Detroit Mercy Titans at Northern Kentucky Norse
· Barbasol Horizon League Championship - 1st Round
Gherezgher's 19 lead Northern Kentucky over Detroit Mercy in Horizon League Tournament 99-75
Northern Kentucky (17-15) will face No. 2 seed Cleveland State in a Thursday quarterfinal.
Gherezgher shot 5 for 11 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 6 of 6 from the free-throw line for the Norse. Trey Robinson scored 18 points and added five assists and three steals. LJ Wells and Josh Dilling added 16 points apiece.
Orlando Lovejoy led the way for the Titans (8-24) with 21 points, four assists and three steals. Mak Manciel added 13 points for Detroit Mercy. TJ Nadeau also had 11 points. The loss was the Titans' seventh in a row.
Northern Kentucky took the lead with 14:59 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Gherezgher led the Norse with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 49-37 at the break. Northern Kentucky pulled away with a 12-0 run in the second half to extend a six-point lead to 18 points.
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Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 75 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 75 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Stephen Okoro made Dunk. | 75 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:13 | Stephen Okoro Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 99 |
| 2nd 0:15 | Jake Evans missed Layup. | 73 - 99 |
Statistics
 DETM |
 NKU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-57 | FG | 32-62 |
| 45.6 | Field Goal % | 51.6 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 13-30 |
| 35.3 | Three Point % | 43.3 |
| 17-24 | FT | 22-26 |
| 70.8 | Free Throw % | 84.6 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 7 | Assists | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Off Turnovers | 26 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 19 | Fouls | 19 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Highland Heights, KY
Attendance: 1,879 | Capacity:
2024-25 Horizon League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Morris | 15-5 | - | 23-8 |
| Milwaukee | 14-6 | 1 | 21-10 |
| Cleveland State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-11 |
| Youngstown State | 13-7 | 2 | 19-12 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 12-8 | 3 | 19-12 |
| Northern Kentucky | 11-9 | 4 | 17-15 |
| Oakland | 11-9 | 4 | 15-17 |
| Wright State | 8-12 | 7 | 15-17 |
| IU Indianapolis | 6-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Detroit Mercy | 4-16 | 11 | 8-24 |
| Green Bay | 2-18 | 13 | 4-28 |