HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — LJ Wells had 20 points in Northern Kentucky's 80-64 victory against IUPUI on Sunday.
Wells added six rebounds for the Norse (16-13, 11-7 Horizon League). Marques Warrick scored 17 points while going 7 of 15 (2 for 6 from 3-point range). Jeramiah Israel and Michael Bradley both added 12 points.
Jlynn Counter led the Jaguars (6-23, 2-16) in scoring, finishing with 16 points, seven assists and four steals. Vincent Brady II added 15 points and six rebounds for IUPUI. In addition, John Egbuta had 11 points. The Jaguars extended their losing streak to nine straight.
N. Kentucky 80, IUPUI 64
IUPUI (6-23) — Egbuta 4-6 3-4 11, Samb 4-7 0-2 8, Blocker 3-6 0-1 6, Brady 6-12 1-2 15, Counter 4-12 7-9 16, Jackson 0-6 2-2 2, Samuels 1-4 2-3 4, Nkomba 1-1 0-0 2, Dewitt 0-0 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 23-54 15-23 64.
N. KENTUCKY (16-13) — Wells 7-10 5-5 20, Bradley 4-9 0-1 12, Pettus 3-6 0-0 7, Robinson 3-8 4-6 10, Warrick 7-15 1-1 17, Israel 5-10 1-1 12, Ipassou 0-0 0-0 0, Tchilombo 1-1 0-0 2, Sherman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals: 30-59 11-14 80.
Halftime—N. Kentucky 44-30. 3-Point Goals—IUPUI 3-9 (Brady 2-5, Counter 1-3, Blocker 0-1), N. Kentucky 9-20 (Bradley 4-5, Warrick 2-6, Pettus 1-2, Wells 1-2, Israel 1-4, Robinson 0-1). Fouled Out—Bradley. Rebounds—IUPUI 25 (Brady 6), N. Kentucky 37 (Robinson 14). Assists—IUPUI 14 (Counter 7), N. Kentucky 15 (Pettus 6). Total Fouls—IUPUI 20, N. Kentucky 18. A—3,824 (9,400).
