Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons vs Northern Kentucky Norse
Lead tracker
PFW leadsBiggest lead PFW 5, NKU 16NKU leads
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 PFW | 33 | 38 | 71 |
 NKU | 42 | 45 | 87 |
Who won: N Kentucky 87-71
The Northern Kentucky Norse beat the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons 87-71 on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at Truist Arena. The N Kentucky outscored the Purdue FW 42-33 in the 1st half. LJ Wells led the N Kentucky in points (29). DeAndre Craig Jr. led the Purdue FW in points (24).
NKU
Player of the game
LJ Wells
NKU · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL
9.3
| Players | MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | GmSc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximus NelsonF5.6 | 33 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.6 |
| Deangelo EliseeF5.3 | 16 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Corey Hadnot IIG6.9 | 38 | 20 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10.7 |
| Mikale StevensonG5.4 | 33 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.8 |
| DeAndre Craig Jr.G7.8 | 30 | 24 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 8-10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16.1 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| Yuval LevinF5.3 | 16 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Darius DuffyF4.5 | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1.4 |
| EJ MosleyG6.1 | 10 | 5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Chris MorganG5.1 | 11 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 |
BYU19-768
Arizona24-275Final
Creighton14-1391
UConn24-384Final
Kansas20-681
Oklahoma St16-1069Final
Illinois22-5101
USC18-865Final
Gonzaga26-280
San Francisco15-1459Final
Virginia23-394
Georgia Tech11-1668Final
St John's21-576
Marquette9-1870Final
Vanderbilt21-580
Missouri18-881Final
Arkansas19-7115
Alabama19-7117Final/2OT
Rutgers11-1585
Penn State11-1672Final