Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons vs Northern Kentucky Norse

College Basketball

Purdue FW

15-13

71-87

Final

N Kentucky

17-11

Truist Arena

Lead tracker

PFW leadsBiggest lead PFW 5, NKU 16

NKU 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).

Player of the game

LJ Wells

NKU · 29 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL

9.3

Win probability

100%NKU final

PFWNKU

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:07NKU
TO
Lost ball turnover
team shot clock turnover
H2 0:07NKU
Dead ball rebound
Northern Kentucky Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:07
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Donovan Oday misses 27-foot three point jumper
D. Oday · 12 PTS
H2 0:37
Defensive rebound
LJ Wells Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:40
Misses 27-foot three point jumper
Corey Hadnot II misses 27-foot three point jumper
C. Hadnot II · 20 PTS
H2 0:45
Defensive rebound
Maximus Nelson Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:47
Misses free throw 2 of 2
Dan Gherezgher misses free throw 2 of 2
D. Gherezgher · 13 PTS
H2 0:47
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Dan Gherezgher makes free throw 1 of 2
D. Gherezgher · 13 PTS
PFW 71 - 87 NKU
H2 0:47
Foul on Maximus Nelson
Foul on Maximus Nelson.
M. Nelson · 6 PTS
H2 0:48
Defensive rebound
Dan Gherezgher Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:49
Misses free throw 2 of 2
DeAndre Craig Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
D. Craig Jr. · 24 PTS
H2 0:49PFW
Dead ball rebound
Purdue Fort Wayne Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:49
Misses free throw 1 of 2
DeAndre Craig Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
D. Craig Jr. · 24 PTS
H2 0:50
Foul on Tae Dozier
Foul on Tae Dozier.
T. Dozier · 8 PTS
H2 0:55
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
LJ Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
LJ Wells · 29 PTS
PFW 71 - 86 NKU
H2 0:55
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
LJ Wells makes free throw 1 of 2
LJ Wells · 29 PTS
PFW 71 - 85 NKU
H2 0:55
Foul on Maximus Nelson
Foul on Maximus Nelson.
M. Nelson · 6 PTS
H2 0:56
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 1
DeAndre Craig Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
D. Craig Jr. · 24 PTS
PFW 71 - 84 NKU
H2 0:56
Foul on Donovan Oday
Foul on Donovan Oday.
D. Oday · 12 PTS
H2 0:56
+2
Layup
DeAndre Craig Jr. makes layup
D. Craig Jr. · 24 PTS
PFW 70 - 84 NKU
H2 1:07
+2
Layup
Donovan Oday makes layup (LJ Wells assists)
D. Oday · 12 PTS · ast L. Wells
PFW 68 - 84 NKU
H2 1:15
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Chris Morgan makes free throw 2 of 2
C. Morgan · 2 PTS
PFW 68 - 82 NKU
H2 1:15
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Chris Morgan makes free throw 1 of 2
C. Morgan · 2 PTS
PFW 67 - 82 NKU