Northern Kentucky Norse vs UIC Flames
HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL
18-17, 10-8 Horizon
62
18-17, 10-8 Horizon
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
UIC | 24 | 38 | 62 |
NKU | 34 | 37 | 71 |
23-9, 13-5 Horizon
71
23-9, 13-5 Horizon
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Braelen Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Blount.
- Jalen Tate missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Ottey missed Jumper.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Jumper.
- Jordan Blount made Layup. Assisted by Michael Diggins.
- Jalen Tate made Layup.
- Braelen Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Tarkus Ferguson.
- Tyler Sharpe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Tate.
- Jordan Blount missed Jumper.
- Dantez Walton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Diggins missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jalen Tate made Layup.
- Jalen Tate made Free Throw.
- Tarkus Ferguson missed Layup.
- Bryson Langdon made Jumper. Assisted by Dantez Walton.
- Jordan Blount made Jumper.
- Jalen Tate missed Layup.
- Jalen Tate made Layup.
- Trevon Faulkner made Layup.
- Jordan Blount made Layup. Assisted by Michael Diggins.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Jumper.
- Marcus Ottey missed Layup.
- Marcus Ottey missed Layup.
- Jacob Wiley missed Free Throw.
- Jacob Wiley made Free Throw.
- Jalen Tate made Jumper.
- Jalen Tate made Free Throw.
- Jamie Ahale missed Three Point Jumper.
- Trevon Faulkner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Tate.
- Tarkus Ferguson missed Jumper.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Free Throw.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Free Throw.
- Dantez Walton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryson Langdon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tarkus Ferguson missed Layup.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Diggins missed Layup.
- Michael Diggins made Layup.
- Paul Djoko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Sharpe.
- Paul Djoko made Layup.
- Tyler Sharpe made Free Throw.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Free Throw.
- Jamie Ahale missed Jumper.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Three Point Jumper.
- Jalen Tate made Jumper.
- Jordan Blount missed Jumper.
- Adrian Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Tate.
- Michael Diggins made Jumper.
- Bryson Langdon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Braelen Bridges missed Free Throw.
- Bryson Langdon made Jumper.
- Godwin Boahen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Adrian Nelson missed Layup.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jordan Blount missed Jumper.
- Jordan Blount made Jumper. Assisted by Tarkus Ferguson.
- Jalen Tate missed Jumper.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Diggins made Jumper.
- Jalen Tate made Jumper.
- Jalen Tate missed Jumper.
- Godwin Boahen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryson Langdon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Sharpe.
- Tyler Sharpe made Jumper.
- Jordan Blount made Layup.
- Bryson Langdon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Diggins made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tarkus Ferguson.
- Trevon Faulkner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Sharpe.
- Godwin Boahen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Ottey made Layup.
- Michael Diggins made Jumper.
- Jalen Tate missed Layup.
- Godwin Boahen made Layup.
- Dantez Walton missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michael Diggins.
- Bryson Langdon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tarkus Ferguson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Godwin Boahen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Ottey missed Jumper.
- Trevon Faulkner missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tyler Sharpe made Layup.
- Tyler Sharpe made Free Throw.
- Paul Djoko missed Free Throw.
- Paul Djoko made Free Throw.
- Godwin Boahen missed Jumper.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Three Point Jumper.
- Jalen Tate missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Ottey missed Jumper.
- Marcus Ottey missed Jumper.
- Dantez Walton made Layup. Assisted by Paul Djoko.
- Dantez Walton missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Ottey missed Layup.
- Tyler Sharpe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Tate.
- Jordan Blount missed Layup.
- Trevon Faulkner missed Free Throw.
- Tarkus Ferguson missed Free Throw.
- Tyler Sharpe made Jumper.
- Marcus Ottey made Jumper.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Three Point Jumper.
- Bryson Langdon missed Three Point Jumper.
- Dantez Walton made Free Throw.
- Dantez Walton made Free Throw.
- Paul Djoko made Free Throw.
- Paul Djoko made Free Throw.
- Godwin Boahen made Free Throw.
- Godwin Boahen made Free Throw.
- Bryson Langdon missed Layup.
- Dantez Walton made Layup.
- Braelen Bridges made Layup.
- Marcus Ottey made Free Throw.
- Marcus Ottey made Free Throw.
- Trevon Faulkner made Layup.
- Trevon Faulkner made Free Throw.
- Michael Diggins missed Free Throw.
- Michael Diggins missed Free Throw.
- Godwin Boahen missed Jumper.
- Jacob Wiley missed Free Throw.
- Jacob Wiley made Free Throw.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Layup. Assisted by Michael Diggins.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Free Throw.
- Dantez Walton made Free Throw.
- Dantez Walton made Free Throw.
- Marcus Ottey made Jumper.
- Tarkus Ferguson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Godwin Boahen missed Three Point Jumper.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Free Throw.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Free Throw.
- Trevon Faulkner made Free Throw.
- Trevon Faulkner missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Ottey made Jumper.
- Paul Djoko made Free Throw.
- Paul Djoko missed Free Throw.
- Marcus Ottey missed Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Diggins made Layup.
- Michael Diggins missed Free Throw.
- Tarkus Ferguson missed Jumper.
- Dantez Walton made Free Throw.
- Dantez Walton made Free Throw.
- Marcus Ottey made Jumper.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Free Throw.
- Tyler Sharpe made Free Throw.
- Trevon Faulkner made Free Throw.
- Trevon Faulkner missed Free Throw.
- Jamie Ahale missed Three Point Jumper.
- Marcus Ottey missed Jumper.
- Tarkus Ferguson made Layup.
- Tyler Sharpe made Free Throw.
- Tyler Sharpe missed Free Throw.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | UIC | NKU | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | | Jump Ball won by Northern Kentucky | 0 | 0 |
| 19:44 | | Braelen Bridges made Jumper. Assisted by Jordan Blount. | 2 | 0 |
| 19:22 | | Jalen Tate missed Three Point Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 19:22 | | Tarkus Ferguson Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 19:11 | | Foul on Trevon Faulkner. | 2 | 0 |
| 19:01 | | Marcus Ottey missed Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 19:01 | | Dantez Walton Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:47 | | Tyler Sharpe missed Jumper. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:47 | | Jordan Blount Defensive Rebound. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:47 | | Foul on Dantez Walton. | 2 | 0 |
| 18:34 | | Jordan Blount made Layup. Assisted by Michael Diggins. | 4 | 0 |
| 18:04 | | Jalen Tate made Layup. | 4 | 2 |
| 17:54 | | Braelen Bridges made Dunk. Assisted by Tarkus Ferguson. | 6 | 2 |
| 17:20 | | Tyler Sharpe made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Tate. | 6 | 5 |
| 17:07 | | Jordan Blount missed Jumper. | 6 | 5 |
| 17:07 | | Bryson Langdon Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 |
| 17:07 | | Dantez Walton missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 5 |
| 17:07 | | Marcus Ottey Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 |
| 16:38 | | Michael Diggins missed Three Point Jumper. | 6 | 5 |
| 16:38 | | Bryson Langdon Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 |
| 16:14 | | Jalen Tate made Layup. | 6 | 7 |
| 16:14 | | Foul on Marcus Ottey. | 6 | 7 |
| 16:14 | | Jalen Tate made Free Throw. | 6 | 8 |
| 15:54 | | Tarkus Ferguson missed Layup. | 6 | 8 |
| 15:54 | | Trevon Faulkner Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 8 |
| 15:43 | | Bryson Langdon made Jumper. Assisted by Dantez Walton. | 6 | 10 |
| 15:20 | | Jordan Blount made Jumper. | 8 | 10 |
| 14:48 | | Jalen Tate missed Layup. | 8 | 10 |
| 14:48 | | Jalen Tate Offensive Rebound. | 8 | 10 |
| 14:43 | | Jalen Tate made Layup. | 8 | 12 |
| 14:33 | | Tarkus Ferguson Turnover. | 8 | 12 |
| 14:33 | | Trevon Faulkner Steal. | 8 | 12 |
| 14:28 | | Trevon Faulkner made Layup. | 8 | 14 |
| 14:17 | | Jordan Blount made Layup. Assisted by Michael Diggins. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:54 | | Tyler Sharpe missed Jumper. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:54 | | Jordan Blount Defensive Rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:36 | | Jordan Blount Turnover. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:36 | | Tyler Sharpe Steal. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:36 | | Dantez Walton Turnover. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:34 | Official TV Timeout | 10 | 14 | |
| 13:09 | | Marcus Ottey missed Layup. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:09 | | Adrian Nelson Block. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:09 | | Marcus Ottey Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:04 | | Marcus Ottey missed Layup. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:04 | | Jacob Wiley Offensive Rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:02 | | Foul on Jalen Tate. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:02 | | Jacob Wiley missed Free Throw. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:02 | | UIC Deadball Team Rebound. | 10 | 14 |
| 13:02 | | Jacob Wiley made Free Throw. | 11 | 14 |
| 12:34 | | Jalen Tate made Jumper. | 11 | 16 |
| 12:34 | | Foul on Godwin Boahen. | 11 | 16 |
| 12:34 | | Jalen Tate made Free Throw. | 11 | 17 |
| 12:14 | | Jamie Ahale missed Three Point Jumper. | 11 | 17 |
| 12:14 | | Jalen Tate Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 17 |
| 12:02 | | Trevon Faulkner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jalen Tate. | 11 | 20 |
| 12:02 | | UIC Timeout | 11 | 20 |
| 12:02 | Official TV Timeout | 11 | 20 | |
| 11:45 | | Tarkus Ferguson missed Jumper. | 11 | 20 |
| 11:45 | | Dantez Walton Defensive Rebound. | 11 | 20 |
| 11:35 | | Foul on Tyler Sharpe. | 11 | 20 |
| 11:35 | | Tyler Sharpe Turnover. | 11 | 20 |
| 11:17 | | Foul on Paul Djoko. | 11 | 20 |
| 11:17 | | Tarkus Ferguson made Free Throw. | 12 | 20 |
| 11:17 | | Tarkus Ferguson made Free Throw. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:55 | | Foul on Jamie Ahale. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:35 | | Dantez Walton missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:35 | | Jamie Ahale Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:21 | | Braelen Bridges Turnover. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:21 | | Dantez Walton Steal. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:11 | | Bryson Langdon missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:11 | | Tarkus Ferguson Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:01 | | Tarkus Ferguson missed Layup. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:01 | | Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound. | 13 | 20 |
| 10:01 | | Foul on Deon Ejim. | 13 | 20 |
| 9:52 | | Foul on Godwin Boahen. | 13 | 20 |
| 9:28 | | Tyler Sharpe missed Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 20 |
| 9:28 | | Tarkus Ferguson Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 20 |
| 9:17 | | Michael Diggins missed Layup. | 13 | 20 |
| 9:17 | | Michael Diggins Offensive Rebound. | 13 | 20 |
| 9:12 | | Michael Diggins made Layup. | 15 | 20 |
| 8:56 | | Paul Djoko made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tyler Sharpe. | 15 | 23 |
| 8:36 | | Jamie Ahale Turnover. | 15 | 23 |
| 8:36 | | Tyler Sharpe Steal. | 15 | 23 |
| 8:28 | | Paul Djoko made Layup. | 15 | 25 |
| 8:28 | | Foul on Jamie Ahale. | 15 | 25 |
| 8:28 | | Jamie Ahale Turnover. | 15 | 25 |
| 8:24 | | Technical Foul on Jamie Ahale. | 15 | 25 |
| 8:24 | | Tyler Sharpe made Free Throw. | 15 | 26 |
| 8:24 | | Tyler Sharpe missed Free Throw. | 15 | 26 |
| 8:24 | | UIC Deadball Team Rebound. | 15 | 26 |
| 7:56 | | Jamie Ahale missed Jumper. | 15 | 26 |
| 7:56 | | Bryson Langdon Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 26 |
| 7:42 | | Tyler Sharpe Turnover. | 15 | 26 |
| 7:42 | | Marcus Ottey Steal. | 15 | 26 |
| 7:42 | | Tarkus Ferguson Turnover. | 15 | 26 |
| 7:42 | Official TV Timeout | 15 | 26 | |
| 7:14 | | Jalen Tate Turnover. | 15 | 26 |
| 7:14 | | Tarkus Ferguson Steal. | 15 | 26 |
| 6:57 | | Tarkus Ferguson made Three Point Jumper. | 18 | 26 |
| 6:27 | | Jalen Tate made Jumper. | 18 | 28 |
| 6:15 | | Foul on Dantez Walton. | 18 | 28 |
| 6:02 | | Jordan Blount missed Jumper. | 18 | 28 |
| 6:02 | | Paul Djoko Defensive Rebound. | 18 | 28 |
| 5:57 | | Jump Ball won by Northern Kentucky | 18 | 28 |
| 5:37 | | Adrian Nelson made Layup. Assisted by Jalen Tate. | 18 | 30 |
| 5:25 | | Michael Diggins made Jumper. | 20 | 30 |
| 5:06 | | Bryson Langdon missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 30 |
| 5:06 | | Tarkus Ferguson Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 30 |
| 4:55 | | Foul on Adrian Nelson. | 20 | 30 |
| 4:55 | | Braelen Bridges missed Free Throw. | 20 | 30 |
| 4:55 | | Adrian Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 30 |
| 4:34 | | Bryson Langdon made Jumper. | 20 | 32 |
| 4:14 | | Godwin Boahen missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 32 |
| 4:14 | | Adrian Nelson Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 32 |
| 3:51 | | Adrian Nelson missed Layup. | 20 | 32 |
| 3:51 | | Tarkus Ferguson Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 32 |
| 3:13 | | Tarkus Ferguson Turnover. | 20 | 32 |
| 3:13 | | Bryson Langdon Steal. | 20 | 32 |
| 3:07 | | Tyler Sharpe missed Three Point Jumper. | 20 | 32 |
| 3:07 | | Jalen Tate Offensive Rebound. | 20 | 32 |
| 2:55 | | Bryson Langdon Turnover. | 20 | 32 |
| 2:55 | Official TV Timeout | 20 | 32 | |
| 2:38 | | Jordan Blount missed Jumper. | 20 | 32 |
| 2:38 | | Dantez Walton Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 32 |
| 2:05 | | Tyler Sharpe Turnover. | 20 | 32 |
| 2:05 | | Michael Diggins Steal. | 20 | 32 |
| 1:44 | | Jordan Blount made Jumper. Assisted by Tarkus Ferguson. | 22 | 32 |
| 1:13 | | Jalen Tate missed Jumper. | 22 | 32 |
| 1:13 | | Marcus Ottey Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 32 |
| 1:01 | | Michael Diggins Turnover. | 22 | 32 |
| 1:01 | | Northern Kentucky Timeout | 22 | 32 |
| 0:47 | | Tyler Sharpe missed Three Point Jumper. | 22 | 32 |
| 0:47 | | UIC Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 32 |
| 0:15 | | Michael Diggins made Jumper. | 24 | 32 |
| 0:01 | | Jalen Tate made Jumper. | 24 | 34 |
| 0:00 | End of 1st half | 24 | 34 | |
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Game Information
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Referee:Paul Szelc
Referee:Bo Boroski
Referee:D.J. Carstensen
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Missouri Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 12-2 | - | 22-3 |
| Murray State | 10-4 | 2 | 18-7 |
| Bradley | 9-5 | 3 | 16-9 |
| Illinois State | 8-5 | 3.5 | 16-8 |
| UIC | 8-6 | 4 | 13-12 |
| Northern Iowa | 7-6 | 4.5 | 15-9 |
| Valparaiso | 6-7 | 5.5 | 12-12 |
| Drake | 6-8 | 6 | 12-13 |
| Southern Illinois | 4-9 | 7.5 | 10-14 |
| Indiana State | 3-10 | 8.5 | 10-14 |
| Evansville | 1-12 | 10.5 | 5-19 |
| Horizon League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wright State | 11-3 | - | 16-9 |
| Oakland | 10-4 | 1 | 14-11 |
| Green Bay | 9-6 | 2.5 | 14-12 |
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 8-6 | 3 | 14-11 |
| Robert Morris | 8-7 | 3.5 | 16-10 |
| Detroit Mercy | 7-7 | 4 | 10-13 |
| Northern Kentucky | 7-8 | 4.5 | 15-11 |
| Cleveland State | 6-8 | 5 | 10-15 |
| Youngstown State | 5-9 | 6 | 12-13 |
| Milwaukee | 5-10 | 6.5 | 9-17 |
| IU Indianapolis | 3-11 | 8 | 7-18 |
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