Northern Kentucky Norse

Barbasol Horizon League Championship · 1st Round

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Northern Kentucky Norse beat the Oakland Golden Grizzlies

19-13 85 – 84

16-16

Final · Wed, Mar 4

Game Details

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Highlights

Oday's 19 lead Northern Kentucky past Oakland in Horizon League Tournament 85-84

Donovan Oday had 19 points in Northern Kentucky's 85-84 victory over Oakland on Wednesday in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

0:16 Tuburu Naivalurua throws down powerful flush vs. Northern Kentucky Norse

0:20 Isaac Garrett with the and-1 bucket

0:14 Brody Robinson has too much range with this long 3

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
NKU	37	48	85
OAK	31	53	84

Game Flow

NKU OAK

H1H2

8-0Biggest Run7-0

14Largest Lead4

7 lead changes · tied 1 time

Win Probability · Northern Kentucky Norse

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Game Leaders

Northern Kentucky Norse

Donovan Oday · 19Points
Donovan Oday · 4Assists
LJ Wells · 11Rebounds

Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Brody Robinson · 36Points
Tuburu Naivalurua · 4Assists
Tuburu Naivalurua · 8Rebounds

2025-26 Horizon League Standings

Team	GB
Wright State	-
Robert Morris	2
Green Bay	3
Detroit Mercy	3
Oakland	3
Purdue Fort Wayne	4
Northern Kentucky	5
Youngstown State	7
Milwaukee	7
Cleveland State	9
IU Indianapolis	12

Team Stats

Northern Kentucky NorseOakland Golden Grizzlies

Shooting

29-61, 48% Field Goals 31-74, 42%

9-28, 32% 3-Pointers 13-34, 38%

18-30, 60% Free Throws 9-12, 75%

Possessions

40 Rebounds 43

11 Offensive Rebounds 15

19 Assists 16

7 Steals 5

6 Blocks 2

8 Turnovers 9

15 Fouls 26

Scoring

40 Points in Paint 36

21 Fast Break Points 11

14 Largest Lead 4

Box Score

Northern Kentucky Norse ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
LJ WellsF	18	11	4	35	7-11	0-1	4-10	2	1	2	3	8	0
K. RobinsonF	14	4	0	23	4-10	2-7	4-4	0	0	3	1	3	2
E. ElliottG	3	2	4	32	1-6	1-4	0-1	0	0	0	0	2	2
D. OdayG	19	4	4	31	7-11	2-4	3-4	1	2	1	0	4	4
T. DozierG	10	4	3	29	3-8	1-4	3-6	3	3	0	1	3	1
Bench
S. NelsonG	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R. TolliverG	0	5	2	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	3	1
D. RakotonanaharyG	4	3	0	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	2	1	1
D. GherezgherG	17	2	2	25	5-11	3-8	4-5	1	0	0	1	1	4
J. RuizF	DNP: Did not play
A. ArcherF	DNP: Did not play
J. ApathjangG	DNP: Did not play
B. DarbyshireG	DNP: Did not play
M. MinorG	DNP: Did not play
Team	85	40	19		29-61	9-28	18-30	8	7	6	11	29	15

Oakland Golden Grizzlies ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
I. GarrettF	14	6	2	28	6-10	1-2	1-3	0	0	0	4	2	5
T. NaivaluruaF	12	8	4	33	5-7	0-1	2-2	0	2	1	1	7	4
M. HougeF	8	6	3	24	4-9	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	3	3	4
Z. WellsG	2	7	1	23	1-8	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	5	2	3
B. RobinsonG	36	7	3	38	12-26	10-20	2-3	6	2	0	0	7	4
Bench
K. ThurmonG	2	2	1	17	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	3
B. White IIG	10	4	2	29	2-9	2-8	4-4	1	0	1	1	3	2
W. Marshall IVG	0	0	0	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1
N. DeerF	DNP: Did not play
M. YeagerG	DNP: Did not play
W. KassiG	DNP: Did not play
D. YeagerG	DNP: Did not play
H. MashhourG	DNP: Did not play
N. MashhourG	DNP: Did not play
Team	84	43	16		31-74	13-34	9-12	9	5	2	15	28	26

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