Courtesy of NKUNorse.com CHICAGO, Ill. – The Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team fell to UIC in the final seconds on Saturday, 79-77, at the UIC Pavilion. UIC held a six-point advantage with one minute to play when a Cole Murray three and Drew McDonald layup made it a one-point game with 27 seconds to play. It was NKU’s ball with 11.8 seconds left but the … [Read more...] about NKU Norse fall to UIC in final seconds
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NKU’s Murray and UIC’s Dixson collect Horizon League weekly honors
Courtesy of Horizon League Athletics INDIANAPOLIS -- Northern Kentucky junior guard Cole Murray (Delphi, Ind./Delphi) has been named the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while UIC freshman forward Dikembe Dixson (Freeport, Ill./Mingo Central [W. Va.]) has been named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week. Murray garnered Player of the Week honors after … [Read more...] about NKU’s Murray and UIC’s Dixson collect Horizon League weekly honors
Murray leads NKU Norse past UIC in OT, 82-69
Courtesy of NKUNorse.com HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. – Junior guard Cole Murray tallied 21 points, including six in the decisive overtime frame, to catapult the Northern Kentucky University men’s basketball team to its second-straight win and third in the last four games with an 82-69 victory over UIC at BB&T Arena Friday night. Murray shot a sizzling 7-for-8 from the … [Read more...] about Murray leads NKU Norse past UIC in OT, 82-69
Oakland’s Felder, Northern Kentucky’s McDonald collect Horizon League weekly honors
Courtesy of HorizonLeague.com INDIANAPOLIS -- Oakland junior guard Kay Felder (Detroit, Mich./Pershing) has been named the Horizon League Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, while Northern Kentucky freshman forward Drew McDonald (Cold Spring, Ky./Newport Central Catholic) has been named the Horizon League Freshman of the Week. Felder averaged 24.3 points, 8.7 assists and … [Read more...] about Oakland’s Felder, Northern Kentucky’s McDonald collect Horizon League weekly honors
Gaels fall to UIC, 86-81
Courtesy of ICGaels.com. ST. THOMAS, USVI - The Iona College men's basketball team dropped an 86-81 decision to the University of Illinois-Chicago in its final contest at the 2012 Ezybonds Global Payments USVI Paradise Jam. By virtue of the loss, the Gaels (2-2) finished sixth in the tournament. The two teams traded leads and ties throughout the first half. … [Read more...] about Gaels fall to UIC, 86-81