Northern Kentucky and Robert Morris delivered exactly what a Horizon League January matchup should look like: physical, fast, and decided by the smallest margins. The Norse spent the night trading punches with a Colonials team that never stopped attacking, digging out of early holes, flipping momentum after halftime, and forcing
Northern Kentucky left little doubt from start to finish, pairing pace, pressure, and shot-making to overwhelm Detroit Mercy at Truist Arena. The Norse set the tone early, absorbed every push the Titans made, and consistently responded with timely offense and defensive activity. First Half Early Edge, Fresh Start for Gherezgher
Detroit Mercy is showing signs of a real resurgence in the Horizon League. After going a combined 5–35 in league play over the previous two seasons, the Titans have already matched that momentum early this year, sitting at 4–3 in conference action. Two of those wins came against
Northern Kentucky spent the entire afternoon trying to dig out of a hole it created in the opening 20 minutes. After getting blitzed by Green Bay’s first-half shooting and trailing by as many as 19, the Norse showed real fight in the second half, chipping away possession by possession
Northern Kentucky wasted little time turning a road conference game into a statement. From the opening minutes, the Norse imposed their will with pace, physicality, and relentless effort on the glass, steadily stretching the floor and suffocating Milwaukee’s ability to respond. What started as a competitive early exchange quickly
Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky have built a familiar Horizon League rivalry since NKU joined the league in 2015-16. The Norse hold a 13-10 all-time record against the Panthers, but recent history has tilted Milwaukee’s way. MKE has won seven of the last nine meetings, including a 92-70 win at
Northern Kentucky set the tone early and never truly let go. Behind a dominant first half built on defensive pressure, transition scoring, and physical play, the Norse rolled to a 94–79 win over Youngstown State at Truist Arena. While the Penguins found rhythm after halftime and made things interesting,
Youngstown State hasn’t had much success in Highland Heights. The Penguins have lost four straight games at Truist Arena and have just one win there since 2000, a 70–60 victory in December 2020. A win on Sunday would snap that skid and mark just the fifth road win
Northern Kentucky’s 81–72 win over IU Indy was anything but clean, but it was telling. The Norse trailed for long stretches, dug themselves out of an early hole, and leaned on defense and late execution to flip the game after halftime. It was the kind of conference win
IU Indy, formerly IUPUI, enters the matchup as the lone winless team in Horizon League play, and the outlook has been difficult. KenPom projects just one conference win the rest of the way, coming at home against Cleveland State, underscoring how steep the climb has been through the first half
Northern Kentucky went into Moon Township and survived a full 40 minutes of Robert Morris shot-making and offensive rebounding, escaping with a 79–77 win. The Colonials hit from deep and owned the glass, but NKU leaned on poise, physicality, and timely defense. First Half RMU jumps out fast, NKU
Robert Morris is still feeling the ripple effects of last season’s success. The Colonials won both the Horizon League regular season and tournament championships, but one of the costs of that run was extreme roster turnover. Just 11.9% of last season’s minutes returned, forcing RMU to rebuild