Dan Gherezgher Jr. had 19 points and No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky beat tenth-seeded Detroit Mercy on Tuesday in a Horizon League Tournament first-round game.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky plays in the Horizon League Tournament against Detroit Mercy. The Norse are 11-9 against Horizon League opponents and 5-6 in non-conference play. Northern Kentucky ranks third in the Horizon League with 14.1 assists per game led by Sam Vinson averaging 4.1.

BOTTOM LINE: Northern Kentucky plays in the Horizon League Tournament against Detroit Mercy. The Norse have gone 11-9 against Horizon League opponents, with a 5-6 record in non-conference play. Northern Kentucky ranks eighth in the Horizon League with 9.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Keeyan Itejere averaging 2.3.

The No. 2 seed Cleveland State Vikings (20-11, 14-6 Horizon League) are squaring off against the No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky Norse (17-15, 11-9 Horizon League) in the Horizon League Tournament on

Cleveland State and Northern Kentucky play in the Horizon League Tournament. The Vikings are 14-6 against Horizon League opponents and 6-5 in non-conference play. Cleveland State is fifth in the Horizon League with 34.