Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Youngstown State Penguins

FINAL

Feb 22, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
NKU	15	43	58
YSU	35	29	64

Game Recap

Player Stats

NORTHERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5LJ Wells	25	2-8	0-1	0-1	6	3	1	0	3	2	4
6Ethan Elliott	39	3-7	0-1	0-0	5	4	2	0	2	2	6
0Dan Gherezgher	21	1-7	1-3	2-5	2	2	2	0	3	2	5
8Donovan Oday	36	6-23	4-15	2-5	2	1	1	0	4	4	18
11Tae Dozier	29	3-5	1-2	1-1	11	0	2	0	2	4	8
12Addison Archer	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Kael Robinson	28	3-15	2-8	5-6	7	1	0	1	2	4	13
3Shawn Nelson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
10Donovan Rakotonanahary	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	2	0
4Bryce Darbyshire	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
TOTAL	-	20-6829.4%	8-3125.8%	10-1855.6%	36	11	8	2	18	21	58

YOUNGSTOWN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
15Cris Carroll	35	2-10	1-7	10-12	10	2	1	1	5	4	15
7Vlad Salaridze	13	0-4	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	0	4	4	0
1Cam Polak	19	2-5	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	5
9Bryson Dawkins	34	9-12	1-3	3-6	3	1	1	0	1	1	22
0Jason Nelson	30	1-3	1-2	1-2	4	5	1	0	2	1	4
2Rich Rolf	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	2	2
10Imanuel Zorgvol	21	3-6	0-1	1-2	9	1	2	4	2	3	7
77Tae Blackshear	27	2-7	1-4	2-4	2	1	2	0	2	1	7
6Drew King	10	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	2

TOTAL	-	21-5042.0%	5-2025.0%	17-2665.4%	38	13	9	6	17	19	64

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNKUYSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Youngstown State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Northern Kentucky.
+3 (19:44) Jason Nelson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bryson Dawkins assists).
03
(19:09) Donovan Oday misses layup.
(19:06) Cris Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(19:03) Vlad Salaridze bad pass turnover.
(19:03) Tae Dozier Steal.
(18:57) Dan Gherezgher bad pass turnover.
(18:39) Vlad Salaridze misses 5-foot pullup jump shot.
(18:34) Cam Polak Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:23) Bryson Dawkins makes layup (Vlad Salaridze assists).
05
(18:07) Ethan Elliott misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(18:03) Vlad Salaridze Defensive Rebound.
(17:48) Cris Carroll bad pass turnover.
(17:48) Dan Gherezgher Steal.
+2 (17:43) Donovan Oday makes layup (Dan Gherezgher assists).
25
(17:43) Foul on Vlad Salaridze.
(17:43) Donovan Oday misses free throw 1 of 1.
(17:42) Cris Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Vlad Salaridze misses 3-foot pullup jump shot.
(17:21) Ethan Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(17:07) Donovan Oday misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:02) Tae Dozier Offensive Rebound.
(16:58) Tae Dozier bad pass turnover.
(16:58) Vlad Salaridze Steal.
(16:51) Cris Carroll misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(16:49) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
(16:45) Foul on Bryson Dawkins.
+2 (16:36) Ethan Elliott makes driving layup.
45
+2 (16:11) Cam Polak makes driving layup (Jason Nelson assists).
47
(15:43) LJ Wells bad pass turnover.
(15:43) Vlad Salaridze Steal.
+2 (15:38) Bryson Dawkins makes layup (Cris Carroll assists).
49
(15:38) Foul on Dan Gherezgher.
(15:38) Bryson Dawkins misses free throw 1 of 1.
(15:37) Tae Dozier Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Foul on Rich Rolf.
(15:10) Foul on Donovan Oday.
(15:10) Donovan Oday turnover.
(14:46) Tae Blackshear misses 16-foot pullup jump shot.
(14:39) Cris Carroll Offensive Rebound.
(14:39) Cris Carroll misses tip in layup.
(14:39) Cris Carroll Offensive Rebound.
(14:39) Foul on Tae Dozier.
(14:39) Cris Carroll misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:39) Youngstown State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (14:39) Cris Carroll makes free throw 2 of 2.
410
(14:24) Foul on Dan Gherezgher.
(14:24) Dan Gherezgher turnover.
(14:15) Cris Carroll misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(14:11) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(14:03) Donovan Oday misses layup.
(14:00) Rich Rolf Defensive Rebound.
(13:54) Cris Carroll misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(13:51) Cam Polak Offensive Rebound.
(13:42) Rich Rolf misses layup.
(13:42) Kael Robinson Block.
(13:38) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(13:35) Kael Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:31) Cam Polak Defensive Rebound.
+3 (13:23) Tae Blackshear makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cam Polak assists).
413
(13:11) Dan Gherezgher misses layup.
(13:08) Addison Archer Offensive Rebound.
(13:05) Donovan Oday misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(13:04) Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(13:04) Foul on Cris Carroll.
(12:58) LJ Wells traveling turnover.
(12:37) Jason Nelson traveling turnover.
(12:20) Dan Gherezgher misses layup.
(12:20) Imanuel Zorgvol Block.
(12:17) Tae Blackshear Defensive Rebound.
+3 (11:57) Cam Polak makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tae Blackshear assists).
416
(11:42) LJ Wells misses layup.
(11:40) Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
(11:40) Foul on Rich Rolf.
(11:30) LJ Wells misses 3-foot hook shot.
(11:26) Cris Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(11:13) Cris Carroll bad pass turnover.
(11:13) Ethan Elliott Steal.
(11:08) Foul on Ethan Elliott.
(11:08) Ethan Elliott turnover.
(10:45) Foul on Donovan Oday.
(10:45) Bryson Dawkins misses free throw 1 of 2.
(10:45) Youngstown State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (10:45) Bryson Dawkins makes free throw 2 of 2.
417
+3 (10:31) Tae Dozier makes 26-foot three point jumper.
717
(10:12) Vlad Salaridze bad pass turnover.
(9:51) Donovan Oday traveling turnover.
(9:37) Vlad Salaridze traveling turnover.
(9:10) Kael Robinson misses layup.
(9:06) Vlad Salaridze Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:58) Bryson Dawkins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cris Carroll assists).
720
+3 (8:47) Donovan Oday makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kael Robinson assists).
1020
(8:25) Tae Blackshear misses driving layup.
(8:23) Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
(8:23) Foul on Vlad Salaridze.
(8:11) Donovan Oday misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(8:06) Imanuel Zorgvol Defensive Rebound.
(8:00) Cris Carroll bad pass turnover.
(7:48) Donovan Oday misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:44) Cris Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(7:33) Cris Carroll misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(7:29) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
(7:26) Dan Gherezgher misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:22) Donovan Rakotonanahary Offensive Rebound.
(7:16) Donovan Oday misses layup.
(7:16) Imanuel Zorgvol Block.
(7:13) Imanuel Zorgvol Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:09) Bryson Dawkins makes driving layup.
1022
(7:02) Ethan Elliott misses 3-foot floating jump shot.
(6:58) Imanuel Zorgvol Defensive Rebound.
(6:56) Imanuel Zorgvol out of bounds bad pass turnover.
(6:54) Dan Gherezgher misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(6:51) Cam Polak Defensive Rebound.
(6:24) Bryson Dawkins misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(6:20) Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(6:02) Donovan Oday misses layup.
(6:02) Imanuel Zorgvol Block.
(6:02) Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+2 (5:52) Ethan Elliott makes layup (Donovan Oday assists).
1222
(5:33) Foul on Kael Robinson.
+1 (5:33) Cris Carroll makes free throw 1 of 2.
1223
+1 (5:33) Cris Carroll makes free throw 2 of 2.
1224
(5:18) Donovan Rakotonanahary misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:15) Drew King Defensive Rebound.
(5:08) Cam Polak misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:04) Imanuel Zorgvol Offensive Rebound.
(4:46) Imanuel Zorgvol misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:46) Donovan Rakotonanahary Block.
(4:44) Bryson Dawkins Offensive Rebound.
(4:44) team shot clock turnover .
(4:29) Foul on Shawn Nelson.
(4:29) Shawn Nelson turnover.
(4:09) Cris Carroll misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:06) Imanuel Zorgvol Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:03) Tae Blackshear makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Imanuel Zorgvol assists).
1226
(3:44) LJ Wells bad pass turnover.
(3:44) Imanuel Zorgvol Steal.
(3:30) Cris Carroll misses 13-foot step back jumpshot.
(3:27) Tae Dozier Defensive Rebound.
(3:16) Foul on Drew King.
(3:15) Dan Gherezgher misses free throw 1 of 3.
(3:15) Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (3:15) Dan Gherezgher makes free throw 2 of 3.
1326
(3:15) Dan Gherezgher misses free throw 3 of 3.
(3:14) Cris Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(2:50) Imanuel Zorgvol misses layup.
(2:47) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(2:43) Donovan Oday bad pass turnover.
(2:43) Tae Blackshear Steal.
+2 (2:37) Bryson Dawkins makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1328
(2:28) Kael Robinson misses layup.
(2:25) Cris Carroll Defensive Rebound.
(2:20) Bryson Dawkins misses layup.
(2:15) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(2:14) Dan Gherezgher misses layup.
(2:09) Kael Robinson Offensive Rebound.
(2:09) Kael Robinson misses tip in layup.
(2:08) Drew King Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:01) Imanuel Zorgvol makes layup (Drew King assists).
1330
(1:37) Dan Gherezgher bad pass turnover.
(1:37) Cris Carroll Steal.
+3 (1:34) Cris Carroll makes 26-foot three point jumper.
1333
(1:14) LJ Wells misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(1:09) Imanuel Zorgvol Defensive Rebound.
(0:50) Foul on Tae Dozier.
+1 (0:50) Cris Carroll makes free throw 1 of 2.
1334
(0:50) Cris Carroll misses free throw 2 of 2.
(0:50) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Donovan Oday misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:41) Youngstown State Defensive Rebound.
(0:17) Tae Blackshear bad pass turnover.
(0:17) LJ Wells Steal.
+2 (0:13) Bryce Darbyshire makes layup (LJ Wells assists).
1534
(0:00) Foul on LJ Wells.
(0:00) Imanuel Zorgvol misses free throw 1 of 2.
(0:00) Youngstown State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (0:00) Imanuel Zorgvol makes free throw 2 of 2.
1535

2nd half

Team Stats

NKU

YSU

58Points64

20-68(29.4%)Field Goal(%)21-50(42.0%)

8-31(25.8%)3-Point(%)5-20(25.0%)

10-18(55.6%)Free Throw(%)17-26(65.4%)

43(19)Rebounds(Offensive)40(8)

11Assists13

8Steals9

2Blocks6

18Turnovers18

21(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

0Largest Lead21

Game Details

Sunday, February 22, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Beeghly Center · Youngstown, OH

attendance: 2,344 (37.2%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: YSU -2.5

over/under: 152.5