Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Cleveland State Vikings

Feb 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NKU	42	39	81
CLEV	24	46	70

Game Recap

Northern Kentucky defeats Cleveland State 81-70. LJ Wells' 24 points and 12 rebounds helped Northern Kentucky defeat Cleveland State 81-70 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

NORTHERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5LJ Wells	33	6-13	0-1	12-16	12	4	1	0	3	1	24
24Kael Robinson	26	3-10	2-8	3-6	3	1	0	1	1	1	11
6Ethan Elliott	36	2-3	1-2	0-0	7	8	2	0	1	3	5
8Donovan Oday	28	8-8	2-2	4-4	3	0	1	3	4	5	22
11Tae Dozier	33	2-7	2-7	0-0	5	3	0	1	1	4	6
12Addison Archer	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
10Donovan Rakotonanahary	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
0Dan Gherezgher	16	4-7	3-6	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	4	11
4Bryce Darbyshire	11	1-3	0-2	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	0	2
TOTAL	-	26-5151.0%	10-2835.7%	19-2673.1%	36	17	7	5	14	22	81

CLEVELAND STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
12Holden Pierre-Louis	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	2	0
22Josiah Harris	38	2-9	1-5	3-3	6	5	0	0	0	4	8
3Tre Beard	37	5-10	3-7	1-1	1	2	2	0	2	4	14
2Jaidon Lipscomb	35	4-13	1-7	3-3	3	1	0	0	3	3	12
24Kamari Jones	16	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	2	2
4Preist Ryan	32	8-13	0-0	4-7	10	1	0	0	3	5	20
5David Giddens	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Manny Hill	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
1Chevalier Emery	29	3-9	0-3	6-7	0	1	0	1	0	4	12
TOTAL	-	24-6040.0%	5-2420.8%	17-2181.0%	25	11	2	1	12	24	70

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNKUCLEV

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Cleveland State.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Northern Kentucky.
(19:35) Kamari Jones bad pass turnover.
(19:35) LJ Wells Steal.
(19:17) Tae Dozier misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(19:13) Holden Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(18:52) Kamari Jones misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(18:49) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:41) LJ Wells makes layup.
20
(18:41) Foul on Kamari Jones.
+1 (18:41) LJ Wells makes free throw 1 of 1.
30
(18:20) Jaidon Lipscomb misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(18:20) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
(18:20) Foul on Holden Pierre-Louis.
(17:53) Ethan Elliott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(17:49) Holden Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(17:25) Preist Ryan bad pass turnover.
(17:09) Foul on Preist Ryan.
(16:56) LJ Wells misses 10-foot jumper.
(16:53) Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Holden Pierre-Louis bad pass turnover.
(16:35) Ethan Elliott Steal.
+3 (16:29) Kael Robinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ethan Elliott assists).
60
(16:09) Preist Ryan misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(16:07) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(15:52) Tae Dozier misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:48) Holden Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(15:38) Holden Pierre-Louis bad pass turnover.
(15:25) Kael Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:22) Foul on Dan Gherezgher.
(15:21) Preist Ryan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:08) Tre Beard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josiah Harris assists).
63
(14:54) Dan Gherezgher misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:50) Preist Ryan Defensive Rebound.
(14:43) Preist Ryan bad pass turnover.
(14:43) Dan Gherezgher Steal.
(14:36) Dan Gherezgher bad pass turnover.
(14:18) Jaidon Lipscomb misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:16) Ethan Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(14:15) Foul on Jaidon Lipscomb.
+2 (13:53) Donovan Oday makes layup (Tae Dozier assists).
83
(13:33) Chevalier Emery misses layup.
(13:31) Tae Dozier Defensive Rebound.
(13:25) Foul on Josiah Harris.
+1 (13:25) LJ Wells makes free throw 1 of 2.
93
+1 (13:25) LJ Wells makes free throw 2 of 2.
103
(13:13) Preist Ryan misses layup.
(13:13) Donovan Oday Block.
(13:09) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(13:01) Kael Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Holden Pierre-Louis Defensive Rebound.
(12:44) Foul on Dan Gherezgher.
(12:34) Tre Beard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:34) Donovan Oday Block.
(12:32) Cleveland State Offensive Rebound.
(12:26) Foul on Addison Archer.
+1 (12:26) Preist Ryan makes free throw 1 of 2.
104
+1 (12:26) Preist Ryan makes free throw 2 of 2.
105
(12:18) Foul on Addison Archer.
(12:18) Addison Archer turnover.
(12:03) Foul on Jaidon Lipscomb.
(12:03) Jaidon Lipscomb turnover.
+3 (11:53) Tae Dozier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ethan Elliott assists).
135
(11:44) Foul on Addison Archer.
(11:24) Holden Pierre-Louis misses layup.
(11:24) Donovan Oday Block.
(11:20) Tae Dozier Defensive Rebound.
(10:58) LJ Wells misses 9-foot jumper.
(10:55) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
(10:55) Foul on Kamari Jones.
+1 (10:55) LJ Wells makes free throw 1 of 2.
145
(10:53) LJ Wells misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:52) Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
(10:26) Preist Ryan misses layup.
(10:26) Kael Robinson Block.
(10:21) Ethan Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(10:13) Tae Dozier misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:08) Preist Ryan Defensive Rebound.
(9:55) Josiah Harris misses layup.
(9:53) Ethan Elliott Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:43) Dan Gherezgher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ethan Elliott assists).
175
(9:18) Josiah Harris misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:15) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(9:10) LJ Wells misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:06) Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Chevalier Emery misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(9:00) Ethan Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(8:37) LJ Wells misses layup.
(8:34) Preist Ryan Defensive Rebound.
(8:30) Foul on Tae Dozier.
+1 (8:30) Chevalier Emery makes free throw 1 of 2.
176
+1 (8:30) Chevalier Emery makes free throw 2 of 2.
177
(8:20) Tae Dozier misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:18) Northern Kentucky Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:58) Donovan Oday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ethan Elliott assists).
207
(7:36) Jaidon Lipscomb misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:33) Ethan Elliott Defensive Rebound.
+2 (7:24) Donovan Oday makes layup.
227
+2 (7:06) Tre Beard makes layup (Josiah Harris assists).
229
+3 (6:55) Donovan Oday makes 23-foot three point jumper (LJ Wells assists).
259
+2 (6:32) Chevalier Emery makes layup (Josiah Harris assists).
2511
+2 (6:20) LJ Wells makes layup.
2711
+2 (5:57) Jaidon Lipscomb makes layup.
2713
(5:28) LJ Wells misses layup.
(5:26) Cleveland State Defensive Rebound.
(5:06) Jaidon Lipscomb bad pass turnover.
(5:06) Donovan Oday Steal.
+2 (5:02) Donovan Oday makes layup.
2913
+3 (4:46) Tre Beard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Josiah Harris assists).
2916
(4:46) Foul on Ethan Elliott.
+1 (4:46) Tre Beard makes free throw 1 of 1.
2917
(4:24) Donovan Oday traveling turnover.
(4:14) Jaidon Lipscomb bad pass turnover.
(4:14) Donovan Rakotonanahary Steal.
+2 (4:10) Donovan Oday makes 1-foot dunk (Donovan Rakotonanahary assists).
3117
(3:44) Jaidon Lipscomb misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:42) Donovan Rakotonanahary Defensive Rebound.
(3:28) Kael Robinson misses layup.
(3:25) Preist Ryan Defensive Rebound.
(2:58) Josiah Harris misses 28-foot three point jumper.
(2:55) Tae Dozier Defensive Rebound.
(2:39) Foul on Jaidon Lipscomb.
(2:39) Kael Robinson misses free throw 1 of 1.
(2:37) Preist Ryan Defensive Rebound.
+3 (2:16) Josiah Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Preist Ryan assists).
3120
+3 (2:03) Dan Gherezgher makes 24-foot three point jumper (LJ Wells assists).
3420
(1:53) Chevalier Emery misses driving layup.
(1:48) Preist Ryan Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:48) Preist Ryan makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3422
+3 (1:41) Dan Gherezgher makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ethan Elliott assists).
3722
+2 (1:13) Preist Ryan makes layup (Tre Beard assists).
3724
+2 (0:55) LJ Wells makes layup (Kael Robinson assists).
3924
(0:50) Chevalier Emery misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:46) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(0:30) LJ Wells misses 6-foot jumper.
(0:26) Josiah Harris Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Kamari Jones bad pass turnover.
(0:05) Bryce Darbyshire Steal.
+3 (0:00) Ethan Elliott makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tae Dozier assists).
4224

2nd half

Team Stats

NKU

CLEV

81Points70

26-51(51.0%)Field Goal(%)24-60(40.0%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)5-24(20.8%)

19-26(73.1%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81.0%)

38(7)Rebounds(Offensive)30(8)

17Assists11

7Steals2

5Blocks1

14Turnovers12

22(1)Fouls(Technical)24(1)

24Largest Lead0

Game Details

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Wolstein Center · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 2,458 (18.1%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NKU -8.5

over/under: 166.5