Northern Kentucky holds off Green Bay 69-67
HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. (AP) Cole Murray scored 17 points, including five 3-pointers, and Northern Kentucky hung on for a 69-67 win over Green Bay on Thursday night.
Drew McDonald, Jeff Garrett and Brennan Gillis added 10 points apiece for Northern Kentucky (16-9, 7-5 Horizon), which was held scoreless over the final 2:53 but got a key turnover with five seconds left to clinch the win.
Green Bay (15-10, 9-4) trailed by as much as 17 in the first half but kept chipping away, cutting the gap to 63-61 with Kerem Kanter's layup with 5:16 left and pulling to within two twice more down the stretch.
Northern Kentucky padded its lead with a steal and 3-pointer from Lavone Holland II to make it 69-63 with 2:35 left and held the Phoenix to a pair of free throws and a layup the rest of the way.
Kanter led Green Bay with 23 points, tying his career high, and 14 rebounds. Charles Cooper finished with 14 points.
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Ast. Per Game | ||
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Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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Green Bay - | 80.2 PPG | 44.2 RPG | 14.0 APG |
N. Kentucky - | 76.0 PPG | 41.0 RPG | 13.9 APG |
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Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |