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Northern Kentucky 81, at Cleveland State 70

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 · Final · Horizon

Horizon 1 2 PTS

Northern Kentucky Norse

19-14 · L1 · #197 (1245 ELO +22)

42 39 81

Cleveland State Vikings

11-22 · L1 · #286 (1059 ELO -22)

24 46 70

Wolstein Center · Cleveland, OH

Attendance: 2,458

Officials: Sutton Simon, Aaron Hart, Andy O'Brien

Northern Kentucky Holds Off Cleveland State Rally for Road Win

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Interstat) — A dominant first-half defensive performance and a career-high scoring night from Donovan Oday propelled Northern Kentucky to an 81-70 victory over Cleveland State in a Horizon League men’s basketball game Wednesday night at Wolstein Center. The Norse (17-12, 11-7 Horizon) built an 18-point halftime lead by stifling the Vikings’ offense, then withstood a spirited second-half rally to secure the season sweep and solidify their position in the conference standings. Cleveland State fell to 10-20 overall and 6-12 in league play. The most critical phase of the game was its opening 15 minutes, where Northern Kentucky established… Read more...

Top Statlines

LJ Wells NKU 33m 24p 12r 4a
Preist Ryan CLST 32m 20p 10r 1a
Donovan Oday NKU 28m 22p 3r 3b

Forecasting

ELO Probability NKU 54.3%

Spread NKU -7.5

Money Line CLST +260/NKU -320

Over/Under 162.5 (Under)