Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Bellarmine Knights

Dec 13, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NKU	44	36	80
BELL	38	38	76

Game Recap

Northern Kentucky defeats Bellarmine 80-76. LJ Wells scored 17 points as Northern Kentucky beat Bellarmine 80-76 on Saturday.

Player Stats

NORTHERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5LJ Wells	36	7-10	1-2	2-4	8	2	1	2	1	3	17
24Kael Robinson	23	6-9	3-4	0-0	2	2	2	0	3	4	15
6Ethan Elliott	29	1-5	0-2	1-3	3	3	1	0	1	0	3
0Dan Gherezgher	35	7-15	2-8	1-2	3	3	2	0	1	1	17
11Tae Dozier	25	5-10	2-5	0-1	1	3	2	0	1	4	12
1Ryan Tolliver	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	2
10Donovan Rakotonanahary	17	0-2	0-0	1-2	3	2	3	0	1	1	1
4Bryce Darbyshire	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8Donovan Oday	30	5-11	0-4	3-5	6	2	3	0	1	2	13
TOTAL	-	32-6350.8%	8-2532.0%	8-1747.1%	28	17	14	2	10	16	80

BELLARMINE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Sam Donald	27	3-7	3-5	0-0	4	4	1	2	2	2	9
24Michael Wilson Jr.	23	5-9	1-2	3-3	2	0	1	0	3	0	14
32Jack Karasinski	33	7-13	1-5	6-6	8	1	1	1	2	3	21
11Brian Waddell	37	4-8	0-1	0-0	7	3	0	0	3	2	8
8Kenyon Goodin	35	5-11	3-7	2-2	5	3	0	0	3	4	15
7Donovan Hunter	24	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	3	3
22Darrius Bolden	11	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	4	1	0	0	1	2
5Myles Watkins	7	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4
10Grant Whitaker	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
TOTAL	-	27-5450.0%	9-2339.1%	13-13100%	28	19	4	3	17	15	76

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNKUBELL

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Bellarmine.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Kentucky.
(19:36) Michael Wilson Jr. Turnover.
(19:36) Ethan Elliott Steal.
(19:25) Tae Dozier Turnover.
(19:25) Jack Karasinski Steal.
(19:07) Jack Karasinski missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:05) Bellarmine Offensive Rebound.
(18:44) Michael Wilson Jr. missed Jumper.
(18:41) Dan Gherezgher Defensive Rebound.
(18:33) Kael Robinson missed Jumper.
(18:27) Sam Donald Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:05) Michael Wilson Jr. made Layup.
02
+3 (17:44) Dan Gherezgher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tae Dozier.
32
(17:25) Foul on Kael Robinson.
+1 (17:25) Jack Karasinski made Free Throw.
33
+1 (17:25) Jack Karasinski made Free Throw.
34
(17:11) LJ Wells Turnover.
+2 (17:03) Jack Karasinski made Layup. Assisted by Sam Donald.
36
+2 (16:53) LJ Wells made Layup.
56
+3 (16:37) Sam Donald made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brian Waddell.
59
(16:27) Kael Robinson missed Layup.
(16:24) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
(16:14) Foul on Tae Dozier.
+1 (16:14) Michael Wilson Jr. made Free Throw.
510
+1 (16:14) Michael Wilson Jr. made Free Throw.
511
+1 (16:14) Michael Wilson Jr. made Free Throw.
512
+3 (16:09) Kael Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Gherezgher.
812
(15:44) Myles Watkins Turnover.
(15:44) Dan Gherezgher Steal.
+2 (15:40) Dan Gherezgher made Layup.
1012
(15:19) Brian Waddell missed Layup.
(15:16) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:12) Tae Dozier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Gherezgher.
1312
(14:37) Bellarmine Turnover.
(14:19) Dan Gherezgher missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:17) Kenyon Goodin Defensive Rebound.
(14:17) Foul on Donovan Oday.
+2 (13:52) Jack Karasinski made Layup. Assisted by Brian Waddell.
1314
(13:37) Dan Gherezgher missed Jumper.
(13:32) Kenyon Goodin Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:31) Kenyon Goodin made Layup.
1316
(13:28) Foul on Kenyon Goodin.
(13:17) Ethan Elliott missed Layup.
(13:16) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:16) LJ Wells made Layup.
1516
(13:16) Foul on Jack Karasinski.
+1 (13:16) LJ Wells made Free Throw.
1616
(13:13) Sam Donald Turnover.
(13:13) Donovan Oday Steal.
+2 (13:07) Donovan Oday made Layup.
1816
(12:47) Foul on Tae Dozier.
+2 (12:39) Kenyon Goodin made Layup.
1818
(12:15) Ethan Elliott missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:10) Donovan Rakotonanahary Offensive Rebound.
(12:09) Donovan Oday missed Three Point Jumper.
(12:04) Sam Donald Defensive Rebound.
(11:52) Foul on LJ Wells.
+1 (11:52) Jack Karasinski made Free Throw.
1819
+1 (11:52) Jack Karasinski made Free Throw.
1820
+2 (11:26) Ryan Tolliver made Layup. Assisted by Kael Robinson.
2020
(10:57) Kenyon Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:54) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(10:48) Donovan Oday missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:44) Sam Donald Defensive Rebound.
(10:18) Sam Donald missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:13) Brian Waddell Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:13) Brian Waddell made Two Point Tip Shot.
2022
+3 (10:09) Kael Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Elliott.
2322
+2 (9:35) Michael Wilson Jr. made Layup.
2324
(9:26) Kael Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:22) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:13) Jack Karasinski made Layup. Assisted by Sam Donald.
2326
(8:46) Kael Robinson Turnover.
(8:17) Sam Donald missed Layup.
(8:14) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(8:09) Ethan Elliott Turnover.
(8:09) Michael Wilson Jr. Steal.
(8:08) Michael Wilson Jr. Turnover.
(7:51) Dan Gherezgher missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:48) Donovan Oday Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:47) Donovan Oday made Jumper.
2526
(7:16) Donovan Hunter Turnover.
(7:16) Tae Dozier Steal.
+2 (7:12) Tae Dozier made Dunk. Assisted by Dan Gherezgher.
2726
(6:56) Grant Whitaker Turnover.
(6:56) Donovan Rakotonanahary Steal.
(6:48) Tae Dozier missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:46) Kenyon Goodin Defensive Rebound.
(6:36) Jack Karasinski missed Layup.
(6:33) Dan Gherezgher Defensive Rebound.
(6:22) Dan Gherezgher missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:18) Brian Waddell Defensive Rebound.
(6:08) Brian Waddell Turnover.
(6:08) Donovan Rakotonanahary Steal.
+2 (6:02) Donovan Oday made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Rakotonanahary.
2926
+2 (5:36) Michael Wilson Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Jack Karasinski.
2928
+2 (5:29) Dan Gherezgher made Jumper.
3128
(5:07) Grant Whitaker Turnover.
(5:07) Tae Dozier Steal.
+2 (5:01) Donovan Oday made Layup. Assisted by Tae Dozier.
3328
(4:40) Brian Waddell missed Layup.
(4:38) Donovan Rakotonanahary Defensive Rebound.
(4:37) Donovan Rakotonanahary Turnover.
(4:37) Sam Donald Steal.
+2 (4:32) Myles Watkins made Layup. Assisted by Sam Donald.
3330
+3 (4:17) Tae Dozier made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dan Gherezgher.
3630
(4:03) Brian Waddell missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:59) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
(3:40) Donovan Oday missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:35) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
(3:31) Dan Gherezgher missed Jumper.
(3:27) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) Jack Karasinski missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:19) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:14) Dan Gherezgher made Layup. Assisted by Donovan Oday.
3830
(2:58) Kenyon Goodin missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:55) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:50) Donovan Oday made Jumper.
4030
(2:41) Brian Waddell Turnover.
(2:41) Donovan Rakotonanahary Steal.
(2:18) Ethan Elliott missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:14) Ethan Elliott Offensive Rebound.
+2 (2:02) Kael Robinson made Layup. Assisted by LJ Wells.
4230
+2 (1:34) Myles Watkins made Jumper.
4232
(1:26) Tae Dozier missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:23) Jack Karasinski Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:15) Kenyon Goodin made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Watkins.
4235
(0:55) Ethan Elliott missed Jumper.
(0:55) Bellarmine Defensive Rebound.
(0:55) Foul on Kael Robinson.
+3 (0:47) Sam Donald made Three Point Jumper.
4238
+2 (0:19) LJ Wells made Dunk. Assisted by Donovan Rakotonanahary.
4438
(0:00) Myles Watkins missed Layup.
(0:00) Dan Gherezgher Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NKU

BELL

80Points76

32-63(50.8%)Field Goal(%)27-54(50.0%)

8-25(32.0%)3-Point(%)9-23(39.1%)

8-17(47.1%)Free Throw(%)13-13(100.0%)

32(12)Rebounds(Offensive)32(7)

17Assists19

14Steals4

2Blocks3

10Turnovers18

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

18Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, December 13, 2025 · 2:00 PM

Knights Hall · Louisville, KY

attendance: 1,227 (55.9%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: NKU -4.5

over/under: 146.5