Craig Sanders scored 24 points Saturday as Northern Kentucky defeated Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne 94-73 at Regents Hall.

        Sanders (McNicholas High) was 9-of-11 from the field. The Norse shot 70 percent from the field in the second half after leading 43-40 at halftime.

        After IPFW drew to 61-58 with 11:50 to play, NKU went on a 13-0 run to take a 74-58 advantage.

        Craig Conley (LaSalle) added 18 points and six assists for NKU, which has won at least 20 games in six of the past seven seasons.

        IPFW (73) — Henderson 3-6 0-0 6, Wise 9-17 2-2 24, Kessenich 0-3 0-0 0, Woodall 4-6 0-0 10, Noll 6-9 6-6 20, Miller 1-1 0-0 2, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0, Shepherd 1-6 1-2 3, Oyler 0-1 4-4 4, Crow 1-1 0-2 3, Henderson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals: 25-50 14-18 73.

        NORTHERN KENTUCKY (94) — Clark 3-8 0-0 6, Sanders 9-11 4-5 24, Norwell 6-7 4-6 16, Conley 4-7 9-9 18, Schaefer 2-4 2-2 7, Lawhon 0-5 2-2 2, Stowers 2-5 7-7 11, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Wieber 4-6 2-2 10. Totals: 30-53 30-33 94.

        3-pointers: IPFW 9-20 (Henderson 0-3, Wise 4-8, Kessenich 0-1, Woodall 2-3, Noll 2-3, Shepherd 0-1, Crow 1-1). NKU 4-19 (Clark 0-3, Sanders 2-3, Conley 1-3, Schaefer 1-2, Lawhon 0-5, Stowers 0-3). Half: NKU 43-40. Records: IPFW 7-18 (4-11 GLVC), NKU 20-4 (11-4)

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