Detroit Mercy 71, Northern Kentucky 96 - Box Score

NET #221

	H1	H2	T
Detroit Mercy	37	34	71
Northern Kentucky	52	44	96

Northern Kentucky

NET #184

	H1	H2	T
Detroit Mercy	37	34	71
Northern Kentucky	52	44	96

Thu, Jan 15, 2026Truist ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Detroit Mercy

Northern Kentucky

20%

80%

✓ CorrectMargin: +9.9 predicted → +25 actual

Recap

Northern Kentucky Dominates Detroit Mercy 96-71 Behind LJ Wells' 35 Points

Norse Improve to 14-7 with Convincing Non-Conference Win

Northern Kentucky asserted its dominance from the opening tip, cruising to a 96-71 victory over Detroit Mercy at Truist Arena. The Norse, led by LJ Wells' scintillating 35-point performance, never trailed in the contest and built a commanding 52-37 halftime lead. Wells, who also grabbed seven reboun...

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Top Performers

Detroit Mercy

Orlando Lovejoy22.8

PTS9REB4AST3STL3

4-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

TJ Nadeau20.0

PTS14REB5AST0

5-12 FG, 4-10 3PT, 0-1 FT

London Maiden18.2

PTS11REB6AST0

5-5 FG, 1-3 FT

Northern Kentucky

LJ WellsMVP46.4

PTS35REB7AST3

11-15 FG, 2-3 3PT, 11-13 FT

Dan Gherezgher27.2

PTS15REB6AST3BLK1

4-6 FG, 4-5 3PT, 3-6 FT

Tae Dozier23.5

PTS5REB5AST4STL2BLK2

2-7 FG, 1-5 3PT

Hot Players

Donovan RakotonanaharyNorthern Kentucky+141%

PTS

3.1 avg

REB

2.2 avg

AST

0.5 avg

100% FG 4-4

Bryce DarbyshireNorthern Kentucky+100%

PTS

0.7 avg

REB

0.7 avg

AST

0.1 avg

0% FG 0-0

LJ WellsNorthern Kentucky+84%

PTS

15.1 avg

REB

7.1 avg

AST

2.2 avg

73% FG 11-15

London MaidenDetroit Mercy+77%

PTS

6.4 avg

REB

2.9 avg

AST

0.3 avg

100% FG 5-5

Ethan ElliottNorthern Kentucky+42%

PTS

4.8 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

4.4 avg

25% FG 2-8

Jared LaryDetroit Mercy+33%

PTS

2.3 avg

REB

1.6 avg

AST

0.6 avg

25% FG 1-4

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Detroit Mercy71

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Orlando Lovejoy	31	9	4-17	1-3	0-0	4	3	3	0	1
TJ Nadeau	26	14	5-12	4-10	0-1	5	0	0	0	0
Legend Geeter	21	8	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	0
Lance Stone	21	8	3-11	2-6	0-0	0	1	0	0	1
London Maiden	20	11	5-5	0-0	1-3	6	0	0	0	0
Ryan Kalambay	16	5	2-4	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	1
Tyler Spratt	16	7	3-9	1-5	0-0	2	1	2	0	2
Jared Lary	15	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	4	0	0	1	1
Je'kel Cotton	10	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Keshawn Fisher	9	3	1-3	0-1	1-2	0	2	0	0	1
Nate Johnson	8	2	1-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Xavier Istomin-Monroe	7	2	1-1	0-0	0-1	1	0	0	1	0
Zak Abdalla	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ayden Carter	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	71	30-78	8-28	3-9	35	8	5	2	7

Northern Kentucky96

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Tae Dozier	32	5	2-7	1-5	0-0	5	4	2	2	1
LJ Wells	31	35	11-15	2-3	11-13	7	3	0	0	1
Ethan Elliott	30	5	2-8	1-4	0-2	5	7	0	0	1
Donovan Oday	23	15	4-10	0-3	7-8	1	0	1	2	3
Dan Gherezgher	23	15	4-6	4-5	3-6	6	3	0	1	1
Kael Robinson	23	10	4-7	0-2	2-2	4	1	1	0	0
Donovan Rakotonanahary	18	8	4-4	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	0	1
Bryce Darbyshire	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0
Ryan Tolliver	5	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
Shawn Nelson	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
Addison Archer	2	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Mitchel Minor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Juanma Ruiz	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Apathjang	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	96	32-59	9-23	23-31	38	19	5	5	9