LOUISVILLE — Nickie Randall scored four points in the final 45 seconds Saturday as Bellarmine defeated No.6 Northern Kentucky 78-75.

        Randall's 10-foot jump shot with 45 seconds left gave Bellarmine a 76-75 lead. Randall then made two free throws with 15 seconds remaining.

        Ryan Danner scored 21 points as Bellarmine (19-5, 14-4 Great Lakes Valley Conference) snapped NKU's seven-game winning streak. The Norse dropped to 21-3 (15-3).

        Michelle Cottrell (Boone County) scored 21 points and moved into second place on NKU's all-time scoring list with 1,605 career points.

        NORTHERN KENTUCKY - Livingstone 3-9 1-2 8, Tuchfarber 2-7 1-3 7, Cottrell 9-11 3-4 21, Cowens 6-11 2-2 14, Jenson 2-3 0-0 5, Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Schubeler 1-1 0-0 2, Bradford 0-0 0-0 0, Mobley 0-2 0-0 0, Flanagan 4-9 1-2 11, Polosky 1-4 2-5 5. Totals: 29-60 10-18 75.

        BELLARMINE — Randall 4-13 4-4 13, Young 4-13 5-5 14, Johnson 5-7 3-3 14, Danner 8-13 2-2 21, Hutchcraft 4-11 4-5 12, Voegele 0-0 0-0 0, Cannon 2-2 0-0 4. Totals: 27-59 18-19 78.

        Halftime: NKU 46, BU 33. 3-pointers: NKU 7-27 (Livingstone 1-6, Tuchfarber 2-6, Jenson 1-2, Smith 0-1, Mobley 0-2, Flanagan 2-7, Polosky 1-3), BU 6-21 (Randall 1-5, Young 1-6, Johnson 1-2, Danner 3-6, Hutchcraft 0-2). Rebounds: NKU 39 (Cottrell 13), BU 31 (Hutchcraft 8).

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