Story, photo courtesy of NMU Sports Information. Click the AUDIO buttons to hear RRN's Casey Ford call Ross Robertson's basket that put NMU over 100 points, and post-game comments from Coach Matt Majkrzak.
MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Northern Michigan men's basketball team didn't miss a beat coming out of the holiday break, drilling a program-best 21 three-pointers in a 101-65 rout of Davenport on Friday afternoon at Vandament Arena.
Northern connected on 21 of its 37 attempts from beyond the arc, shooting 56.8% from deep. The performance broke the program record of 18 threes, previously set against UW-Stout in 2006 and Concordia Wisconsin in 2021. The Wildcats were efficient in both halves, going 8-13 in the first and 13-24 in the second.
Dylan Kuehl led the way with a near-flawless performance, finishing with 33 points on 10-11 (90.9%) shooting from the field, a perfect 5-5 from three, and 8-9 (88.9%) at the free-throw line. He finished just two points shy of his career high.
Cal Klesmit followed with 24 points, knocking down 7-10 (70%) from long range. Bennett Basich added 14 points, while Jackson Dudek chipped in 13. In total, six Wildcats knocked down multiple threes in the contest.
Northern continued to back up its national numbers, outrebounding Davenport 40-25 and handing out 23 assists to just eight turnovers, good for a 2.88 assist-to-turnover ratio. The Wildcats' nation-leading scoring defense also held Davenport to 18 points below its season average of 83.
The Wildcats improved to 12-1 on the season and extended their winning streak to 11 games, two shy of the program record. NMU also eclipsed the century mark in conference play for the first time since Feb. 24, 2022, when it defeated Lake Superior State 102-69.
NMU is now the last remaining unbeaten in conference play with Grand Valley's 79-75 upset win over Michigan Tech.
