Gherezgher Lifts Northern Kentucky Over Milwaukee With Late Jumper, 67-62
Milwaukee fell to 5-10 in Horizon play, putting a conference play-in game in view.
Overview
- Brookfield East graduate Dan Gherezgher scored a game-high 22 points with five three-pointers and hit the go-ahead pull-up with 15.2 seconds left.
- Needing a three to tie, Josh Dixon committed a turnover with 2.7 seconds remaining to end Milwaukee's final chance.
- The victory snapped Northern Kentucky's five-game conference losing streak that followed a 6-3 start.
- Milwaukee sits 10th in the Horizon League standings and is tracking toward a March play-in round.
- In the January meeting, NKU’s Kael Robinson sank nine threes; he was unavailable for the rematch.