Northern Kentucky Norse @ Cleveland State Vikings

Barbasol Horizon League Championship - Quarterfinal

17-16, 11-9 Horizon

Final

	1	2	T
N Kentucky NKU	27	36	63
Cleveland St CLE	33	35	68

Cleveland State VikingsCleveland StCLE

21-11, 14-6 Horizon

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Trey Robinson missed Jumper.
Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
Dylan Arnett made Layup.
Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
Keeyan Itejere made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Dilling.
Tahj Staveskie made Jumper.
Dylan Arnett missed Jumper.
Keeyan Itejere missed Jumper.
Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
Trey Robinson missed Layup.
Dylan Arnett made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.
Trey Robinson missed Layup.
Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
Tahj Staveskie made Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.
Dylan Arnett missed Layup.
Trey Robinson missed Layup.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Vinson missed Jumper.
Chase Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.
Tevin Smith missed Jumper.
LJ Wells missed Layup.
Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Robinson.
Dylan Arnett missed Jumper.
Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dilling missed Layup.
LJ Wells made Layup.
Tevin Smith made Jumper.
Josh Dilling missed Jumper.
Keeyan Itejere made Jumper.
Tevin Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.
Keeyan Itejere missed Jumper.
Keeyan Itejere made Layup.
Ebrima Dibba made Layup.
Hubertas Pivorius missed Three Point Jumper.
Isaac Abidde missed Jumper.
Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
Dylan Arnett made Jumper.
Isaac Abidde made Free Throw.
Isaac Abidde made Free Throw.
LJ Wells missed Jumper.
LJ Wells missed Two Point Tip Shot.
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
LJ Wells missed Free Throw.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.
Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
Ebrima Dibba missed Jumper.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.
Je'Shawn Stevenson made Three Point Jumper.
Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup.
Isaac Abidde made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.
LJ Wells missed Jumper.
LJ Wells made Layup.
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
Tahj Staveskie missed Jumper.
Josh Dilling missed Free Throw.
LJ Wells missed Layup.
Keeyan Itejere made Two Point Tip Shot.
Dylan Arnett made Jumper. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.
Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keeyan Itejere.
Chase Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Vinson missed Layup.
Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dilling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Robinson.
Dylan Arnett made Jumper.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
Tevin Smith missed Layup.
Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
Dylan Arnett missed Free Throw.
Dylan Arnett made Free Throw.
Keeyan Itejere made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Dilling.
Dylan Arnett made Jumper.
Keeyan Itejere made Dunk. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
Dylan Arnett missed Jumper.
Tevin Smith missed Layup.
Dylan Arnett missed Layup.
Isaac Abidde made Dunk. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.
Trey Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
Tevin Smith missed Jumper.
Isaac Abidde made Layup.
Chase Robinson missed Layup.
Tevin Smith made Layup. Assisted by Chase Robinson.
Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Tevin Smith missed Layup.
Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
Keeyan Itejere missed Free Throw.
Keeyan Itejere made Free Throw.
Dylan Arnett made Jumper.
Je'Shawn Stevenson missed Layup.
Cole Franklin made Layup.
Sam Vinson missed Jumper.
Dylan Arnett missed Layup.
Je'Shawn Stevenson missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Chase Robinson made Jumper.
Ebrima Dibba made Free Throw.
Ebrima Dibba made Free Throw.
Sam Vinson missed Jumper.
Chase Robinson made Layup.
Ebrima Dibba missed Layup.
Cole Franklin missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Dylan Arnett missed Jumper.
Trey Robinson missed Jumper.
Chase Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dilling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Gherezgher Jr..
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
Sam Vinson missed Layup.
Trey Robinson missed Jumper.
Trey Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
Cole Franklin missed Jumper.
LJ Wells missed Jumper.
Trey Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
Tevin Smith made Dunk. Assisted by Chase Robinson.
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
LJ Wells made Free Throw.
Chase Robinson made Free Throw.
Chase Robinson made Free Throw.
Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
Dylan Arnett made Free Throw.
Dylan Arnett missed Free Throw.
Sam Vinson made Layup.
Chase Robinson made Free Throw.
Chase Robinson missed Free Throw.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup.
Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
Josh Dilling made Three Point Jumper.
Tahj Staveskie made Free Throw.
Tahj Staveskie made Free Throw.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup.
Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		NKU	CLE
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball won by Northern Kentucky	0	0
19:59	Jump Ball lost by Cleveland State	0	0
19:46	Foul on Tevin Smith.	0	0
19:31	Trey Robinson missed Jumper.	0	0
19:28	Dylan Arnett Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:19	Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:16	Dylan Arnett Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Dylan Arnett made Layup.	0	2
19:02	Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:02	Tevin Smith Block.	0	2
18:56	Josh Dilling Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:49	Keeyan Itejere made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Dilling.	2	2
18:21	Tahj Staveskie made Jumper.	2	4
18:05	Keeyan Itejere Turnover.	2	4
17:43	Dylan Arnett missed Jumper.	2	4
17:43	Cleveland State Turnover.	2	4
17:42	Cleveland State Deadball Team Rebound.	2	4
17:16	Keeyan Itejere missed Jumper.	2	4
17:13	Tevin Smith Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:03	Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:00	Dylan Arnett Offensive Rebound.	2	4
16:53	Dylan Arnett Turnover.	2	4
16:38	Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
16:35	Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.	2	4
16:24	Trey Robinson missed Layup.	2	4
16:21	Tahj Staveskie Defensive Rebound.	2	4
15:55	Official TV Timeout	2	4
15:55	Keeyan Itejere subbing out for Northern Kentucky	2	4
15:55	LJ Wells subbing in for Northern Kentucky	2	4
15:52	Dylan Arnett made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.	2	6
15:36	Trey Robinson missed Layup.	2	6
15:34	Isaac Abidde Defensive Rebound.	2	6
15:15	Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
15:11	Dylan Arnett Offensive Rebound.	2	6
14:58	Tahj Staveskie made Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.	2	8
14:58	Northern Kentucky Timeout	2	8
14:58	Tevin Smith subbing out for Cleveland State	2	8
14:58	Chase Robinson subbing in for Cleveland State	2	8
14:42	Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.	2	8
14:39	Dylan Arnett Defensive Rebound.	2	8
14:30	Dylan Arnett missed Layup.	2	8
14:25	Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.	2	8
14:17	Trey Robinson missed Layup.	2	8
14:17	Isaac Abidde Block.	2	8
14:17	Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.	2	8
14:17	Trey Robinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky	2	8
14:17	Keeyan Itejere subbing in for Northern Kentucky	2	8
14:14	Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
14:11	Josh Dilling Offensive Rebound.	2	8
14:07	Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
14:06	Isaac Abidde Defensive Rebound.	2	8
14:06	Foul on Keeyan Itejere.	2	8
13:52	Foul on Dan Gherezgher Jr..	2	8
13:39	Dylan Arnett Turnover.	2	8
13:39	LJ Wells Steal.	2	8
13:29	Isaac Abidde subbing out for Cleveland State	2	8
13:29	Je'Shawn Stevenson subbing in for Cleveland State	2	8
13:10	Sam Vinson missed Jumper.	2	8
13:07	Dylan Arnett Defensive Rebound.	2	8
12:49	Chase Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
12:45	Keeyan Itejere Defensive Rebound.	2	8
12:36	Keeyan Itejere Turnover.	2	8
12:36	Je'Shawn Stevenson Steal.	2	8
12:23	Chase Robinson Turnover.	2	8
12:23	Dan Gherezgher Jr. Steal.	2	8
12:17	Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.	2	8
12:16	Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.	2	8
12:16	Foul on Chase Robinson.	2	8
12:16	Tahj Staveskie subbing out for Cleveland State	2	8
12:16	Ebrima Dibba subbing out for Cleveland State	2	8
12:16	Tevin Smith subbing in for Cleveland State	2	8
12:16	Cole Franklin subbing in for Cleveland State	2	8
12:16	Sam Vinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky	2	8
12:16	Keeyan Itejere subbing out for Northern Kentucky	2	8
12:16	Trey Robinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky	2	8
12:16	Hubertas Pivorius subbing in for Northern Kentucky	2	8
12:10	Foul on Cole Franklin.	2	8
12:03	Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.	2	8
12:01	Cole Franklin Defensive Rebound.	2	8
11:35	Tevin Smith missed Jumper.	2	8
11:32	LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.	2	8
11:24	LJ Wells missed Layup.	2	8
11:24	Dylan Arnett Block.	2	8
11:20	Cole Franklin Defensive Rebound.	2	8
11:13	Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.	2	10
10:47	Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Robinson.	5	10
10:31	Dylan Arnett missed Jumper.	5	10
10:28	LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.	5	10
10:06	Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.	5	10
10:06	Dylan Arnett Block.	5	10
10:02	Josh Dilling Offensive Rebound.	5	10
10:01	Josh Dilling missed Layup.	5	10
10:01	Tevin Smith Block.	5	10
10:00	LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.	5	10
10:00	LJ Wells made Layup.	7	10
9:59	Official TV Timeout	7	10
9:59	Dylan Arnett subbing out for Cleveland State	7	10
9:59	KJ Debrick subbing in for Cleveland State	7	10
9:59	Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing out for Northern Kentucky	7	10
9:59	Sam Vinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky	7	10
9:40	Tevin Smith made Jumper.	7	12
9:17	Josh Dilling missed Jumper.	7	12
9:13	Cole Franklin Defensive Rebound.	7	12
8:49	Chase Robinson Turnover.	7	12
8:49	LJ Wells subbing out for Northern Kentucky	7	12
8:49	Josh Dilling subbing out for Northern Kentucky	7	12
8:49	Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing in for Northern Kentucky	7	12
8:49	Keeyan Itejere subbing in for Northern Kentucky	7	12
8:27	Foul on Cole Franklin.	7	12
8:27	Je'Shawn Stevenson subbing out for Cleveland State	7	12
8:27	Cole Franklin subbing out for Cleveland State	7	12
8:27	Chase Robinson subbing out for Cleveland State	7	12
8:27	Tahj Staveskie subbing in for Cleveland State	7	12
8:27	Ebrima Dibba subbing in for Cleveland State	7	12
8:27	Isaac Abidde subbing in for Cleveland State	7	12
8:22	Keeyan Itejere made Jumper.	9	12
8:06	Tevin Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.	9	14
7:55	Keeyan Itejere missed Jumper.	9	14
7:52	Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.	9	14
7:51	Keeyan Itejere made Layup.	11	14
7:28	Ebrima Dibba made Layup.	11	16
7:23	Hubertas Pivorius missed Three Point Jumper.	11	16
7:19	KJ Debrick Defensive Rebound.	11	16
7:00	Isaac Abidde missed Jumper.	11	16
6:56	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	11	16
6:43	Foul on Tevin Smith.	11	16
6:43	Official TV Timeout	11	16
6:43	Tevin Smith subbing out for Cleveland State	11	16
6:43	KJ Debrick subbing out for Cleveland State	11	16
6:43	Je'Shawn Stevenson subbing in for Cleveland State	11	16
6:43	Dylan Arnett subbing in for Cleveland State	11	16
6:43	Hubertas Pivorius subbing out for Northern Kentucky	11	16
6:43	Josh Dilling subbing in for Northern Kentucky	11	16
6:43	Sam Vinson made Free Throw.	12	16
6:43	Sam Vinson made Free Throw.	13	16
6:43	Sam Vinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky	13	16
6:43	Randall Pettus II subbing in for Northern Kentucky	13	16
6:17	Dylan Arnett made Jumper.	13	18
6:10	Dan Gherezgher Jr. Turnover.	13	18
5:59	Foul on Dan Gherezgher Jr..	13	18
5:59	Isaac Abidde made Free Throw.	13	19
5:59	Trey Robinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky	13	19
5:59	Randall Pettus II subbing out for Northern Kentucky	13	19
5:59	Sam Vinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky	13	19
5:59	LJ Wells subbing in for Northern Kentucky	13	19
5:59	Isaac Abidde made Free Throw.	13	20
5:48	LJ Wells missed Jumper.	13	20
5:45	LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.	13	20
5:45	LJ Wells missed Two Point Tip Shot.	13	20
5:45	LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.	13	20
5:45	Foul on Isaac Abidde.	13	20
5:45	LJ Wells made Free Throw.	14	20
5:44	LJ Wells missed Free Throw.	14	20
5:43	Sam Vinson Offensive Rebound.	14	20
5:41	Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.	17	20
5:25	Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.	17	22
5:21	Dan Gherezgher Jr. Turnover.	17	22
5:21	Ebrima Dibba Steal.	17	22
5:17	Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.	17	22
5:13	Je'Shawn Stevenson Offensive Rebound.	17	22
5:05	Ebrima Dibba missed Jumper.	17	22
5:02	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	17	22
4:38	Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.	17	22
4:37	Cleveland State Defensive Rebound.	17	22
4:37	Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing out for Northern Kentucky	17	22
4:37	Keeyan Itejere subbing out for Northern Kentucky	17	22
4:37	Trey Robinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky	17	22
4:37	Hubertas Pivorius subbing in for Northern Kentucky	17	22
4:10	Je'Shawn Stevenson made Three Point Jumper.	17	25
4:01	Sam Vinson Turnover.	17	25
4:01	Je'Shawn Stevenson Steal.	17	25
3:46	Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup.	17	27
3:46	Northern Kentucky Timeout	17	27
3:46	Official TV Timeout	17	27
3:18	Hubertas Pivorius Turnover.	17	27
3:18	Hubertas Pivorius subbing out for Northern Kentucky	17	27
3:18	Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing in for Northern Kentucky	17	27
3:02	Je'Shawn Stevenson Turnover.	17	27
3:02	LJ Wells Steal.	17	27
2:57	Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup.	19	27
2:37	Isaac Abidde made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.	19	29
2:23	LJ Wells missed Jumper.	19	29
2:22	LJ Wells made Layup.	21	29
2:22	Foul on Isaac Abidde.	21	29
2:22	Isaac Abidde subbing out for Cleveland State	21	29
2:22	Chase Robinson subbing in for Cleveland State	21	29
2:22	LJ Wells made Free Throw.	22	29
2:22	Trey Robinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky	22	29
2:22	Keeyan Itejere subbing in for Northern Kentucky	22	29
2:21	LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.	22	29
2:12	Tahj Staveskie missed Jumper.	22	29
2:09	Keeyan Itejere Defensive Rebound.	22	29
1:54	Foul on Dylan Arnett.	22	29
1:53	Josh Dilling missed Free Throw.	22	29
1:51	Dan Gherezgher Jr. Offensive Rebound.	22	29
1:44	LJ Wells missed Layup.	22	29
1:38	Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.	22	29
1:38	Keeyan Itejere made Two Point Tip Shot.	24	29
1:26	Dylan Arnett made Jumper. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.	24	31
1:14	Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keeyan Itejere.	27	31
0:41	Chase Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.	27	31
0:38	Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.	27	31
0:32	Sam Vinson missed Layup.	27	31
0:31	Chase Robinson subbing out for Cleveland State	27	31
0:31	Tevin Smith subbing in for Cleveland State	27	31
0:31	Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing out for Northern Kentucky	27	31
0:31	Hubertas Pivorius subbing in for Northern Kentucky	27	31
0:30	Cleveland State Defensive Rebound.	27	31
0:06	Foul on Josh Dilling.	27	31
0:02	Foul on Keeyan Itejere.	27	31
0:02	Tevin Smith made Free Throw.	27	32
0:02	Keeyan Itejere subbing out for Northern Kentucky	27	32
0:02	Trey Robinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky	27	32
0:02	Tevin Smith made Free Throw.	27	33
0:02	Tevin Smith subbing out for Cleveland State	27	33
0:02	Cole Franklin subbing in for Cleveland State	27	33
0:00	Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.	27	33
0:00	Dylan Arnett Block.	27	33
0:00	Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.	27	33
0:00	End of 1st half	27	33

Tevin Smith rocks the rim with jam

0:20

Josh Dilling nails the 3-pointer vs. Cleveland State Vikings

0:19

Keeyan Itejere slams it home with authority

0:16

Game Information

Cleveland, OH

Referee:Amy Bonner

Referee:Jim Bruno

Referee:Steve McJunkins

NCAA Division I

Horizon League	CONF	GB	OVR
Wright State	11-4	-	16-10
Oakland	10-5	1	14-12
Green Bay	10-6	1.5	15-12
Robert Morris	9-7	2.5	17-10
Purdue Fort Wayne	8-7	3	14-12
Detroit Mercy	8-7	3	11-13
Northern Kentucky	8-8	3.5	16-11
Youngstown State	6-9	5	13-13
Cleveland State	6-9	5	10-16
Milwaukee	6-10	5.5	10-17
IU Indianapolis	3-13	8.5	7-20

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