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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayCleveland State
Sun, Jan 3 at 1:00 pm
HomeNorthern Kentucky
Sun, Jan 3 at 1:00 pm (Sunday, January 3)Truist ArenaAll Champaign sports
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Preview

Cleveland State at Northern Kentucky, Sunday 1:00 pm

Northern Kentucky Norse (2-3) hosts Cleveland State Vikings (2-2) Sunday at 1:00 pm at Truist Arena.

ESPN's matchup predictor gives Northern Kentucky a 81% chance to win.

Northern Kentucky has won 2 of its last 5. Cleveland State has won 2 of its last 5.

Written automatically from the game data. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Who wins?

Make your pick before kickoff. Champaign fans only, one vote each.

Top performers

#1
CLE · PointsRayvon Griffith G20.0
#0
CLE · AssistsJordan Lowery G2.2
#12
CLE · ReboundsDre Jones F5.5
#0
NKU · PointsWillie Foster G19.0
#2
NKU · AssistsEric Acker G5.2
#13
NKU · ReboundsNoah Pagotto F6.6
Cleveland StateNorthern Kentucky
2-2Record2-3
LLWLWLast fiveWWLLL
18.9%ESPN win chance81.1%

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