#HLMBB Roundup - January 12

#HLMBB Roundup - January 12

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INDIANAPOLIS – Sunday was the final day for Week 3 in #HLMBB play and it saw UIC give Wright State its first loss in League play and Northern Kentucky win its third-straight game.

RESULTS

GAME RECAP
Northern Kentucky 96, IUPUI 71 Box Score
UIC 76, Wright State 72 Box Score

GAME RECAPS
Northern Kentucky 96, IUPUI 71
  • The Norse have now won three-straight road games inside #HLMBB play.
  • Tyler Sharpe tallied his fourth 30-point effort this season for Northern Kentucky as he ended the game with 33 points. Trevon Faulkner added 15 points and Adrian Nelson grabbed 10 boards.
  • Marcus Burk scored a team-high 25 points, while Grant Weatherford registered 12.
  • NKU shot 56.1 percent from the field and is not 2-0 when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor.
UIC 76, Wright State 72
  • With the win, UIC snaps a four-game losing streak and improves to 2-4 League play.
  • Michael Diggins scored a game-high 20 points, Jordan Blount added 16 and Tarkus Ferguson tallied a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
  • Four Raiders finished in double figures led by Bill Wampler with 16 followed by Loudon Love (15), Tanner Holden (14) and Cole Gentry (13).
  • Wright State suffers its first loss in #HLMBB play and has its eight-game winning streak snapped.  
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE GAME Time (ET) TV/Live Stream
Thursday, Jan. 16 Cleveland State at Wright State 7 p.m. ESPN+
Youngstown State at Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. ESPN3
Detroit Mercy at Milwaukee 8 p.m. ESPN+
Oakland at Green Bay 8 p.m. ESPN+
Saturday, Jan. 18 UIC at IUPUI Noon ESPN3
Detroit Mercy at Green Bay 1 p.m. ESPN+
Oakland at Milwaukee 7 p.m. ESPN+
Cleveland State at Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. ESPN+
Youngstown State at Wright State 7 p.m. ESPN+
 
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