Boston University visits Northern Kentucky after McNair’s 28-point game

By Canadian Press on November 28, 2025.

Boston University Terriers (3-4) at Northern Kentucky Norse (5-2)

Highland Heights, Kentucky; Saturday, 1 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Boston University plays Northern Kentucky after Michael McNair scored 28 points in Boston University’s 96-87 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions.

The Norse have gone 4-0 in home games. Northern Kentucky scores 87.3 points and has outscored opponents by 11.3 points per game.

The Terriers are 1-3 on the road. Boston University is 0-2 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 10.3 turnovers per game.

Northern Kentucky is shooting 49.8% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 49.6% Boston University allows to opponents. Boston University has shot at a 47.9% rate from the field this season, 4.2 percentage points above the 43.7% shooting opponents of Northern Kentucky have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Oday is scoring 18.1 points per game with 4.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists for the Norse. Dan Gherezgher Jr. is averaging 17.4 points and 2.6 rebounds while shooting 43.9%.

McNair is averaging 15.1 points and 1.7 steals for the Terriers. Ben Defty is averaging 12.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.7 blocks.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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