Sunday, January 31, 1999
NKU 83, BELLARMINE 82
Conley lifts Norse in overtime
The Associated Press
BELLARMINE, Ky. Craig Conley scored eight of his team-leading 24 points in overtime Saturday night, leading Northern Kentucky University to an 83-82 victory over Bellarmine in a Great Lakes Valley Conference game here.
Bellarmine's Ryan Mullins made three free throws with .6 seconds remaining in regulation to send the game to overtime.
Mullins finished with 12 points, one of five Bellarmine players in double figures.
NKU got 22 points and six rebounds from center Craig Sanders. The win improves the Norse to 13-6 overall, 10-5 in the GLVC
NKU Conley 7-14, 9-10, 24; Lawhorn 2-7, 2-2, 8; Sanders 6-14, 8-9, 22; Norwell 6-9, 0-0, 12; Veith 0-2, 0-0, 0; Seiter 0-1, 0-0, 0; Perdrix 0-1, 0-0, 0; Schaefer 0-0, 1-2, 1; Nixon 4-7, 5-5, 16; Bays 0-1, 0-0, 0. Totals: 25-56, 25-28, 83.
Bellarmine Brooks 4-12, 0-0, 9; McCurry 3-5, 4-8, 11; Swan 6-10, 1-3, 13; Wahl 5-7, 0-0, 10; Hunt 2-3, 0-1, 4; Gaines 5-7, 4-4, 17; Mullins 3-6, 3-3, 12; Shaham 3-6, 0-1, 6. Totals: 31-56, 12-20, 82.
Three-point field goals: NKU (8-19): Conley 1-2, Lawhorn 2-6, Sanders 2-7, Seiter 0-1, Nixon 3-3. B (8-14): Brooks 1-4, McCurry 1-1, Gaines 3-3, Mullins 3-6.
Halftime score: B 30, NKU 29.
End of Regulation: 71-71.
Records: NKU 13-6 (GLVC 10-5), B 8-13 (5-10).
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