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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

Wednesday, February 18, 2026BB&T ArenaAll Champaign sports
FinalFinalESPN+ · FanDuel SN OHPlay by play
12T
PFW333871
NKU424587
Final

Northern Kentucky beats Purdue Fort Wayne 87-71

Northern Kentucky Norse beat Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons 87-71 on Wednesday at Truist Arena.

The first half made the difference: Northern Kentucky outscored Purdue Fort Wayne 42-33.

Northern Kentucky shot 52% to 42% and won the boards 37-29.

For Northern Kentucky, LJ Wells (F): 29. For Purdue Fort Wayne, DeAndre Craig Jr. (G): 24.

Northern Kentucky improves to 17-11. Purdue Fort Wayne falls to 15-13.

Attendance: 2,066.

Full recap at ESPN: Wells scores 29, Northern Kentucky knocks off Purdue Fort Wayne 87-71

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#9
PFW · PointsDeAndre Craig Jr. G24
#2
PFW · AssistsMikale Stevenson G4
#2
PFW · ReboundsMikale Stevenson G6
#53
NKU · PointsLJ Wells F29
#53
NKU · AssistsLJ Wells F5
#11
NKU · ReboundsTae Dozier G15
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
M. Nelson F3362-42-40-060100063
D. Elisee F1642-30-00-030211124
C. Hadnot II G38207-153-73-513200013
M. Stevenson G3362-82-60-064300060
D. Craig Jr. G30247-142-48-1052410232
Y. Levin F1620-40-32-223000202
D. Duffy F1321-10-00-110100015
E. Mosley G1051-31-22-210020010
C. Morgan G1120-10-12-200000001
Team7122-5310-2717-222912134152420

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