#HLMBB Notebook - Jan. 23
Rachel White
#HLMBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (January 23, 2024) – Oakland captured sole possession of first place in the #HLMBB standings with a win over Youngstown State while Cleveland State, Northern Kentucky and RMU were also unbeaten in this week’s action.
#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS
- Wednesday, Jan. 17
- Oakland 70, Youngstown State 67
- IUPUI 85, Purdue Fort Wayne 79
- RMU 102, Detroit Mercy 99 (2 OT)
- Thursday, Jan. 18
- Green Bay 88, Wright State 81
- Northern Kentucky 90, Milwaukee 72
- Saturday, Jan. 20
- RMU 80, IUPUI 63
- Cleveland State 75, Purdue Fort Wayne 68
- Youngstown State 105, Detroit Mercy 64
- Northern Kentucky 74, Green Bay 52
- Wright State 95, Milwaukee 81
#HLMBB DIG DEEPER
- NKU’s Marques Warrick ranks second among #HLMBB players with 19.15 points per game this season while teammate Michael Bradley is first in assists (4.7 per game) and Keeyan Itejere is second in blocked shots (2.0 per game).
- In League action, Northern Kentucky leads the League in opponent field goal percentage (41.2) and steals per game (9.33).
- Purdue Fort Wayne leads the League in steals (10.05 per game) and turnover margin (7.70) this season.
- Rasheed Bello paces the Mastodons with 17.1 points and 4.8 assists per game in #HLMBB play while shooting 50.9 percent and leading the League in steals per game (2.4)
- Chris Conway was a key contributor for the Golden Grizzlies in their sole game of the week, a 70-67 win over Youngstown State to solidify the team atop the Horizon League standings. The junior led the team with 17 points off 6-of-8 from the field and was a perfect 4-for-4 from the charity stripe.
- Drew Lowder recorded 23 points in helping the Vikings come from 15 points down to defeat Purdue Fort Wayne on Saturday. He shot 50 percent from three-point range (5-10), adding two rebounds, one steal, and four assists in the victory.
- Markeese Hastings helped RMU complete a 2-0 week by averaging a double-double of 20 points and 12 rebounds. He shot 50 percent from the field and 90.5 percent from the free throw line. Hastings posted a career-high 31 points against Detroit Mercy, added 15 rebounds and set a program record by going a perfect 17-17 from FT line, a record that stood since 1990.
- Ziggy Reid averaged 19.5 points and connected on 63.6 percent (14-for-22) from the floor and 83.3 percent from 3-point range. He scored 17 points at Oakland and poured in a team-high 22 points and went 8-for-9 from the field with three 3-pointers at Detroit Mercy.
- Noah Reynolds scored 30 points on Wednesday as Green Bay picked up first win at Wright State since 2014.
- Jlynn Counter averaged 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in the Jaguars’ two games while shooting 14-of-26 (53.8%) from the floor and 13-of-15 (86.7%) from the foul line. He had 18 points, five boards and four assists in the win at Purdue Fort Wayne on Wednesday and followed up with a season-high tying 23 points, four assists and three rebounds against RMU on Saturday.
- Brandon Noel posted a game-high 23 points in Wright State’s win over Milwaukee on Saturday while Tanner Holden added 20 points.
- Elijah Jamison paced Milwaukee with 16.5 points per game this week while BJ Freeman added 16.0 points per game.
- Detroit Mercy’s Marcus Tankersley led the League with 26.0 points per game this week.
#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON
- Thursday, Jan. 25
- Purdue Fort Wayne at Northern Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET (ESPNU)
- Wright State at Cleveland State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Youngstown State at IUPUI, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland at Green Bay, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Detroit Mercy at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Saturday, Jan. 27
- Detroit Mercy at Green Bay, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Sunday, Jan. 28
- Wright State at IUPUI, Noon ET (ESPN+)
- RMU at Cleveland State, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State, 1:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)