Billy Finnell

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Rhys Martin scored 24 points to lead Nova Southeastern to an 80-73 win over Northern Kentucky University on Thursday night in the George Mayer Gym.

Tim Coenraad added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Sharks, who improved to 6-2. Nova Southeastern converted 30 of its 38 attempts from the free-throw line, including 21-for-25 shooting in the second half.

Martin - who also had four steals - was 9-for-11 at the charity stripe, while teammate Calvin Jenkins used 9-for-10 shooting from the line to account for all nine of his points.

Kevin Schappell led NKU (7-3) with 16 points and nine rebounds. Vincent Humphrey and Billy Finnell each added 15 points for the Norse, who made just 59.4 percent of their free throws and shot 38.7 percent from the field.

Scott Bibbins scored a career-high seven points off the bench for NKU. Mark Hawkins and Travis Rasso each contributed six points for the Norse.

Oresti Nitsios added 10 points for Nova Southeastern, and Jenkins finished with nine rebounds. It was the first meeting between NKU and Nova Southeastern in men’s basketball.

NKU will conclude its two-game road trip in Florida at 7 p.m Friday against 19th-ranked Lynn (8-2). The Fighting Knights advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four last season.

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