#HLWBB Roundup: Dec. 22
Rachel White
#HLWBB Scoreboard (home team on right)
UIC 55,
Loyola Chicago 57
Northern Kentucky 57, ETSU 45
Oakland 69, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 37 (Las Vegas)
#HLWBB Recaps
Flames Drop Heartbreaker to Loyola
CHICAGO (UICFlames.com) – UIC overcame an 11 point deficit, and led Loyola (2-9) by six in the fourth quarter, but Loyola scored the game winning layup with 0.9 seconds left to capture a 57-55 win at Gentile Arena Friday afternoon. Undone by turnovers late in the game, UIC (7-4) saw their winning streak get snapped at four games.
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NKU Rallies Back for Convincing Win at ETSU
JOHNSON CITY, TENN. (NKUNorse.com) – The Northern Kentucky women's basketball team faced a 15-point deficit in the third quarter, but used a huge surge to overtake ETSU by 12 points, 57-45. The Norse close out the nonconference portion of their schedule at 2-9, while the Bucs fall to 6-8.
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Oakland Rolls Past Arkansas-Pine Bluff
LAS VEGAS (GoldenGrizzlies.com) – Nikita Telesford just missed a double-double with nine points and eight rebounds while All-Tournament Team selection Sha'Keya Graves scored 13 points with three assists and two steals as Oakland won its fourth consecutive game with a convincing 69-37 win over Arkansas at Pine Bluff on Friday night at the Holiday Hoops Classic.
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Upcoming #HLWBB Slate: Thursday, December 28
Green Bay at Wright State (4:30 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Milwaukee at Northern Kentucky (5 p.m. ET – ESPN3
Detroit Mercy at Youngstown State (7 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Oakland at Cleveland State (7 p.m. ET – ESPN3)
Motor City Madness
The 2018 Little Caesars Horizon League Men’s & Women’s Basketball Championship will take place March 2-6 at the brand new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. Tickets can be purchased now at campus box offices or at HorizonLeague.com.
Little Caesars Arena is located in the heart of The District Detroit, a 50-block, mixed-use development that unites eight world-class theaters, five neighborhoods and three professional sports venues in one vibrant, walkable destination for people who want to live, work and play in an exciting urban environment. Home to the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Lions — The District Detroit represents the greatest density of professional sports teams in one downtown core in the country.