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Youngstown State vs Northern Kentucky
Final · Sun Jan 4 · 4:00 PM ET · Truist Arena
Closing line
US sportsbook at tip-off- Spread: Northern Kentucky −4.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 146.5 (173 points).
Recap
Northern Kentucky beat Youngstown State 94-79 at Truist Arena in Highland Heights on Jan 4, 2026 to move to 12-5.
Northern Kentucky has won 3 straight. Northern Kentucky outrebounded Youngstown State 45-33. They outscored Youngstown State 50-24 in the first half.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| YSU | 24 | 55 | 79 |
| NKU | 50 | 44 | 94 |
Team stats
- FG
- 28-70
- 30-58
- 3PT
- 10-34
- 9-20
- FT
- 13-23
- 25-32
- Rebounds
- 33
- 45
- Assists
- 13
- 19
- Turnovers
- 10
- 14
Top performers
Points
Assists
Rebounds
Player stats
Youngstown State · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cris Carroll F | 36 | 26 | 8-17 | 7-14 | 3-6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Rich Rolf F | 30 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Tyler Robinett F | 23 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryson Dawkins G | 23 | 10 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Nelson G | 25 | 8 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Imanuel Zorgvol F | 7 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Vlad Salaridze F | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tae Blackshear G | 9 | 3 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaiden Haynes G | 9 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Polak G | 14 | 8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Drew King G | 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Northern Kentucky · Players
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJ Wells F | 32 | 18 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 2-5 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| Kael Robinson F | 27 | 16 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Ethan Elliott G | 30 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Dan Gherezgher G | 33 | 26 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 8-9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tae Dozier G | 24 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Shawn Nelson G | 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Tolliver G | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Donovan Rakotonanahary G | 15 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Bryce Darbyshire G | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Donovan Oday G | 29 | 22 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 7-9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
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