Northern Kentucky 81, Cleveland State 70 - Box Score

NET #184

	H1	H2	T
Northern Kentucky	42	39	81
Cleveland State	24	46	70

Cleveland State

NET #317

	H1	H2	T
Northern Kentucky	42	39	81
Cleveland State	24	46	70

Wed, Feb 25, 2026Wolstein CenterFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

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Predicted

Actual

Northern Kentucky

Cleveland State

75%

25%

✓ CorrectMargin: -7.9 predicted → -11 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

52.4%→ 60.8

eFG%

44.2 ←54.6%

14.1%→ 18.3

TO Rate

14.8 ←15.2%

30.5%

ORB%

24.4%

34.8%→ 51.0

FT Rate

35.0 ←39.4%

Northern Kentucky

Predicted Actual

Cleveland State

Recap

NKU Tops CSU

Northern Kentucky's 116-spot NET rank advantage pays off in 11-point road win over Cleveland State.

The Northern Kentucky Norse secured an 81-70 victory over the Cleveland State Vikings on Tuesday, outpacing their hosts by a margin of 11 points. The first half proved pivotal, as Northern Kentucky built a significant 18-point advantage, leading 42-24 at the break. This cushion ultimately proved suf...

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Top Performers

Northern Kentucky

LJ WellsMVP41.9

PTS24REB12AST4STL1

6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT, 12-16 FT

Ethan Elliott27.9

PTS5REB7AST8STL2

2-3 FG, 1-2 3PT

Donovan Oday27.6

PTS22REB3AST0STL1BLK3

8-8 FG, 2-2 3PT, 4-4 FT

Cleveland State

Preist Ryan29.0

PTS20REB10AST1

8-13 FG, 4-7 FT

Josiah Harris22.7

PTS8REB6AST5

2-9 FG, 1-5 3PT, 3-3 FT

Tre Beard19.2

PTS14REB1AST2STL2

5-10 FG, 3-7 3PT, 1-1 FT

Hot Players

Bryce DarbyshireNorthern Kentucky+167%

PTS

0.7 avg

REB

0.7 avg

AST

0.1 avg

33% FG 1-3

Preist RyanCleveland State+161%

PTS

6.8 avg

REB

4.0 avg

AST

1.1 avg

62% FG 8-13

Ethan ElliottNorthern Kentucky+67%

PTS

4.8 avg

REB

2.8 avg

AST

4.4 avg

67% FG 2-3

LJ WellsNorthern Kentucky+64%

PTS

15.1 avg

REB

7.1 avg

AST

2.2 avg

46% FG 6-13

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Northern Kentucky81

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Ethan Elliott	36	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	7	8	2	0	1
LJ Wells	33	24	6-13	0-1	12-16	12	4	1	0	3
Tae Dozier	33	6	2-7	2-7	0-0	5	3	0	1	1
Donovan Oday	28	22	8-8	2-2	4-4	3	0	1	3	4
Kael Robinson	26	11	3-10	2-8	3-6	3	1	0	1	1
Dan Gherezgher	16	11	4-7	3-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	2
Donovan Rakotonanahary	15	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0
Bryce Darbyshire	11	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1
Addison Archer	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1
JJ Apathjang	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Shawn Nelson	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
Mitchel Minor	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Tolliver	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	81	26-51	10-28	19-26	36	17	7	5	14

Cleveland State70

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Josiah Harris	38	8	2-9	1-5	3-3	6	5	0	0	0
Tre Beard	37	14	5-10	3-7	1-1	1	2	2	0	2
Jaidon Lipscomb	35	12	4-13	1-7	3-3	3	1	0	0	3
Preist Ryan	32	20	8-13	0-0	4-7	10	1	0	0	3
Chevalier Emery	29	12	3-9	0-3	6-7	0	1	0	1	0
Kamari Jones	16	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	2
Holden Pierre-Louis	9	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2
David Giddens	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Hill	1	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Lucas Burton	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Waqo Tessema	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Foster Wonders	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kevo St. Hilaire	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Dayan Nessah	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Ivan Spirov	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	70	24-60	5-24	17-21	25	11	2	1	12