FRANKFORT, Ky. - Freshman guard Nathan Seiter (Bishop Brossart) came off the bench to score 17 points, including four three-pointers, and sophomore guard Brian Lawhon also totaled 17 as the Northern Kentucky University opened its season with a 79-77 win overKentucky State.
NKU shot 83 percent (33-of-40) from the free-throw line, while Kentucky State (0-1) made just 50 percent of its foul shots.
NKU plays in the first round of the Lions Club Classic on Nov. 28 vs. Thomas More at Regents Hall.
NKU - Lawhon 3-8 10-12 17, Sanders 3-9 6-6 14, Vieth 0-2 0-0 0, Conley 4-8 7-9 15, Schaefer 1-5 3-4 5, Seiter 5-9 3-5 17, Perdrix 0-2 0-0 0, Nixon 3-4 0-0 7, Beckett 0-0 4-4 4. Totals: 19-47 33-40 79.
KSU - Dubose 1-4 0-0 2, Gurnell 4-6 2-2 10, Lewis 0-3 0-0 0, Manning 7-12 1-4 18, Dumphord 12-21 3-9 27, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Hutchinson 0-2 0-1 0, Surratt 1-5 5-6 7, Richie 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 1-2 1-2 3, Jelks 4-6 2-4 10. Totals: 30-63 14-28 77.
Three-pointers: NKU 8-20 (Lawhon 1-5, Sanders 2-4, Conley 0-2, Schaefer 0-1, Seiter 4-6, Perdrix 0-1, Nixon 1-1); KSU 3-13 (Manning 3-7, Dumphord 0-5, Jackson 0-1).
Halftime score: NKU 39, KSU 32
Records: NKU 1-0, KSU 0-1.
