2012-13 results Thurs., Dec. 20 (0-6 overall, 0-0 A-Sun) Hampton, Va. – HU Convocation Center (7,200) NKU (0-6) at Hampton (2-7), 7 p.m. DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Wed., Nov. 14 at San Diego L, 65-61 NKU Radio: WQRT 1160 AM Thurs., Nov. 15 vs. Tulsa# L, 76-56 •Jim Kelch (play-by-play) & Steve Moeller (color) Sat., Nov. 17 vs. Siena (N.Y.)# L, 56-52 Series Record: First meeting Sun., Nov. 18 vs. CSU Northridge# L, 69-58 Sat., Dec. 1 at #4 Ohio State L, 70-43 NORTHERN KENTUCKY MEETS HAMPTON Tues., Dec. 4 at Texas Tech L, 75-69 Norse (0-6) seek first victory of season Thurs., Dec. 20 at Hampton (Va.) 7 p.m. Sat., Dec. 22 at Navy 2 p.m. NORSE NOTES Mon., Dec. 31 at Jacksonville* 7:15 p.m. (FIVE STARTERS & ONE) Wed., Jan. 2 at North Florida* 7:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 5 USC Upstate* 7 p.m. 1• NKU dropped a 75-69 decision at Texas Tech on Mon., Jan. 7 East Tenn. State* 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4. The Norse have not played a game in 16 days. Fri., Jan. 11 Lipscomb* 7 p.m. Thurs., Jan. 17 at Stetson* 7 p.m. 2• NKU fell behind by 20 points early in the second half Sat., Jan. 19 at Fla. Gulf Coast* 5:15 p.m. after Texas Tech hit the Norse with a 15-0 run. Thur., Jan. 24 Mercer* 7 p.m. Sat., Jan. 26 Kennesaw State* 7 p.m. 3• Norse freshmen Tyler White (14 points) and Jack Thur., Jan. 31 at East Tenn. State* 7 p.m. Flournoy (13 points) both scored in double figures for Sat., Feb. 2 at USC Upstate* 5 p.m. the first time as collegiate players. Fri., Feb. 8 at Lipscomb* 7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 14 Fla. Gulf Coast* 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 16 Stetson* 7 p.m. 4• NKU is meeting Hampton for the first time. Thurs., Feb. 21 at Kennesaw State* 7 p.m. Sat., Feb. 23 at Mercer* 4:30 p.m. 5• The Norse have lost 18 consecutive regular-season Thurs., Feb. 28 North Florida* 7:30 p.m. games against Division I opponents. Sat., March 2 Jacksonville* 7 p.m. Thurs., March 14 at San Francisco 10 p.m. +1• NKU’s last regular-season win against a Division #NUCDF Challenge at San Diego, Calif. I team came on Jan. 14, 1984, when the Norse upset *Atlantic Sun Conference game Tennessee State, 66-64, in Highland Heights, Ky. Home games in bold PROBABLE STARTERS NKU # OF THE DAY 1996 The last time NKU played in the state of Virginia was 1996, when the Norse won #1 ETHAN FAULKNER #5 ERNEST WATSON #40 ESHAUNTE JONES #24 CHAD JACKSON #21 JALEN BILLUPS the Division II Tipoff Clas- SENIOR/ G / 6-1 SENIOR / F / 6-7 SENIOR / G / 6-4 JUNIOR / G / 6-4 SOPHOMORE / C / 6-6 sic in Richmond, Va. NKU PPG - 6.3 PPG - 5.4 PPG - 14.7 PPG - 7.7 PPG - 8.8 defeated South Dakota, RPG - 5.3 RPG - 4.8 RPG - 3.5 RPG - 3.8 RPG - 4.2 Virginia Union and Wash- FT % - .800 FT % - .500 FT % - .632 FT % - .600 FT % - .571 burn (Kan.) to capture that FG % - .295 FG % - .275 FG % - .403 FG % - .548 FG % - .541 tournament championship. STATE OF SUCCESS: NKU has made just one trip to Virginia in its men’s basketball his- Freshmen lead NKU rally that falls short tory, and the Norse made it count in a big-time way. NKU won the 1996 Division II Tipoff Clas- sic in Richmond, Va., knocking off South Dakota TEXAS TECH RULES GLASS, (95-87), Virginia Union (83-66) and Washburn (69-63 in overtime) to claim the season-opening PULLS OUT 75-69 VICTORY tournament title. That 1996-97 NKU team, which featured All-Americans LaRon Moore and Paul Cluxton, would advance to the NCAA Division II LUBBOCK, Texas – Jaye Crockett scored national championship game before losing to Cal 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds as Tex- State Bakersfield, 57-56. as Tech held on for a 75-69 win over Northern Kentucky in United Spirit Arena. BEAR FACTS: NKU senior guard Eshaunte Jones leads the team in scoring (14.7 points per Eshaunte Jones scored 16 points to lead game) and 3-pointers made (18). Jones knocked Northern Kentucky, while freshman guard down four treys against Texas Tech and finished Tyler White came off the bench and added a with 16 points in that game. career-high 14 points. Freshman Jack Flourn- Jones has scored in double figures four times oy finished with a career-high 13 points for the this season, with a high of 24 points against Cal Norse, who rallied from a 20-point deficit in State Northridge. In the two games he did not the second half to make it close at the end. reach double-digit scoring (Tulsa and Ohio State), Chad Jackson scored 13 points and col- Jones finished with nine points in each contest. lected four steals for the Norse, who played in BILLUPS IN THE POST: NKU sophomore the state of Texas for the first time in the pro- post player Jalen Billups, who missed the Texas gram’s history. NKU shot 46 percent from the Tech game while nursing an injury, is expected field and was 10-for-28 from 3-point range. to play against Hampton. Billups averages 8.8 Texas Tech shot 58.7 percent from the points per game and is shooting 54.1 percent field and finished with a 36-18 advantage in from the field. He also leads NKU with seven rebounds. blocked shots. FROSH TO THE RESCUE: Norse freshmen Tyler White and Jack Flournoy helped ignite an DAVE BEZOLD IN DECEMBER NKU comeback against Texas Tech that trimmed a 20-point Red Raider lead to single digits late in the game. White scored a career-high 14 points, 32-15 (.681) including a pair of 3-pointers. Flournoy added a career-high 13 points for the Norse. White and NKU head coach Dave Bezold owns a 32-15 Flournoy were the only two bench players who record in the month of December during his scored against Texas Tech. career. A year ago, Bezold guided the Norse to a 6-0 mark during the month of December. TORRID FIRST HALF: NKU was 7-for-14 Now in his ninth season as the Norse head from 3-point range in the first half against Texas coach, Bezold enters the Hampton game on Tech and finished 10-for-28 from behind the arc. Thursday night with a career record of 161-85 at For the season, NKU is shooting 26.8 percent NKU. this season from 3-point range. ABOUT HAMPTON: The Pirates are NORTHERN KENTUCKY LOWDOWN... 2-7 after posting a 72-65 win over American on Tuesday night in Hampton, Va. Senior Overall .............................................................. 0-6 guard Jasper Williams led three Pirates in double figures with a career-high 22 points off Atlantic Sun ...................................................... 0-0 the bench. He also tied his career high with Home ................................................................ 0-0 five 3-pointers. Away ................................................................. 0-3 Sophomore forward Emmanuel Okoroba Neutral .............................................................. 0-3 added a career-high 18 points and 11 re- Overtime ........................................................... 0-0 bounds for his first career double-double. Freshman guard Deron Powers contributed In games decided by 1-5 points........................ 0-2 17 points and a career-high 10 assists for In games decided by 6-10 points...................... 0-1 Hampton, which is a member of the Mid- In games decided by 11-15 points .................... 0-1 Eastern Athletic Conference. In games decided by 16 or more points ........... 0-2 REMEMBER THIS?: Hampton’s men’s basketball program captured the national When scoring less than 60 ............................... 0-4 spotlight during the 2001 NCAA Tournament, When scoring 60-70 ......................................... 0-2 as the 15th-seeded Pirates stunned No. 2 When scoring 71-80 ......................................... 0-0 seed Iowa State, 58-57, in the opening round. When scoring 81 or more ................................. 0-0 That game is still considered one of the top five upsets in college basketball history, as When allowing less than 60 .............................. 0-1 many experts thought Iowa State had a legiti- When allowing 60-70 ........................................ 0-3 mate shot at advancing to the Final Four. Iowa State featured future first-round NBA When allowing 71-80 ........................................ 0-2 picks Marcus Fizer and Jamaal Tinsley, but it When allowing 81 or more ................................ 0-0 was the Pirates’ Tarvis Williams who knocked down a shot with 6.9 seconds left to give When leading at the half ................................... 0-2 Hampton the 58-57 victory. The Cyclones had When trailing at the half .................................... 0-4 one last chance to win, but Tinsley missed a When tied at the half......................................... 0-0 shot as time expired. November ......................................................... 0-4 NAVY UP NEXT: NKU concludes the December ......................................................... 0-2 two-game road trip Saturday by playing Navy in Annapolis, Md. It will mark the first meeting January ............................................................. 0-0 between NKU and Navy in men’s basketball. February ........................................................... 0-0 March................................................................ 0-0 IN MARYLAND: NKU is 1-1 all-time in games played in Maryland, and both were Monday ............................................................. 0-0 during a 1986 regular-season tournament at Tuesday ............................................................ 0-1 Mount St. Mary’s in Emmitsburg, Md. NKU Wednesday ....................................................... 0-1 defeated West Chester, 73-72, on Dec. 29, Thursday........................................................... 0-1 1986, then dropped a 69-66 decision to host Friday...............................................................