INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — LJ Wells had 26 points and Kael Robinson scored 22 to lead Northern Kentucky to a 96-76 victory over Green Bay on Sunday in a Horizon League Championship quarterfinal.
No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky will play top-seeded Wright State in a Monday semifinal. No. 2 seed Robert Morris squares off against third-seeded Detroit Mercy in the other semifinal.
Wells added nine rebounds and Robinson grabbed six for the fifth-seeded Norse (20-13). Dan Gherezgher Jr. sank five 3-pointers and scored 19 — all in the second half.
Justin Allen and CJ O’Hara both had 16 points to lead the Phoenix (18-15). Preston Ruedinger posted a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists.
Robinson had 14 points to guide Northern Kentucky to a 36-30 advantage at halftime. , with Robinson racking up 14 points. Gherezgher helped lead the second-half charge.
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