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Oakland Golden Grizzlies vs Northern Kentucky Norse Recap - Northern Kentucky Wins 87-78

Trevon Faulkner went off for 26 points and added 9 rebounds leading Northern Kentucky over Oakland, 87-78, on Friday at BB&T Arena.

Northern Kentucky was an underdog by +3.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors.

Sam Vinson had 20 points for Northern Kentucky and Chris Brandon chipped in with 15 points. Bryson Langdon had 7 assists for them, while Chris Brandon was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 13 boards.

Oakland got 24 points from Jalen Moore in a losing cause and another 20 points from Micah Parrish. Jalen Moore contributed 7 assists for them, while Jamal Cain had 14 rebounds.

Northern Kentucky was losing at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

Northern Kentucky won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 39-36.

Next game, Northern Kentucky takes its act home to face Detroit looking for another win. For Oakland, they head on the road to face Wright State.