Posted: Jan 19, 2017

Men's Basketball Drops 83-72 Contest At Michigan Tech

Northwood

(4-15, 2-8 GLIAC)

Michigan Tech

(9-8, 7-3 GLIAC)

Final

Northwood (4-15, 2-8 GLIAC)

Michigan Tech (9-8, 7-3 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Pts: 2 Players (#13, #21) - 13

Reb: Brad Schaub - 7

Ast: 2 Players (#11, #21) - 3

Pts: Kyle Monroe - 37

Reb: Kyle Monroe - 9

Ast: 2 Players (#03, #44) - 3

Team Stats

Northwood

Michigan Tech

Field Goals

(29-53)

(24-52)

Field Goal %

54.7%

46.2%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – MICHIGAN TECH

SCORE: Michigan Tech 83, Northwood Timberwolves 72

RECORDS: Northwood (4-15, 2-8 GLIAC), Michigan Tech (9-8, 7-3 GLIAC)

LOCATION: SDC Gymnasium – Houghton, Mich.

RECAP: Michigan Tech uses the foul line to down Northwood 83-72 Thursday night (January 19).

FIRST HALF

Both offenses played at a high level in the opening half – NU and MTU were above 60 percent shooting from the floor for the majority of the opening 20 minutes.
The score was tight throughout the half – the neither team led by more than five points until the final minute.
Michigan Tech got up by seven, but a three-point play by Northwood freshman David Jelinek cut the Huskies lead down to 44-40 at the break.
Northwood ended the half shooting 60.7 percent (17-28) overall and 44.4 percent from the foul line (4-9).

SECOND HALF

The Timberwolves came out strong in the second half, eventually leading 63-58 with under eight minutes remaining.
Michigan Tech responded down the stretch, especially at the foul line. MTU out-scored Northwood 25-9 the rest of the way to round out the win.
The score remained tight throughout – the Huskies took the first double-digit lead of the game in the final seconds of the contest.
Northwood finished with a much higher field goal percentage than the Huskies in the second half (48.0-33.3), but MTU dominated at the foul line. Michigan Tech went 22-22 from the foul line in the final 20 minutes, compared to Northwood at 6-8.

GAME STATS