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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Wednesday, February 25, 2026Wolstein CenterAll Vancouver sports
FinalFinalESPN+ · Rock Entertainment Sports NetworkPlay by play
12T
NKU423981
CLE244670
Final

Northern Kentucky beats Cleveland State 81-70

Northern Kentucky Norse beat Cleveland State Vikings 81-70 on Wednesday at Wolstein Center.

The first half made the difference: Northern Kentucky outscored Cleveland State 42-24.

Northern Kentucky shot 51% to 40% and won the boards 38-30.

For Northern Kentucky, LJ Wells (F): 24. For Cleveland State, Preist Ryan (F): 20.

Northern Kentucky improves to 18-12. Cleveland State falls to 10-20.

Attendance: 2,458.

Full recap at ESPN: Northern Kentucky defeats Cleveland State 81-70

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#53
NKU · PointsLJ Wells F24
#6
NKU · AssistsEthan Elliott G8
#53
NKU · ReboundsLJ Wells F12
#4
CLE · PointsPreist Ryan F20
#5
CLE · AssistsJosiah Harris F5
#4
CLE · ReboundsPreist Ryan F10
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
LJ Wells F33246-130-112-161243102101
K. Robinson F26113-102-83-631101031
E. Elliott G3652-31-20-078120073
D. Oday G28228-82-24-430413125
T. Dozier G3362-72-70-053101054
A. Archer F200-00-00-000100004
D. Rakotonanahary F1500-00-00-031010120
D. Gherezgher G16114-73-60-010210104
B. Darbyshire G1121-30-20-020110110
Team8126-5110-2819-263817147573122

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