Game 16 Recap: Northern Kentucky 56, Detroit Mercy 54
Lavone Holland II’s basket with 3.3 seconds left lifted Northern Kentucky to a 56-54 win at Detroit Mercy on Sunday afternoon. Both teams struggled shooting in the first half and the Titans went to the locker room with a 22-21 lead. The second half went back and forth with neither team leading by more than 4 points which set up Holland’s late game heroics. Drew McDonald led the Norse (11-5, 4-0 Horizon) with 16 points. Corey Allen, Jermaine Jackson Jr., and Jaleel Hogan each finished with 10 points for Detroit Mercy (4-13, 0-4).
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Holland’s late shot lifts @NKUNorseMBB past Detroit Mercy, 56-54 (NKUNorse.com)
Norse escape Detroit thanks to last second basket (The Northerner)
Lavone Holland II’s late shot beats Detroit Mercy, pushes NKU to 4-0 in Horizon League (Cincinnati Enquirer)