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FINAL
Mar 6, 2025

Game Recap

Cleveland State tops Northern Kentucky 68-63 in Horizon League Tournament quarterfinals. Dylan Arnett had 16 points in Cleveland State's 68-63 win over Northern Kentucky on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Horizon League Tournament.

Box Score

12T
NKU273663
CLEV333568
Northern Kentucky Norse logoNORTHERN KENTUCKYMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
40Keeyan Itejere236-80-01-281012313
12Josh Dilling373-133-110-14200239
0Dan Gherezgher Jr.377-154-80-041113218
2Sam Vinson372-101-42-24630337
1Trey Robinson312-92-30-02200326
5LJ Wells262-80-06-7100311310
11Randall Pettus II10-00-00-00000020
34Hubertas Pivorius80-10-10-00000100
TOTAL-22-6434.4%10-2737.0%9-1275.0%321273151863
Cleveland State Vikings logoCLEVELAND STATEMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS
12Dylan Arnett377-140-02-4104042416
7Isaac Abidde203-40-02-23001038
0Tevin Smith244-90-08-840122316
1Tahj Staveskie282-80-52-22010206
6Ebrima Dibba321-30-02-20430124
32KJ Debrick30-00-00-01000000
20Cole Franklin141-30-00-08001032
4Je'Shawn Stevenson204-61-20-02030209
22Chase Robinson222-60-33-40210317
TOTAL-24-5345.3%1-1010.0%19-2286.4%301098121668

Play-by-Play

1st halfnkuclev
  • (20:00) Start game
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball won by Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (19:59) Jump Ball lost by Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (19:46) Foul on Tevin Smith.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (19:31) Trey Robinson missed Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (19:28) Dylan Arnett Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (19:19) Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (19:16) Dylan Arnett Offensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (19:15) Dylan Arnett made Layup.
    02
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (19:02) Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (19:02) Tevin Smith Block.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (18:56) Josh Dilling Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +2 (18:49) Keeyan Itejere made Dunk. Assisted by Josh Dilling.
    22
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (18:21) Tahj Staveskie made Jumper.
    24
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (18:05) Keeyan Itejere Turnover.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (17:43) Dylan Arnett missed Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (17:43) Cleveland State Turnover.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (17:42) Cleveland State Deadball Team Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (17:16) Keeyan Itejere missed Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (17:13) Tevin Smith Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (17:03) Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (17:00) Dylan Arnett Offensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (16:53) Dylan Arnett Turnover.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (16:38) Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (16:35) Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (16:24) Trey Robinson missed Layup.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (16:21) Tahj Staveskie Defensive Rebound.
  • (15:55) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (15:55) Keeyan Itejere subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (15:55) LJ Wells subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (15:52) Dylan Arnett made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.
    26
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (15:36) Trey Robinson missed Layup.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (15:34) Isaac Abidde Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (15:15) Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (15:11) Dylan Arnett Offensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (14:58) Tahj Staveskie made Jumper. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.
    28
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:58) Northern Kentucky Timeout
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (14:58) Tevin Smith subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (14:58) Chase Robinson subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:42) Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (14:39) Dylan Arnett Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (14:30) Dylan Arnett missed Layup.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:25) Trey Robinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:17) Trey Robinson missed Layup.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (14:17) Isaac Abidde Block.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:17) Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:17) Trey Robinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:17) Keeyan Itejere subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:14) Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:11) Josh Dilling Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:07) Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (14:06) Isaac Abidde Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (14:06) Foul on Keeyan Itejere.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (13:52) Foul on Dan Gherezgher Jr..
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (13:39) Dylan Arnett Turnover.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (13:39) LJ Wells Steal.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (13:29) Isaac Abidde subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (13:29) Je'Shawn Stevenson subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (13:10) Sam Vinson missed Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (13:07) Dylan Arnett Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:49) Chase Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:45) Keeyan Itejere Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:36) Keeyan Itejere Turnover.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:36) Je'Shawn Stevenson Steal.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:23) Chase Robinson Turnover.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:23) Dan Gherezgher Jr. Steal.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:17) Sam Vinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:16) Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:16) Foul on Chase Robinson.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:16) Tahj Staveskie subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:16) Ebrima Dibba subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:16) Tevin Smith subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:16) Cole Franklin subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:16) Sam Vinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:16) Keeyan Itejere subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:16) Trey Robinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:16) Hubertas Pivorius subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:10) Foul on Cole Franklin.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (12:03) Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (12:01) Cole Franklin Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (11:35) Tevin Smith missed Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (11:32) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (11:24) LJ Wells missed Layup.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (11:24) Dylan Arnett Block.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (11:20) Cole Franklin Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (11:13) Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.
    210
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +3 (10:47) Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Trey Robinson.
    510
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (10:31) Dylan Arnett missed Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (10:28) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (10:06) Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (10:06) Dylan Arnett Block.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (10:02) Josh Dilling Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (10:01) Josh Dilling missed Layup.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (10:01) Tevin Smith Block.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (10:00) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +2 (10:00) LJ Wells made Layup.
    710
  • (9:59) Official TV Timeout
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (9:59) Dylan Arnett subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (9:59) KJ Debrick subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (9:59) Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (9:59) Sam Vinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (9:40) Tevin Smith made Jumper.
    712
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (9:17) Josh Dilling missed Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (9:13) Cole Franklin Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (8:49) Chase Robinson Turnover.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (8:49) LJ Wells subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (8:49) Josh Dilling subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (8:49) Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (8:49) Keeyan Itejere subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (8:27) Foul on Cole Franklin.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (8:27) Je'Shawn Stevenson subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (8:27) Cole Franklin subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (8:27) Chase Robinson subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (8:27) Tahj Staveskie subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (8:27) Ebrima Dibba subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (8:27) Isaac Abidde subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +2 (8:22) Keeyan Itejere made Jumper.
    912
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (8:06) Tevin Smith made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.
    914
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (7:55) Keeyan Itejere missed Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (7:52) Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +2 (7:51) Keeyan Itejere made Layup.
    1114
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (7:28) Ebrima Dibba made Layup.
    1116
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (7:23) Hubertas Pivorius missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (7:19) KJ Debrick Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (7:00) Isaac Abidde missed Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (6:56) Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (6:43) Foul on Tevin Smith.
  • (6:43) Official TV Timeout
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (6:43) Tevin Smith subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (6:43) KJ Debrick subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (6:43) Je'Shawn Stevenson subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (6:43) Dylan Arnett subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (6:43) Hubertas Pivorius subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (6:43) Josh Dilling subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +1 (6:43) Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
    1216
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +1 (6:43) Sam Vinson made Free Throw.
    1316
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (6:43) Sam Vinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (6:43) Randall Pettus II subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (6:17) Dylan Arnett made Jumper.
    1318
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (6:10) Dan Gherezgher Jr. Turnover.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:59) Foul on Dan Gherezgher Jr..
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +1 (5:59) Isaac Abidde made Free Throw.
    1319
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:59) Trey Robinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:59) Randall Pettus II subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:59) Sam Vinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:59) LJ Wells subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +1 (5:59) Isaac Abidde made Free Throw.
    1320
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:48) LJ Wells missed Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:45) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:45) LJ Wells missed Two Point Tip Shot.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:45) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (5:45) Foul on Isaac Abidde.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +1 (5:45) LJ Wells made Free Throw.
    1420
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:44) LJ Wells missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:43) Sam Vinson Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +3 (5:41) Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sam Vinson.
    1720
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (5:25) Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.
    1722
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:21) Dan Gherezgher Jr. Turnover.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (5:21) Ebrima Dibba Steal.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (5:17) Tahj Staveskie missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (5:13) Je'Shawn Stevenson Offensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (5:05) Ebrima Dibba missed Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (5:02) Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (4:38) Dan Gherezgher Jr. missed Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (4:37) Cleveland State Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (4:37) Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (4:37) Keeyan Itejere subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (4:37) Trey Robinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (4:37) Hubertas Pivorius subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +3 (4:10) Je'Shawn Stevenson made Three Point Jumper.
    1725
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (4:01) Sam Vinson Turnover.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (4:01) Je'Shawn Stevenson Steal.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (3:46) Je'Shawn Stevenson made Layup.
    1727
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (3:46) Northern Kentucky Timeout
  • (3:46) Official TV Timeout
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (3:18) Hubertas Pivorius Turnover.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (3:18) Hubertas Pivorius subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (3:18) Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (3:02) Je'Shawn Stevenson Turnover.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (3:02) LJ Wells Steal.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +2 (2:57) Dan Gherezgher Jr. made Layup.
    1927
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (2:37) Isaac Abidde made Layup. Assisted by Dylan Arnett.
    1929
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (2:23) LJ Wells missed Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +2 (2:22) LJ Wells made Layup.
    2129
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (2:22) Foul on Isaac Abidde.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (2:22) Isaac Abidde subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (2:22) Chase Robinson subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +1 (2:22) LJ Wells made Free Throw.
    2229
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (2:22) Trey Robinson subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (2:22) Keeyan Itejere subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (2:21) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (2:12) Tahj Staveskie missed Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (2:09) Keeyan Itejere Defensive Rebound.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (1:54) Foul on Dylan Arnett.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (1:53) Josh Dilling missed Free Throw.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (1:51) Dan Gherezgher Jr. Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (1:44) LJ Wells missed Layup.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (1:38) Keeyan Itejere Offensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +2 (1:38) Keeyan Itejere made Two Point Tip Shot.
    2429
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +2 (1:26) Dylan Arnett made Jumper. Assisted by Ebrima Dibba.
    2431
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    +3 (1:14) Sam Vinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Keeyan Itejere.
    2731
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (0:41) Chase Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:38) Sam Vinson Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:32) Sam Vinson missed Layup.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (0:31) Chase Robinson subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (0:31) Tevin Smith subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:31) Dan Gherezgher Jr. subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:31) Hubertas Pivorius subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (0:30) Cleveland State Defensive Rebound.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:06) Foul on Josh Dilling.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:02) Foul on Keeyan Itejere.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +1 (0:02) Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
    2732
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:02) Keeyan Itejere subbing out for Northern Kentucky
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:02) Trey Robinson subbing in for Northern Kentucky
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    +1 (0:02) Tevin Smith made Free Throw.
    2733
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (0:02) Tevin Smith subbing out for Cleveland State
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (0:02) Cole Franklin subbing in for Cleveland State
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:00) Josh Dilling missed Three Point Jumper.
  • Cleveland State Vikings logo
    (0:00) Dylan Arnett Block.
  • Northern Kentucky Norse logo
    (0:00) Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
  • (0:00) End of 1st half
2nd half

Team Stats

63Points68
22-64(34.4%)Field Goal(%)24-53(45.3%)
10-27(37%)3-Point(%)1-10(10%)
9-12(75%)Free Throw(%)19-22(86.4%)
37(20)Rebounds(Offensive)36(13)
12Assists10
7Steals9
3Blocks8
15Turnovers13
18(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)
0Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, March 6, 2025 · 8:00 PM
Wolstein Center · Cleveland, OH
attendance: 1,465 (10.8%)
tv: ESPN+
spread: CLEV -4.5
over/under: 140.5