Men's Basketball Drops 83-75 Exhibition Contest At Northwood (FL)

The Michigan campus of Northwood University dropped an 83-75 exhibition contest in at the Florida Northwood Campus Sunday night (November 4).

The contest was the third annual President's Cup.  The Florida Campus now leads the series 2-1 overall – with the home team having won all three contests.

The Michigan Campus took a 37-34 to the locker room, thanks to great shooting.  The Timberwolves shot 58.6 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes (17-29).

It was the Florida Campus that got hot in the second half, as they followed the Timberwolves' lead by going 17-29 from the floor.  The Seahawks also went 5-7 from 3-point range.

For the game, the Michigan Campus finished at 52.6 percent overall (30-37) compared to 49.2 percent for Florida (31-63).  But the Timberwolves committed five more turnovers (16-11) and made three fewer 3-point field goals (9-6).

Five Timberwolves finished in double figures, led by Will Bowles (East Detroit, Mich./South Lake) with 16.  Wes Wilcox (Roselle, Ill./Harper) added 15, while Booker Stoudmire (Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville) added 12.

The Timberwolves will open the regular season Friday night (November 9) versus Illinois-Springfield.  Game time in the neutral site matchup is set for 7:30 p.m.