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Horizon Tournament - Northern Kentucky Defeats Detroit 99-75 - Recap

Northern Kentucky cruised to victory on Tuesday, running Detroit out of the gym and running up a 99-75 score at Truist Arena.

Bettors who backed Northern Kentucky were also rewarded, as they covered the closing number as a favorite of -13.5 at sportsbooks.

Dan Gherezgher Jr. had 19 points for Northern Kentucky and Trey Robinson chipped in with 18 points. Sam Vinson had 6 assists for them, while LJ Wells was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

Detroit got 21 points from Orlando Lovejoy in a losing cause and another 13 points from Mak Manciel. Orlando Lovejoy contributed 4 assists for them, while Ryan Kalambay had 6 rebounds.

First-half bettors who backed Northern Kentucky were victorious, as the score was $HalfScore at the break.

Northern Kentucky had a 30-26 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.