Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Wright State Raiders

FINAL

Jan 24, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NKU	36	44	80
WRST	48	40	88

Game Recap

Imariagbe's 24 points, 11 rebounds lead Wright State past Northern Kentucky 88-80. Michael Imariagbe had 24 points and 11 rebounds in Wright State's 88-80 victory against Northern Kentucky on Saturday.

Player Stats

NORTHERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5LJ Wells	32	5-7	0-1	4-6	3	1	0	1	2	4	14
24Kael Robinson	21	2-7	0-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	3	1	4
6Ethan Elliott	13	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0
0Dan Gherezgher	39	12-17	4-8	2-4	3	2	1	0	3	2	30
11Tae Dozier	31	4-6	1-3	1-2	5	0	2	0	3	5	10
3Shawn Nelson	23	3-6	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	2	6
1Ryan Tolliver	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10Donovan Rakotonanahary	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
4Bryce Darbyshire	5	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0
8Donovan Oday	29	5-9	0-3	4-4	4	1	1	0	1	5	14
TOTAL	-	32-5855.2%	5-2123.8%	11-1668.8%	24	7	5	1	14	25	80

WRIGHT STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Kellen Pickett	32	3-9	0-1	3-4	6	1	0	3	0	1	9
33Michael Imariagbe	29	7-10	0-0	10-12	11	1	2	0	2	0	24
3Dominic Pangonis	30	4-8	2-5	2-2	3	1	2	0	0	1	12
22TJ Burch	31	7-13	1-1	1-2	3	3	4	0	4	3	16
13Solomon Callaghan	30	0-2	0-1	3-4	3	2	0	0	1	4	3
20Andrea Holden	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0
55Michael Cooper	22	5-9	2-4	9-10	1	0	1	0	0	0	21
21Logan Woods	9	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
2Sam Alamutu	13	0-0	0-0	1-2	3	0	1	0	1	3	1

TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	5-1435.7%	29-3680.6%	30	8	11	3	9	15	88

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNKUWRST

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Northern Kentucky.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Wright State.
+2 (19:39) Kael Robinson makes layup.
20
(19:11) Solomon Callaghan misses layup.
(19:11) LJ Wells Block.
(19:11) Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(18:57) Dan Gherezgher bad pass turnover.
(18:57) TJ Burch Steal.
(18:39) Kellen Pickett misses layup.
(18:36) Michael Imariagbe Offensive Rebound.
(18:34) Michael Imariagbe bad pass turnover.
(18:14) Kael Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:09) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
(18:05) Ethan Elliott misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(18:00) Solomon Callaghan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:36) TJ Burch makes driving layup.
22
+2 (17:22) Dan Gherezgher makes layup.
42
(17:09) TJ Burch misses layup.
(17:08) Michael Imariagbe Offensive Rebound.
(17:08) Foul on LJ Wells.
+2 (17:01) Dominic Pangonis makes driving layup.
44
(16:46) Foul on Andrea Holden.
(16:34) Dan Gherezgher misses 8-foot jumper.
(16:31) Kael Robinson Offensive Rebound.
(16:26) Kael Robinson misses layup.
(16:22) Tae Dozier Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:22) Tae Dozier makes 0-foot tip in layup.
64
+2 (16:03) Michael Cooper makes layup.
66
(15:49) Kael Robinson bad pass turnover.
(15:49) Andrea Holden Steal.
(15:34) Foul on Donovan Rakotonanahary.
(15:30) Michael Cooper misses 9-foot jumper.
(15:25) Sam Alamutu Offensive Rebound.
(15:23) TJ Burch misses layup.
(15:20) Dominic Pangonis Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:09) TJ Burch makes 11-foot jumper.
68
(14:55) Foul on Andrea Holden.
(14:55) LJ Wells misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:55) Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:55) LJ Wells makes free throw 2 of 2.
78
+2 (14:33) Michael Cooper makes driving layup.
710
(14:29) Ethan Elliott bad pass turnover.
(14:29) Michael Cooper Steal.
+3 (14:24) Michael Cooper makes 25-foot three point jumper.
713
(14:16) Foul on Sam Alamutu.
+1 (14:16) LJ Wells makes free throw 1 of 2.
813
(14:15) LJ Wells misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:14) Sam Alamutu Defensive Rebound.
(13:52) Foul on Dan Gherezgher.
(13:47) Michael Imariagbe misses layup.
(13:43) Sam Alamutu Offensive Rebound.
(13:39) Michael Cooper misses layup.
(13:37) Michael Imariagbe Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:36) Michael Imariagbe makes layup.
815
+2 (13:21) Kael Robinson makes layup.
1015
+2 (12:49) Logan Woods makes 3-foot jumper.
1017
(12:32) Tae Dozier bad pass turnover.
+2 (12:24) Michael Imariagbe makes layup (TJ Burch assists).
1019
+2 (12:06) LJ Wells makes 2-foot dunk.
1219
(11:51) Kellen Pickett misses driving layup.
(11:47) Michael Imariagbe Offensive Rebound.
(11:46) Solomon Callaghan misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:43) Dan Gherezgher Defensive Rebound.
(11:32) LJ Wells misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:28) Michael Imariagbe Defensive Rebound.
(11:22) Logan Woods misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(11:17) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(11:10) Kael Robinson misses layup.
(11:08) Solomon Callaghan Defensive Rebound.
(11:08) Foul on Donovan Oday.
+3 (10:40) TJ Burch makes 26-foot three point jumper (Solomon Callaghan assists).
1222
(10:23) Kael Robinson bad pass turnover.
(10:23) Michael Imariagbe Steal.
(10:00) Foul on Ryan Tolliver.
+2 (9:54) Kellen Pickett makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
1224
(9:33) Ethan Elliott misses 12-foot jumper.
(9:30) TJ Burch Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:22) Michael Imariagbe makes layup.
1226
(8:51) LJ Wells bad pass turnover.
(8:51) Dominic Pangonis Steal.
(8:38) TJ Burch bad pass turnover.
(8:22) LJ Wells bad pass turnover.
(8:22) Sam Alamutu Steal.
+2 (8:07) Kellen Pickett makes layup (TJ Burch assists).
1228
+2 (8:00) Donovan Oday makes driving layup.
1428
+3 (7:36) Dominic Pangonis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kellen Pickett assists).
1431
(7:16) Foul on Solomon Callaghan.
+3 (7:13) Dan Gherezgher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Oday assists).
1731
(7:12) Foul on Sam Alamutu.
+1 (7:12) Dan Gherezgher makes free throw 1 of 1.
1831
(6:52) Dominic Pangonis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:47) Dan Gherezgher Defensive Rebound.
(6:35) Foul on Dominic Pangonis.
+2 (6:15) Dan Gherezgher makes 14-foot jumper.
2031
+3 (6:02) Dominic Pangonis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Michael Imariagbe assists).
2034
(5:44) LJ Wells misses layup.
(5:44) Ethan Elliott Offensive Rebound.
(5:44) Kellen Pickett Block.
+3 (5:40) Dan Gherezgher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ethan Elliott assists).
2334
(5:25) Michael Imariagbe bad pass turnover.
(5:11) Foul on Shawn Nelson.
(5:11) Shawn Nelson turnover.
+2 (4:50) Michael Imariagbe makes layup.
2336
+2 (4:33) Donovan Oday makes driving layup.
2536
(4:20) Logan Woods misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(4:16) Shawn Nelson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:59) Shawn Nelson makes layup.
2736
(3:45) Foul on Donovan Oday.
(3:45) Michael Imariagbe misses free throw 1 of 2.
(3:45) Wright State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:45) Michael Imariagbe makes free throw 2 of 2.
2737
(3:35) Donovan Oday bad pass turnover.
(3:35) TJ Burch Steal.
+2 (3:30) Dominic Pangonis makes layup (TJ Burch assists).
2739
+3 (3:22) Dan Gherezgher makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shawn Nelson assists).
3039
(3:03) Foul on Tae Dozier.
+1 (3:03) Michael Imariagbe makes free throw 1 of 2.
3040
+1 (3:03) Michael Imariagbe makes free throw 2 of 2.
3041
+2 (2:45) Dan Gherezgher makes 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
3241
(2:30) Foul on Tae Dozier.
(2:30) Sam Alamutu misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:30) Wright State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:30) Sam Alamutu makes free throw 2 of 2.
3242
(2:20) Foul on TJ Burch.
(2:19) Dan Gherezgher misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:18) Dominic Pangonis Defensive Rebound.
(1:55) Kellen Pickett misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:50) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:46) Tae Dozier makes layup.
3442
(1:16) TJ Burch misses 4-foot jumper.
(1:13) Tae Dozier Defensive Rebound.
(1:13) Tae Dozier bad pass turnover.
(1:13) TJ Burch Steal.
+2 (1:13) TJ Burch makes layup.
3444
(0:58) Kael Robinson bad pass turnover.
(0:58) Michael Imariagbe Steal.
(0:51) TJ Burch misses 4-foot jumper.
(0:48) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:38) Donovan Oday makes layup.
3644
(0:37) Technical Foul on Donovan Oday.
+1 (0:37) Solomon Callaghan makes free throw 1 of 2.
3645
+1 (0:37) Solomon Callaghan makes free throw 2 of 2.
3646
+2 (0:13) Michael Imariagbe makes layup (Dominic Pangonis assists).
3648
(0:03) Dan Gherezgher misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:00) Dominic Pangonis Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NKU

WRST

80Points88

32-58(55.2%)Field Goal(%)27-54(50.0%)

5-21(23.8%)3-Point(%)5-14(35.7%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)29-36(80.6%)

26(8)Rebounds(Offensive)33(12)

7Assists8

5Steals11

1Blocks3

14Turnovers10

25(1)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

2Largest Lead17

Game Details

Saturday, January 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM

Nutter Center · Dayton, OH

attendance: 3,730 (46.6%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: WRST -1.5

over/under: 155.5