#HLMBB Notebook - Jan. 7, 2025
Rachel White
#HLMBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (January 7, 2025) – Northern Kentucky posted a 2-0 record while eight teams earned one League win in this week’s #HLMBB action.
#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS
- Monday, Dec. 30
- Wednesday, Jan. 1
- Youngstown State 77, IU Indianapolis 61
- Northern Kentucky 69, Purdue Fort Wayne 68 (OT)
- Thursday, Jan. 2
- Oakland 65, Milwaukee 49
- Detroit Mercy 78, RMU 76 (OT)
- Wright State 74, Green Bay 51
- Saturday, Jan. 4
- Milwaukee 64, Detroit Mercy 56
- Northern Kentucky 78, Green Bay 60
- RMU 79, Oakland 71
- Cleveland State 67, IU Indianapolis 61
- Purdue Fort Wayne 90, Youngstown State 81
#HLMBB DIG DEEPER
- Josh Dilling totaled 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists while shooting 55.6 percent from the floor and 53.3 percent from three-point range in the 2-0 week for the Norse with victories over Purdue Fort Wayne and Green Bay.
- Tahj Staveskie tied his season high with 20 points in Cleveland State’s win over IU Indy on Saturday. The redshirt sophomore shot 50 percent from the field, 50 percent from three-point range and a perfect 4-for-4 at the free throw line.
- Brandon Noel led the Raiders with 20 points against Green Bay while Michael Imariagbe corralled 12 rebounds and Alex Huibregtse and Logan Woods dished out five assists each in the home victory.
- Detroit Mercy’s Orlando Lovejoy averaged 26.0 points, 9.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists this week. Lovejoy tallied a career-high 32 points in the overtime win over RMU then came back with his second career double-double with 20 points and a career-tying 10 rebounds against Milwaukee.
- Jalen Jackson posted 21.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals for the Mastodons this week, including 25 points, five rebounds and seven assists in the home victory over Youngstown State on Saturday night.
- Kam Woods averaged 24.5 points per game, shooting 51.6 percent for the Colonials this week. Woods recorded a season-high 29 points on 9-15 shooting with only one turnover at Oakland.
- Buru Naivalura paced Oakland with 15.3 points and 7.3 rebounds in a trio of contests this week. The senior forward nearly recorded a double-double against nationally-ranked Arkansas with 18 points and nine rebounds before posting a double-double against RMU with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
- EJ Farmer tied career highs with 26 points and five 3-pointers, and set a career high with 11 free throws made in Youngstown State’s win over IU Indy on January 1.
- Milwaukee’s Jamichael Stillwell leads the nation with 11.9 rebounds per game and set the program’s single-season record for double-doubles with his tenth of the season on Saturday.
- Timaris Brown paced IU Indianapolis with 19 points at Cleveland State on Saturday. Paul Zilinskas led the Jaguars offensively with 19 points against Youngstown State.
- Green Bay ranks first among #HLMBB team with a team free throw percentage of 79.3.
- The 2025 Barbasol Horizon League Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships are scheduled to culminate at the Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis March 10-11 with the mantra #MarchStartsHere.
#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON
- Wednesday, Jan. 8
- Northern Kentucky at Youngstown State, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Milwaukee at Purdue Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Cleveland State at RMU, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Thursday, Jan. 9
- Detroit Mercy at IU Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland at Wright State, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Saturday, Jan. 11
- Cleveland State at Youngstown State, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Green Bay at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Oakland at Northern Kentucky, 6 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Detroit Mercy at Purdue Fort Wayne, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN+)
- Sunday, Jan. 12
- Wright State at RMU, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN+)