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Tri-State Morning Tip-Off
A quick and easy daily recap of the night in area CBB and a look ahead to tonight's action.
Yesterday
NKU 71 Norfolk State 63
The Norse (5-6) have won three in a row. Josh Dilling (22) and Sam Vinson (21) led the way.
Dilling’s step inside midcourt buzzer beating three-pointer gave NKU a 41-38 lead at the break. Vinson hit 13 of 15 FT. Big inside presence from LJ Wells and Keeyan Itejere, who combined for 16 rebounds, 7 blocks and 18 points. Leading scorer Trey Robinson scored just four points.
Miami 112 Bethany 70
The Redhawks led 35-13 10:00 into the game and 62-28 at the half. Miami (7-3) had three players score 20 points in a game for the first time since Feb. 23, 2008. Former Xavier Musketeer Cam Craft scored 34 points on 12 of 21 shooting, including 10 of 16 3PT (tied school record for three-pointers). Brant Byers heated up for 21 points in just 16 minutes of play. Eian Elmer added 20. MU hit a school record for three pointers (22 of 44) and recorded 17 steals. The 112 points is the eighth-highest team total in team history. The game counted as an exhibition game for the Bison who compete at the Division III level.
NET Rankings
1 Auburn
7 Kentucky
23 Dayton
31 Cincinnati
34 Purdue
35 Ohio State
58 Louisville
65 Indiana
75 Xavier
125 Wright State
149 Miami
196 Ohio
262 Northern Kentucky
