NKU Dominates UC Clermont With a Record Tying Offensive Outburst

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Northern Kentucky: 126
UC Clermont: 69
NKU has TIED the program record for most points in a game tonight in Highland Heights. 6 players ended tonight in double figures and LJ wells had a double double.
Truist Arena, Highland Heights, KY | Attendance: 2009
Date: 11/3/2025
NKU, as expected was able to lead this game wire-to wire and allow for a lot of rotation among players. NKU had 4 players play 20 or more minutes, and no player with more than the 23 that Ethan Elliot had. The offensive firepower has to be encouraging for Norse fans!

Player Performance Spotlights

Focusing on NKU as UC Clermont won’t be featured in further content this year:
Kael robinson had 22 points in 17 minutes. He added 2 rebounds and an assist. He was 4-5 from 3.
Dan Gherezgher added a line of 18/6/0 and a steal. He did, however, have 3 turnovers.
Donovan Oday and Tae Dozier added in 15 a piece. Dozier with 15/4/4 and 1 turnover and a steal. Oday with 15/6/2, 5 steals and 2 turnovers.
LJ Wells anchored the paint well, adding 14 points and 10 rebounds. He also had an assist 2 blocks and a steal. He turned the ball over a team high 4 times.
Shawn Nelson was the final Norse in double figures, with 13/3/3 and 4 steals. he also turned it over 1x and added in a blocked shot.
Every player who logged minutes scored and 11 guys got 10+ minutes tonight. This was a great rotation and opening night type of game.

The Tale of the Tape

NKU: 47-76 (62%)/12-28 (43%)/20-36 (56%)
UC Clermont: 24-73 (33%)/11-36 (31%)/10-14 (71%)
NKU forced 22 UC Clermont turnovers, however, the Norse had 18 turnovers themselves.
NKU won the rebounding battle 57-24, and dominated each of the following: second chance points, points in the paint, fast break points, points off turnovers, and bench points.

A Positive and A Negative

Overall, there isn’t much to be said about this win other than looking at the statistical breakdowns above.
A positive: NKU’s offense as a whole. Yes, I know it’s UC Clermont, but this is still an impressive outpouring from a team with massive question marks on offense heading into the year. Also, 15 steals from this Norse team leads to a lot of easy transition baskets which helps the offensive output!
A negative: NKU’s 18 turnovers. Yes, I know they had a multitude of possessions with the way the game flowed, but valuing the ball needs to be priority 1A this week in practice.