A pair of teams from the Horizon League take to the hardwood in search of a victory as they do battle in the Hoosier State. The Northern Kentucky Norse are on the road as they make the trip westward to face the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons Friday night. Northern Kentucky comes in off an 86-47 rolling of IUPUI at home in their previous game Saturday, easily covering the 17.5-point line in the contest. Purdue Fort Wayne lost their third straight game, falling 71-64 at home to Robert Morris and losing outright as a five-point favorite Saturday. In the all-time series between the programs, the Norse hold a 5-1 advantage and have taken the last three meetings, including a 74-54 home triumph in the first matchup this season on January 21.
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Northern Kentucky snapped a two-game slide as they put the boots to IUPUI in their previous game Saturday afternoon at home. The Norse ran their record to 16-11 overall and stand tied for third in the conference with an 11-5 record, one game behind Youngstown State and Milwaukee, who are tied for the top spot. Against IUPUI, Northern Kentucky jumped in front 9-0 early, trailed 21-17 with 7:37 to play in the first half and then took complete control of the game. The Norse reeled off a staggering 32-4 run over the next 11-plus minutes spanning both halves to take a 49-25 lead with 16:06 remaining and coasted the rest of the way. Northern Kentucky hit a scorching 60% from the field, including 13 of 26 from three-point range, and forced 21 turnovers in the contest. Marques Warrick led the Norse with 21 points and six assists in the win.
The Norse enters this game putting up an average of 67.8 points per game on the season, putting them 278th in the nation in scoring offense. Northern Kentucky pulls down 32.4 rebounds per game while dishing out 13.9 assists a night. The Norse are 32nd in the nation in scoring defense by allowing 67.6 points a contest. Trevon Faulkner is third on the team with 8.8 points plus three rebounds a night on the season. Marques Warrick leads the team as he puts up 18.7 points a night while Sam Vinson kicks in 11.3 points, 4.1 boards and 2.8 assists a game. Xavier Rhodes, Chris Brandon, Trey Robinson, A’lahn Summer, Imanuel Zorgvol, Hubertas Pivonas and LJ Wells are key contributors for the Norse this season. Northern Kentucky shoots 42.8% from the floor on the year as a team. The Norse hits 7.9 threes a night but splashes 33.8% of their attempts. Free throw shooting has been a problem as the team converts just 67.7% of their chances at the charity stripe.
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