3 from the line while he also had eight rebounds and six assists. Hubertas Pivorius went 4 of 7 from the field (4 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 12 points.

Quinton Morton-Robertson finished with 19 points and two steals for the Mastodons (10-6, 3-2). Jalen Jackson added 17 points and three steals. Maximus Nelson had 15 points.

Nelson tied it at 62-all with 21.6 seconds left in regulation by making a 3-pointer from the corner. Northern Kentucky's final shot before overtime ended with the ball being pinned between the backboard and rim.

Vinson found Keeyan Itejere under the basket for a layup to give Northern Kentucky a 69-68 lead with 11.1 left and Rasheed Bello was short on a 3-pointer at the other end.

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Matchup Prediction

Northern Kentucky: 41.2%
Purdue Fort Wayne: 58.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

3rd 0:00 End of Game 68 - 69
3rd 0:03 Josh Dilling Defensive Rebound. 68 - 69
3rd 0:03 Rasheed Bello missed Three Point Jumper. 68 - 69
3rd 0:11 Keeyan Itejere made Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson. 68 - 69
3rd 0:27 Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound. 68 - 67

Statistics

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24-60 FG 23-58
40.0 Field Goal % 39.7
13-37 3PT 14-34
35.1 Three Point % 41.2
7-7 FT 9-14
100.0 Free Throw % 64.3
32 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 13
25 Defensive Rebounds 28
13 Assists 18
8 Steals 5
1 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 16
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Off Turnovers 20
14 Fast Break Points 10
20 Points in Paint 16
15 Fouls 12
15 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Truist Arena

Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 1,987 | Capacity:

2024-25 Horizon League Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Robert Morris 14-5 - 22-8
Cleveland State 13-5 0.5 19-10
Youngstown State 13-6 1 19-11
Purdue Fort Wayne 12-6 1.5 19-10
Milwaukee 12-6 1.5 19-10
Oakland 10-8 3.5 13-16
Northern Kentucky 9-9 4.5 14-15
Wright State 7-11 6.5 13-16
IU Indianapolis 5-13 8.5 9-20
Detroit Mercy 4-14 9.5 8-21
Green Bay 1-17 12.5 3-26
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