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Detroit Mercy Titans vs Northern Kentucky Norse

College Basketball
Detroit Mercy
7-10
71-96
Final
N Kentucky
14-6
Truist Arena

Lead tracker

DETM leadsBiggest lead DETM 0, NKU 27
H1H2
NKU leads
Team1H2HT
DETM373471
NKU524496

Who won: N Kentucky 96-71

The Northern Kentucky Norse beat the Detroit Mercy Titans 96-71 on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Truist Arena. The N Kentucky outscored the Detroit Mercy 52-37 in the 1st half. LJ Wells led the N Kentucky in points (35). TJ Nadeau led the Detroit Mercy in points (14).

Player of the game

LJ Wells

NKU · 35 PTS, 7 REB

9.6

Win probability

100%NKU final
DETMNKU

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:30Donovan Rakotonanahary

    Steal

    Donovan Rakotonanahary Steal.

    D. Rakotonanahary · 8 PTS

  4. H2 0:30Jared Lary
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Jared Lary bad pass turnover

    J. Lary · 2 PTS

  5. H2 0:38Shawn Nelson
    TO

    Bad pass turnover

    Shawn Nelson bad pass turnover

    S. Nelson

  6. H2 0:44Ryan Tolliver

    Defensive rebound

    Ryan Tolliver Defensive Rebound.

  7. H2 0:48Lance Stone

    Misses 30-foot three point jumper

    Lance Stone misses 30-foot three point jumper

    L. Stone · 8 PTS

  8. THREEH2 1:07
    Addison Archer

    Three! Jumper, 25 ft

    A. Archer · 3 PTS · ast D. Rakotonanahary

    Addison Archer makes 25-foot three point jumper (Donovan Rakotonanahary assists)

    DETM 71 - 96 NKU
  9. H2 1:19Ryan Tolliver

    Defensive rebound

    Ryan Tolliver Defensive Rebound.

  10. H2 1:23Nate Johnson

    Misses 12-foot hook shot

    Nate Johnson misses 12-foot hook shot

    N. Johnson · 2 PTS

  11. H2 1:27Je'kel Cotton

    Defensive rebound

    Je'kel Cotton Defensive Rebound.

  12. H2 1:29Jared Lary

    Block

    Jared Lary Block.

    J. Lary · 2 PTS

  13. H2 1:29Ryan Tolliver

    Misses layup

    Ryan Tolliver misses layup

    R. Tolliver

  14. H2 1:45Nate Johnson
    +2

    Layup

    Nate Johnson makes layup

    N. Johnson · 2 PTS

    DETM 71 - 93 NKU
  15. H2 1:45Nate Johnson

    Offensive Rebound

    Nate Johnson Offensive Rebound.

    N. Johnson · 2 PTS

  16. H2 1:47Je'kel Cotton

    Misses 22-foot jumper

    Je'kel Cotton misses 22-foot jumper

    J. Cotton

  17. H2 1:57NKU

    Shorttimeout

    Northern Kentucky Timeout

  18. H2 1:57Donovan Oday
    +2

    Floating jump shot, 11 ft

    Donovan Oday makes 11-foot floating jump shot

    D. Oday · 15 PTS

    DETM 69 - 93 NKU
  19. H2 2:29Jared Lary
    +2

    Driving layup

    Jared Lary makes driving layup

    J. Lary · 2 PTS

    DETM 69 - 91 NKU
  20. H2 2:34Je'kel Cotton

    Defensive rebound

    Je'kel Cotton Defensive Rebound.

  21. H2 2:37Kael Robinson

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Kael Robinson misses 24-foot three point jumper

    K. Robinson · 10 PTS

  22. THREEH2 2:55
    Lance Stone

    Three! Step back jumpshot, 24 ft

    L. Stone · 8 PTS

    Lance Stone makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot

    DETM 67 - 91 NKU
  23. H2 3:11DET

    Offensive rebound

    Detroit Mercy Offensive Rebound.

  24. H2 3:11Dan Gherezgher

    Block

    Dan Gherezgher Block.

    D. Gherezgher · 15 PTS

  25. H2 3:11Lance Stone

    Misses layup

    Lance Stone misses layup

    L. Stone · 8 PTS

Leaders

DETMNKU
Points
TJ Nadeau
14
LJ Wells
35
Assists
Orlando Lovejoy
3
Ethan Elliott
7
Rebounds
London Maiden
6
LJ Wells
7

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