Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons vs Northern Kentucky Norse Box Score & Player Stats: Northern Kentucky win 87-71, Feb 18, 2026

NCAAB · Final · Wed, Feb 18, 2026
Truist Arena
Summary

Norse top Mastodons, 87–71

How they scored
H2
DeAndre Craig Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
65–75
PFW
H2
DeAndre Craig Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
66–75
PFW
H2
Dan Gherezgher makes driving layup
66–77
NKU
H2
Donovan Oday makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dan Gherezgher assists)
66–80
NKU
H2
LJ Wells makes free throw 1 of 2
66–81
NKU
H2
LJ Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
66–82
NKU
H2
Chris Morgan makes free throw 1 of 2
67–82
PFW
H2
Chris Morgan makes free throw 2 of 2
68–82
PFW
H2
Donovan Oday makes layup (LJ Wells assists)
68–84
NKU
H2
DeAndre Craig Jr. makes layup
70–84
PFW
H2
DeAndre Craig Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
71–84
PFW
H2
LJ Wells makes free throw 1 of 2
71–85
NKU
H2
LJ Wells makes free throw 2 of 2
71–86
NKU
H2
Dan Gherezgher makes free throw 1 of 2
71–87
NKU
Purdue Fort Wayne
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
Maximus Nelson
33
6
2-4
2-4
0-0
6
0
Deangelo Elisee
16
4
2-3
0-0
0-0
3
0
Corey Hadnot II
38
20
7-15
3-7
3-5
1
3
Mikale Stevenson
33
6
2-8
2-6
0-0
6
4
DeAndre Craig Jr.
30
24
7-14
2-4
8-10
5
2
Yuval Levin
16
2
0-4
0-3
2-2
2
3
Darius Duffy
13
2
1-1
0-0
0-1
1
0
EJ Mosley
10
5
1-3
1-2
2-2
1
0
Chris Morgan
11
2
0-1
0-1
2-2
0
0
Northern Kentucky
MIN
PTS
FG
3PT
FT
REB
AST
LJ Wells
35
29
10-16
1-2
8-11
4
5
Ethan Elliott
35
9
4-4
1-1
0-0
5
4
Dan Gherezgher
31
13
5-14
2-9
1-2
2
3
Donovan Oday
31
12
4-12
1-6
3-4
2
4
Tae Dozier
36
8
3-6
2-5
0-0
15
2
Addison Archer
5
0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Kael Robinson
17
11
4-8
2-5
1-2
5
0
Shawn Nelson
6
3
1-1
1-1
0-0
3
0
Bryce Darbyshire
4
2
1-1
0-0
0-0
0
0

Questions

Who won the Purdue Fort Wayne vs Northern Kentucky game?

Northern Kentucky beat Purdue Fort Wayne 87-71 on Wednesday, Feb 18, at Truist Arena.

What was the final score of Purdue Fort Wayne vs Northern Kentucky?

Northern Kentucky 87, Purdue Fort Wayne 71.

Played Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
NKU 100%
The marked point is Kael Robinson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dan Gherezgher assists): 51% to 61% for Norse on one play, the biggest of the game.
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