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Milwaukee tops Northern Kentucky 82-75, advances to Horizon League title game
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) BJ Freeman scored 27 points to guide No. 6 seed Milwaukee to an 82-75 victory over fifth-seeded Northern Kentucky on Monday night in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament.
Milwaukee (20-14) will play top-seeded Oakland in the championship game on Tuesday with an automatic NCAA Tournament berth going to the winner.
Freeman sank 9 of 24 shots, including 1 of 6 from 3-point range, and 8 of 12 free throws for the Panthers. Faizon Fields finished with 16 points and 16 rebounds, while blocking three shots. Kentrell Pullian added 10 points, five rebounds and three assists.
Trey Robinson scored a career-high 33 for the Norse (18-15). He made 11 of 19 shots with three 3-pointers and 8 of 9 foul shots, adding nine rebounds. LJ Wells totaled 15 points and six boards. Michael Bradley pitched in with 14 points and nine assists.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Learic Davis vs. Michael Bradley (Panthers gains possession) | Â |
| 19:40 |  | Â | Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:38 | | Â | Marques Warrick defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:29 | | Â | Faizon Fields blocks Marques Warrick's two point layup | Â |
| 19:27 | | Â | LJ Wells offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:18 | | +2 | LJ Wells makes two point layup | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | | Â | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:10 | | Â | Randall Pettus II defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:54 | | +2 | Trey Robinson makes two point layup | 0-4 |
| 18:23 | | +2 | Kentrell Pullian makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | | Â | Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:02 | | Â | Faizon Fields defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:53 | | Â | Erik Pratt misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:51 | | Â | Faizon Fields offensive rebound | Â |
| 17:41 | | Â | Faizon Fields misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:39 | | Â | LJ Wells defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:25 | | Â | Trey Robinson turnover (Erik Pratt steals) | Â |
| 17:19 | | Â | BJ Freeman misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:17 | | Â | LJ Wells defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:17 | | Â | BJ Freeman personal foul | Â |
| 16:56 | | Â | Marques Warrick misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 16:54 | | Â | Erik Pratt defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:46 | | Â | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:44 | | Â | Trey Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:22 | | Â | Randall Pettus II turnover (lost ball) (Dominic Ham steals) | Â |
| 16:12 | | Â | BJ Freeman turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 15:49 | | +3 | Trey Robinson makes three point jump shot (Michael Bradley assists) | 2-7 |
| 15:25 | | Â | BJ Freeman turnover (Michael Bradley steals) | Â |
| 15:17 | | +2 | Randall Pettus II makes two point jump shot | 2-9 |
| 14:53 | | +3 | Kentrell Pullian makes three point jump shot (Elijah Jamison assists) | 5-9 |
| 14:39 | | +3 | Michael Bradley makes three point jump shot (Trey Robinson assists) | 5-12 |
| 14:29 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 14:07 | | +3 | Erik Pratt makes three point jump shot (Elijah Jamison assists) | 8-12 |
| 13:41 | | +2 | Trey Robinson makes two point layup | 8-14 |
| 13:35 | | Â | Randall Pettus II personal foul | Â |
| 13:25 | | Â | Faizon Fields misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:23 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:16 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian turnover (Marques Warrick steals) | Â |
| 13:02 | | +3 | Michael Bradley makes three point jump shot (Keeyan Itejere assists) | 8-17 |
| 12:45 | | +2 | Faizon Fields makes two point layup (Kentrell Pullian assists) | 10-17 |
| 12:29 | | Â | Randall Pettus II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:27 | | Â | Aaron Franklin defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:20 | | Â | Erik Pratt turnover (carrying) | Â |
| 12:05 | | +3 | Trey Robinson makes three point jump shot (Michael Bradley assists) | 10-20 |
| 11:41 | | Â | Trey Robinson blocks BJ Freeman's two point layup | Â |
| 11:39 | | Â | LJ Wells defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:33 | | Â | Marques Warrick misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Norse offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Learic Davis personal foul | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:17 | | Â | LJ Wells turnover (Erik Pratt steals) | Â |
| 11:03 | | Â | Faizon Fields turnover (Marques Warrick steals) | Â |
| 10:49 | | Â | Trey Robinson misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 10:47 | | Â | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:37 | | +3 | Learic Davis makes three point jump shot (Erik Pratt assists) | 13-20 |
| 10:14 | | Â | Trey Robinson misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:12 | | Â | Trey Robinson offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:11 | | Â | Learic Davis personal foul | Â |
| 10:02 | | Â | LJ Wells misses two point layup | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Randall Pettus II offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:53 | | Â | Marques Warrick misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:51 | | Â | Elijah Jamison defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:45 | | +3 | Dominic Ham makes three point jump shot (Erik Pratt assists) | 16-20 |
| 9:35 | | +2 | LJ Wells makes two point layup (Michael Bradley assists) | 16-22 |
| 9:21 | | Â | BJ Freeman turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 9:08 | | Â | Dominic Ham shooting foul (Michael Bradley draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:08 | | +1 | Michael Bradley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-23 |
| 9:08 | | +1 | Michael Bradley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-24 |
| 8:53 | | Â | Erik Pratt misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:51 | | Â | Randall Pettus II defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Trey Robinson offensive foul | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Trey Robinson turnover (offensive foul) | Â |
| 8:28 | | +2 | BJ Freeman makes two point layup | 18-24 |
| 8:00 | | +2 | Trey Robinson makes two point layup | 18-26 |
| 7:51 | | Â | BJ Freeman misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Trey Robinson defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:42 | | Â | Marques Warrick misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 7:40 | | Â | BJ Freeman defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Dominic Ham turnover (Trey Robinson steals) | Â |
| 7:27 | | +3 | Randall Pettus II makes three point jump shot (Marques Warrick assists) | 18-29 |
| 7:27 | | Â | Panthers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 7:27 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:19 | | Â | Keeyan Itejere blocks BJ Freeman's two point layup | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Jeramiah Israel defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:17 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian personal foul | Â |
| 6:50 | | Â | Jeramiah Israel misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Erik Pratt defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:27 | | +2 | BJ Freeman makes two point layup (Faizon Fields assists) | 20-29 |
| 6:27 | | Â | Michael Bradley shooting foul (BJ Freeman draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:27 | | +1 | BJ Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-29 |
| 6:08 | | +3 | Michael Bradley makes three point jump shot (Trey Robinson assists) | 21-32 |
| 5:47 | | Â | Erik Pratt turnover (Trey Robinson steals) | Â |
| 5:38 | | +2 | Trey Robinson makes two point dunk (Michael Bradley assists) | 21-34 |
| 5:18 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:16 | | Â | Panthers offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:10 | | Â | BJ Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:08 | | Â | Norse defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Michael Bradley misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Jeramiah Israel personal foul | Â |
| 4:26 | | Â | BJ Freeman misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 4:24 | | Â | BJ Freeman offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | BJ Freeman misses two point layup | Â |
| 4:17 | | Â | Randall Pettus II defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:17 | | Â | Jump ball. BJ Freeman vs. Sam Vinson (Norse gains possession) | Â |
| 4:12 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian personal foul | Â |
| 4:01 | | +2 | LJ Wells makes two point layup (Michael Bradley assists) | 21-36 |
| 3:37 | | Â | Faizon Fields misses two point layup | Â |
| 3:35 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | LJ Wells shooting foul | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:34 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 3:34 | | +1 | Kentrell Pullian makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-36 |
| 3:12 | | Â | Trey Robinson misses two point hook shot | Â |
| 3:10 | | Â | Faizon Fields defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Elijah Jamison makes two point layup (Kentrell Pullian assists) | 24-36 |
| 2:52 | | +2 | Marques Warrick makes two point layup (Michael Bradley assists) | 24-38 |
| 2:44 | | Â | LJ Wells shooting foul (Elijah Jamison draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:44 | | Â | Elijah Jamison misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:44 | | +1 | Elijah Jamison makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-38 |
| 2:24 | | Â | Randall Pettus II misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:22 | | Â | Faizon Fields defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:14 | | Â | Erik Pratt misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 2:12 | | Â | Erik Pratt offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Erik Pratt misses two point layup | Â |
| 2:07 | | Â | Erik Pratt offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:06 | | +2 | Erik Pratt makes two point layup | 27-38 |
| 2:06 | | Â | Norse 30 second timeout | Â |
| 1:44 | | Â | Trey Robinson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:42 | | Â | Kentrell Pullian defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:33 | | Â | Keeyan Itejere blocks Faizon Fields's two point layup | Â |
| 1:31 | | Â | Aaron Franklin offensive rebound | Â |
| 1:22 | | +2 | Aaron Franklin makes two point layup | 29-38 |
| 1:10 | | Â | Marques Warrick misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Aaron Franklin defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Keeyan Itejere shooting foul (Kentrell Pullian draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Kentrell Pullian makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-38 |
| 1:08 | | +1 | Kentrell Pullian makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-38 |
| 0:39 | | Â | Marques Warrick misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Aaron Franklin defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:06 | | Â | Panthers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Darius Duffy blocks LJ Wells's two point layup | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Norse offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |