NCAA Men's Basketball

Northern Kentucky Norse (3-3)


Wednesday 11/22 Saturday 11/25 Wednesday 11/29 Saturday 12/2 Wednesday 12/6
vs. TA&MCC
W 88-73
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vs. LIU
W 72-64
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vs. RMor
4:00 PM PT5:00 PM MT6:00 PM CT7:00 PM ET12:00 PM GMT8:00 PM 北京时间5:00 PM MST7:00 PM EST
@ IUPUI
9:00 AM PT10:00 AM MT11:00 AM CT12:00 PM ET5:00 PM GMT1:00 PM 北京时间10:00 AM MST12:00 PM EST
@ IllSt
5:00 PM PT6:00 PM MT7:00 PM CT8:00 PM ET1:00 PM GMT9:00 PM 北京时间6:00 PM MST8:00 PM EST

Sasser hurt anew as top seed Houston beats Northern Kentucky

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off Northern Kentucky for a 63-52 victory to open the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.

Chants of “NKU!” and “Overrated!” filled Legacy Arena as the 16th-seeded Norse trailed by only three at halftime and made it 36-all with under 16 minutes to go against the Cougars (32-3).

But Houston pulled away behind 16 points from Jarace Walker, advancing to face ninth-seeded Auburn on Saturday.

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Leaders
Points: S. Vinson16.5
Rebounds: S. Vinson5.3
Assists: M. Bradley4.8
FG%: S. Vinson45.6%
FT%: M. Warrick95.7%
3P%: M. Warrick30.2%
Steals: S. Vinson2.0
Blocks: K. Itejere2.8
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Purdue7-0
2 Arizona6-0
3 Marquette6-1
4 UConn7-0
5 Kansas6-1
6 Houston7-0
7 Duke5-1
8 Miami (FL)5-1
9 Baylor7-0
10 Tennessee4-2
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Purdue7-0
2 Arizona6-0
3 Marquette6-1
4 UConn7-0
5 Houston7-0
6 Kansas6-1
7 Duke5-1
8 Miami (FL)5-1
9 Baylor7-0
10 Gonzaga5-1
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Horizon Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Purdue Fort Wayne 0-0 6-1
Cleveland State 0-0 5-2
Oakland 0-0 4-3
Youngstown State 0-0 3-3
Northern Kentucky 0-0 3-3
Green Bay 0-0 3-3
Milwaukee 0-0 3-4
IUPUI 0-0 3-4
Wright State 0-0 2-4
Robert Morris 0-0 2-4
Detroit 0-0 0-6
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 72.5 (229)
Rebounds: 11.0 (165)
Assists: 14.7 (103)
FG%: 44.1% (209)
FT%: 70.6% (192)
3P%: 27.7% (326)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 74.0 (249)
Rebounds: 22.5 (327)
Assists: 14.8 (310)
FG%: 46.4% (301)
FT%: 73.8% (287)
3P%: 33.8% (237)