Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Tennessee Volunteers

Nov 8, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NKU	31	25	56
TENN	52	43	95

Game Recap

Nate Ament scores 23 to lead No. 18 Tennessee over Northern Kentucky, 95-56. Nate Ament scored 23 points to lead No. 18 Tennessee to a 95-56 victory over Northern Kentucky on Saturday.

Player Stats

NORTHERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5LJ Wells	32	1-5	0-2	2-4	5	2	4	0	3	5	4
24Kael Robinson	32	5-13	4-10	0-0	8	2	0	1	3	4	14
6Ethan Elliott	30	3-8	0-3	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	1	6
0Dan Gherezgher	27	4-15	1-8	0-0	1	1	1	0	3	1	9
8Donovan Oday	28	6-10	2-4	0-1	2	1	1	0	2	3	14
12Addison Archer	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3Shawn Nelson	15	1-4	1-1	2-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	5
10Donovan Rakotonanahary	8	0-0	0-0	1-4	1	0	0	0	1	1	1
4Bryce Darbyshire	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Tae Dozier	18	1-2	1-2	0-0	1	0	2	0	1	2	3



TOTAL	-	21-5836.2%	9-3030.0%	5-1338.5%	21	11	9	1	15	18	56

TENNESSEE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
10Nate Ament	24	6-12	2-4	9-10	8	5	2	0	3	2	23
34Felix Okpara	20	2-5	0-0	0-0	11	0	1	1	1	0	4
12Cade Phillips	18	2-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	1	0	3	5
0Ja'Kobi Gillespie	27	8-14	4-10	0-1	3	4	1	0	2	3	20
3Bishop Boswell	22	2-3	2-3	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	1	6
6DeWayne Brown II	12	2-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	2	0	6
13J.P. Estrella	20	8-11	0-1	1-2	11	3	0	0	2	1	17
23Jaylen Carey	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0
35Ethan Burg	16	2-3	2-2	2-2	0	3	0	0	1	1	8
24Troy Henderson	16	1-6	1-6	0-0	0	5	2	0	0	1	3
4Clarence Massamba	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3
1Amari Evans	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
77Amaree Abram	10	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
TOTAL	-	34-6552.3%	12-2941.4%	15-1978.9%	47	24	10	2	12	13	95

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNKUTENN

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Tennessee.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Kentucky.
+2 (19:46) Cade Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Nate Ament.
02
(19:13) Dan Gherezgher missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:10) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:08) Donovan Oday made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LJ Wells.
32
+3 (18:46) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.
35
(18:20) Kael Robinson missed Layup.
(18:20) Cade Phillips Block.
(18:16) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(18:12) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Turnover.
(18:12) Dan Gherezgher Steal.
+2 (18:08) Donovan Oday made Dunk. Assisted by Dan Gherezgher.
55
(17:35) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:33) Felix Okpara Turnover.
(17:33) Donovan Oday Steal.
(17:32) Felix Okpara Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:32) Donovan Oday made Layup.
75
(17:32) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
(17:32) Donovan Oday missed Free Throw.
(17:31) Kael Robinson Offensive Rebound.
(17:27) Dan Gherezgher missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:24) Ethan Elliott Offensive Rebound.
+3 (17:17) Kael Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Donovan Oday.
105
(16:57) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:53) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:47) Bishop Boswell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
108
(16:19) Ethan Elliott missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:14) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:12) Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
1011
(16:11) Foul on Ethan Elliott.
+1 (16:11) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
1012
(15:53) Donovan Oday missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:50) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:39) J.P. Estrella made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
1014
(15:30) Donovan Oday missed Layup.
(15:30) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(15:07) Nate Ament Turnover.
(14:48) Kael Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:44) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(14:31) Amaree Abram missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:28) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
(14:16) Dan Gherezgher missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:12) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(13:46) Amaree Abram missed Jumper.
(13:42) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(13:35) Amaree Abram missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:30) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(13:09) LJ Wells missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:06) Amaree Abram Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:01) J.P. Estrella made Jumper. Assisted by Amaree Abram.
1016
(12:29) Foul on Bishop Boswell.
(12:23) LJ Wells missed Layup.
(12:20) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(12:10) Ethan Burg missed Layup.
(12:05) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (12:05) J.P. Estrella made Two Point Tip Shot.
1018
+2 (11:50) Ethan Elliott made Layup.
1218
+3 (11:31) Ethan Burg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
1221
(11:16) LJ Wells Turnover.
+2 (11:12) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Layup. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
1223
+3 (10:41) Dan Gherezgher made Three Point Jumper.
1523
(10:15) Troy Henderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(10:11) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:58) Shawn Nelson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kael Robinson.
1823
+3 (9:35) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nate Ament.
1826
(9:19) Kael Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:16) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:08) DeWayne Brown II made Layup. Assisted by Nate Ament.
1828
(8:57) LJ Wells missed Three Point Jumper.
(8:54) Shawn Nelson Offensive Rebound.
+3 (8:52) Kael Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shawn Nelson.
2128
(8:26) Foul on Dan Gherezgher.
+3 (8:19) Bishop Boswell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Troy Henderson.
2131
(8:08) Dan Gherezgher Turnover.
(8:08) Bishop Boswell Steal.
(8:02) DeWayne Brown II missed Layup.
(7:59) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(7:45) Addison Archer missed Layup.
(7:42) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(7:39) Troy Henderson missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:36) DeWayne Brown II Offensive Rebound.
+3 (7:32) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
2134
(7:20) Donovan Oday Turnover.
(7:20) Ja'Kobi Gillespie Steal.
+2 (7:15) Ja'Kobi Gillespie made Dunk.
2136
+2 (7:00) Donovan Oday made Layup.
2336
+3 (6:40) Troy Henderson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
2339
(6:30) Dan Gherezgher Turnover.
(6:30) Troy Henderson Steal.
+2 (6:25) DeWayne Brown II made Layup. Assisted by Troy Henderson.
2341
(5:53) Dan Gherezgher missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:53) Donovan Rakotonanahary Offensive Rebound.
(5:52) Foul on Troy Henderson.
+1 (5:52) Donovan Rakotonanahary made Free Throw.
2441
(5:52) Donovan Rakotonanahary missed Free Throw.
(5:51) Bishop Boswell Defensive Rebound.
(5:42) Nate Ament missed Layup.
(5:40) Nate Ament Offensive Rebound.
(5:39) Foul on Tae Dozier.
(5:39) Nate Ament missed Free Throw.
(5:39) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (5:39) Nate Ament made Free Throw.
2442
(5:38) Kael Robinson Turnover.
(5:38) Nate Ament Steal.
(5:32) Ja'Kobi Gillespie missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:29) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(5:24) Nate Ament Turnover.
(5:09) Foul on J.P. Estrella.
(5:01) Foul on Cade Phillips.
+1 (5:01) LJ Wells made Free Throw.
2542
(5:01) LJ Wells missed Free Throw.
(5:00) Cade Phillips Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:36) Cade Phillips made Dunk. Assisted by J.P. Estrella.
2544
(4:21) Kael Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:19) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
(4:09) Shawn Nelson missed Layup.
(4:07) Tae Dozier Offensive Rebound.
(4:04) Kael Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(4:04) Tennessee Deadball Team Rebound.
(4:04) Foul on LJ Wells.
(3:44) J.P. Estrella missed Jumper.
(3:39) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
(3:39) J.P. Estrella missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(3:38) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.
+2 (3:38) J.P. Estrella made Two Point Tip Shot.
2546
(3:30) Dan Gherezgher missed Layup.
(3:27) J.P. Estrella Defensive Rebound.
(3:20) J.P. Estrella missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:16) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(2:56) Foul on Cade Phillips.
(2:49) Kael Robinson missed Three Point Jumper.
(2:47) Felix Okpara Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Nate Ament missed Layup.
(2:28) Kael Robinson Block.
(2:27) Foul on Ja'Kobi Gillespie.
+1 (2:27) Shawn Nelson made Free Throw.
2646
(2:27) Shawn Nelson missed Free Throw.
(2:26) Donovan Oday Offensive Rebound.
(2:24) Shawn Nelson Defensive Rebound.
(2:24) Kael Robinson Turnover.
(2:24) Jaylen Carey Steal.
(1:59) Nate Ament missed Jumper.
(1:55) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:48) Kael Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Elliott.
2946
(1:42) Foul on Donovan Oday.
+3 (1:24) Nate Ament made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ethan Burg.
2949
(1:10) Donovan Oday missed Three Point Jumper.
(1:06) Nate Ament Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:04) Ethan Burg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bishop Boswell.
2952
+2 (0:48) Donovan Oday made Layup.
3152
(0:37) Jaylen Carey missed Layup.
(0:34) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(0:07) Kael Robinson missed Jumper.
(0:04) Jaylen Carey Defensive Rebound.
(0:02) Foul on Kael Robinson.
(0:00) Nate Ament missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:00) J.P. Estrella Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NKU

TENN

56Points95

21-58(36.2%)Field Goal(%)34-65(52.3%)

9-30(30.0%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

5-13(38.5%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

25(10)Rebounds(Offensive)47(16)

11Assists24

9Steals10

1Blocks2

15Turnovers12

18(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

5Largest Lead39

Game Details

Saturday, November 8, 2025 · 3:00 PM

Thompson-Boling Arena · Knoxville, TN

attendance: 18,661 (86.1%)

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