Your Tri-State Morning Tip-Off

Tri-State Morning Tipoff

Last night 

NKU 80 Wright State 76
Five Norse (13-15,8-9) scored in double figures, and NKU shutout Wright State (13-16,7-11) over the final 4:03 of the game. Dan Gherezgher paced NKU with 17 points, two rebounds and three assists. Josh Dilling notched 16 points, grabbing five boards and dishing out three assists. NKU shot 53.6% from the field and 46.7% from beyond the arc in the win. 

Loyola 76 Dayton 72
Trailing by as many as 13 in the second half, the Flyer (18-9,8-6) sliced the Ramblers' lead to two with just 3:12 to play. But Loyola (18-9,9-5) sank a three pointer on the next possession and the comeback was halted. Nate Santos led four Flyers in double-figures, scoring 18 points on the night. Loyola held Dayton to 38.7% from the field, including 24% on three pointers (6 of 25). The Ramblers won for a fifth straight time and have now won 21 of its last 22 games at home.

Miami 96 Kent State 92
Down seven with 2:41 left in regulation, Miami went on a 10-3 run to force overtime and Eian Elmer drained a game-winning three-pointer in OT to cap a wild win for the Redhawks (20-7,11-3). Pete Suder scored five of his game-high 22 points in the final 1:08 to regulation, banking in a three pointer and adding two free throws to force the extra session. OT saw eight lead changes. It marked the RedHawks' 13th consecutive home win, the program's first 20-win season since 1999. Suder scored 22 points, including a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line and also eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for his career while playing a season-high 39 minutes. He also dished out six assists and pulled down five rebounds, while drawing seven KSU (18-9,8-6) fouls.

Today 

UC hosting TCU, Noon, 700 WLW. The Bearcats are 6-1 all time vs the Horned Frogs. The first meeting came in the first round of the 1959 NCAA Tournament, with UC prevailing, 77-73, to kick off its first of five-straight Final Fours.

Kentucky at Alabama, 6ppm on ESPN 1530. Five weeks ago, Alabama beat Kentucky 102-97 in one of the most entertaining college basketball games of the season. Both Lamont Butler and Jaxson Robinson are expected to be sidelined for the rematch. The Crimson Tide are riding their first two-game losing streak of the season….a 95-85 loss to No. 1-ranked Auburn — and Wednesday night’s 110-98 defeat at the hands of No. 15 Missouri.

Louisville home to Florida State, Noon. The Cardinals have improved by 12 wins already this season, reaching the 20-win mark. The 12-win improvement is tied for the most in DI alongside Michigan, Missouri and New Mexico State. Picked ninth in the ACC Preseason Poll, they are currently tied for second. Pat Kelsey got 12 players from the transfer portal, and the 13th as a newly recruited freshman. UL is on the brink of the largest turnaround in program history. Louisville has improved by 13 wins season to season on two occasions in the program's 111-year history. 

Ohio hosting Akron, 6pm. John Groce’s Zips enters with a 21-5 record, a 13-0 mark in MAC play and are currently on a 14-game winning streak, the longest in the nation.