Northern Kentucky hosts Milwaukee following Freeman's 26-point performance

Published Jan. 27, 2023 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Milwaukee Panthers (14-7, 8-3 Horizon) at Northern Kentucky Norse (14-8, 9-2 Horizon)

Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 4 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Milwaukee visits the Northern Kentucky Norse after BJ Freeman scored 26 points in Milwaukee's 93-86 loss to the Wright State Raiders.

The Norse have gone 12-2 in home games. Northern Kentucky is 3-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Panthers are 8-3 in conference games. Milwaukee is the Horizon leader with 35.8 rebounds per game led by Markeith Browning II averaging 4.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chris Brandon is averaging six points and 9.3 rebounds for the Norse. Marques Warrick is averaging 19.3 points over the last 10 games for Northern Kentucky.

Freeman averages 2.5 made 3-pointers per game for the Panthers, scoring 15.9 points while shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc. Kentrell Pullian is averaging 10.9 points over the past 10 games for Milwaukee.

LAST 10 GAMES: Norse: 7-3, averaging 67.4 points, 29.3 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 10.4 steals and 2.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.6 points per game.

Panthers: 7-3, averaging 78.4 points, 36.6 rebounds, 13.9 assists, 5.8 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 75.1 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.