Northern Kentucky gets past Oakland in first round of Horizon League Tournament

The Northern Kentucky Norse kept their season alive on Wednesday night, beating the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 85-84 in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.The Norse took a six-point lead into halftime at Oakland’s OU Credit Union O’rena, with a second half push by the Golden Grizzlies not enough to overcome the earlier deficit.Northern Kentucky was led by guard Donovan Oday, who scored 19 points, forward LJ Wells with 18 points and guard Dan Gherezgher with 17 points. Oakland’s Brody Robinson led Oakland with 36 points on 10-20 shooting from beyond the arc, with seven rebounds and three assists.Northern Kentucky moves to the second round of the league tournament, which will be played on Sunday at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis. The winner of the Horizon League Tournament will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.The Norse have qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times since their transition to Division I, including in 2020, when the Big Dance was canceled due to COVID-19.

ROCHESTER, Mich. —

The Northern Kentucky Norse kept their season alive on Wednesday night, beating the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 85-84 in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament.

The Norse took a six-point lead into halftime at Oakland’s OU Credit Union O’rena, with a second half push by the Golden Grizzlies not enough to overcome the earlier deficit.

Northern Kentucky was led by guard Donovan Oday, who scored 19 points, forward LJ Wells with 18 points and guard Dan Gherezgher with 17 points.

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Oakland’s Brody Robinson led Oakland with 36 points on 10-20 shooting from beyond the arc, with seven rebounds and three assists.

Northern Kentucky moves to the second round of the league tournament, which will be played on Sunday at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis.

The winner of the Horizon League Tournament will earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

The Norse have qualified for the NCAA Tournament four times since their transition to Division I, including in 2020, when the Big Dance was canceled due to COVID-19.