Northern Kentucky Norse vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Mar 4, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
NKU	37	48	85
OAK	31	53	84

Game Recap

Oday's 19 lead Northern Kentucky past Oakland in Horizon League Tournament 85-84. Donovan Oday had 19 points in Northern Kentucky's 85-84 victory over Oakland on Wednesday in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

Player Stats

NORTHERN KENTUCKY	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
5LJ Wells	35	7-11	0-1	4-10	11	4	1	2	2	0	18
24Kael Robinson	23	4-10	2-7	4-4	4	0	0	3	0	2	14
6Ethan Elliott	32	1-6	1-4	0-1	2	4	0	0	0	2	3
8Donovan Oday	31	7-11	2-4	3-4	4	4	2	1	1	4	19
11Tae Dozier	29	3-8	1-4	3-6	4	3	3	0	3	1	10
3Shawn Nelson	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1Ryan Tolliver	9	0-1	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	0	0	1	0
10Donovan Rakotonanahary	15	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	1	4
0Dan Gherezgher	25	5-11	3-8	4-5	2	2	0	0	1	4	17
TOTAL	-	29-6147.5%	9-2832.1%	18-3060.0%	35	19	7	6	7	15	85

OAKLAND	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
32Isaac Garrett	28	6-10	1-2	1-3	6	2	0	0	0	5	14
12Tuburu Naivalurua	33	5-7	0-1	2-2	8	4	2	1	0	4	12
6Michael Houge	24	4-9	0-0	0-0	6	3	1	0	0	4	8
2Ziare Wells	23	1-8	0-2	0-0	7	1	0	0	1	3	2
55Brody Robinson	38	12-26	10-20	2-3	7	3	2	0	6	4	36
21Khoi Thurmon	17	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	2
10Brett White II	29	2-9	2-8	4-4	4	2	0	1	1	2	10
13Warren Marshall IV	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

TOTAL	-	31-7441.9%	13-3438.2%	9-1275.0%	40	16	5	2	9	26	84

Play-by-Play

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1st halfNKUOAK

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Oakland.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Northern Kentucky.
(19:35) Ziare Wells misses 15-foot jumper.
(19:32) Isaac Garrett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (19:27) Tuburu Naivalurua makes 2-foot dunk (Michael Houge assists).
02
(19:07) Tae Dozier misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(19:04) Ziare Wells Defensive Rebound.
+2 (18:40) Isaac Garrett makes layup (Tuburu Naivalurua assists).
04
+2 (18:14) Donovan Oday makes layup.
24
(17:56) Brody Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(17:51) Isaac Garrett Offensive Rebound.
+2 (17:51) Isaac Garrett makes 0-foot tip in layup.
26
+2 (17:43) LJ Wells makes 2-foot dunk (Tae Dozier assists).
46
(17:19) Michael Houge misses layup.
(17:17) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:09) Donovan Oday makes 24-foot three point jumper (Ethan Elliott assists).
76
(16:53) Brody Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:46) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
(16:36) Kael Robinson misses layup.
(16:33) Michael Houge Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:11) Brody Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Isaac Garrett assists).
79
(16:05) Foul on Tuburu Naivalurua.
(16:05) Donovan Oday misses free throw 1 of 2.
(16:05) Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (16:05) Donovan Oday makes free throw 2 of 2.
89
(15:59) Brody Robinson bad pass turnover.
(15:59) Tae Dozier Steal.
(15:54) Tae Dozier misses 19-foot jumper.
(15:51) Oakland Defensive Rebound.
(15:27) Foul on Ethan Elliott.
+3 (15:14) Brody Robinson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tuburu Naivalurua assists).
812
+3 (14:55) Tae Dozier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dan Gherezgher assists).
1112
(14:36) Brody Robinson bad pass turnover.
(14:36) Tae Dozier Steal.
(14:30) Dan Gherezgher misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(14:27) Donovan Rakotonanahary Offensive Rebound.
+2 (14:20) LJ Wells makes layup.
1312
+2 (13:53) Tuburu Naivalurua makes layup (Brett White II assists).
1314
(13:40) LJ Wells misses layup.
(13:36) Brody Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(13:31) Ziare Wells misses layup.
(13:22) Ziare Wells Offensive Rebound.
+2 (13:22) Ziare Wells makes 0-foot tip in layup.
1316
(13:20) Tae Dozier misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(13:17) Brody Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(13:15) Foul on Donovan Rakotonanahary.
(12:59) Brody Robinson misses layup.
(12:56) Ryan Tolliver Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:50) Dan Gherezgher makes layup.
1516
(12:41) Brett White II misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:39) Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
(12:39) Foul on Michael Houge.
(12:23) Donovan Oday misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:20) Brody Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(12:02) Warren Marshall IV misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(12:02) Donovan Oday Block.
(11:58) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(11:51) LJ Wells misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(11:47) Ryan Tolliver Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:44) Dan Gherezgher makes 22-foot three point jumper (Ryan Tolliver assists).
1816
(11:18) Foul on Dan Gherezgher.
+2 (11:12) Isaac Garrett makes layup (Michael Houge assists).
1818
+2 (10:49) Donovan Oday makes layup.
2018
(10:26) Tuburu Naivalurua misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(10:22) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
+3 (10:16) Kael Robinson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Donovan Oday assists).
2318
+2 (9:57) Khoi Thurmon makes layup.
2320
(9:48) Donovan Oday traveling turnover.
(9:24) Brody Robinson bad pass turnover.
(9:24) Tae Dozier Steal.
(9:18) Donovan Oday misses layup.
(9:15) Tuburu Naivalurua Defensive Rebound.
(9:12) Brody Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:08) LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) Tae Dozier misses dunk.
(9:00) Kael Robinson Offensive Rebound.
+2 (9:00) Kael Robinson makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2520
(8:35) Ziare Wells misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:31) Donovan Oday Defensive Rebound.
(8:24) Tae Dozier bad pass turnover.
(8:24) Tuburu Naivalurua Steal.
+2 (8:21) Tuburu Naivalurua makes 4-foot dunk.
2522
(8:06) Dan Gherezgher misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:00) Brett White II Defensive Rebound.
(7:53) Michael Houge misses 4-foot jumper.
(7:53) Kael Robinson Block.
(7:50) Kael Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(7:35) Ethan Elliott misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:32) Brett White II Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) Tuburu Naivalurua misses 5-foot jumper.
(7:09) Ethan Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) LJ Wells Block.
(7:04) Foul on Michael Houge.
+2 (6:47) LJ Wells makes 6-foot jumper.
2722
(6:24) Ziare Wells misses 6-foot jumper.
(6:19) Isaac Garrett Offensive Rebound.
(6:19) Isaac Garrett misses tip in layup.
(6:18) Isaac Garrett Offensive Rebound.
+3 (6:17) Brett White II makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brody Robinson assists).
2725
+2 (5:52) Tae Dozier makes 3-foot dunk (LJ Wells assists).
2925
+3 (5:34) Brody Robinson makes 26-foot three point jumper.
2928
(5:17) Ethan Elliott misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(5:13) Isaac Garrett Defensive Rebound.
(4:52) Brett White II misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:48) Ziare Wells Offensive Rebound.
(4:36) Ziare Wells traveling turnover.
(4:18) Kael Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:18) Ryan Tolliver Offensive Rebound.
(4:18) Foul on Warren Marshall IV.
(4:07) Kael Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:03) Tuburu Naivalurua Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Warren Marshall IV misses layup.
(3:58) Kael Robinson Block.
(3:51) Ethan Elliott Defensive Rebound.
(3:38) Ethan Elliott misses layup.
(3:36) Khoi Thurmon Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:18) Isaac Garrett makes layup (Brody Robinson assists).
2930
(2:56) LJ Wells misses 6-foot jumper.
(2:53) Brody Robinson Defensive Rebound.
(2:34) Foul on Kael Robinson.
(2:34) Isaac Garrett misses free throw 1 of 2.
(2:34) Oakland Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (2:34) Isaac Garrett makes free throw 2 of 2.
2931
(2:14) Kael Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:11) Tuburu Naivalurua Defensive Rebound.
(1:49) Khoi Thurmon misses layup.
(1:49) Northern Kentucky Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:35) Ethan Elliott makes 25-foot three point jumper (LJ Wells assists).
3231
(1:09) Brett White II misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:06) Dan Gherezgher Defensive Rebound.
(0:51) Dan Gherezgher misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(0:48) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
(0:48) Foul on Brody Robinson.
+3 (0:35) Donovan Oday makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dan Gherezgher assists).
3531
(0:11) Brett White II misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:07) Donovan Rakotonanahary Defensive Rebound.
(0:05) Shawn Nelson misses layup.
(0:05) Brett White II Block.
(0:04) LJ Wells misses tip in layup.
+2 (0:02) LJ Wells makes 0-foot tip in layup.
3731
(0:00) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.
(0:00) LJ Wells Offensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

NKU

OAK

85Points84

29-61(47.5%)Field Goal(%)31-74(41.9%)

9-28(32.1%)3-Point(%)13-34(38.2%)

18-30(60.0%)Free Throw(%)9-12(75.0%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)43(15)

19Assists16

7Steals5

6Blocks2

8Turnovers9

15(0)Fouls(Technical)26(0)

14Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Athletics Center O'rena · Rochester, MI

attendance: 1,942 (48.5%)

tv: ESPN+

spread: OAK -1.5

over/under: 161.5