Men's Basketball Falls To Northern Michigan 79-62

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE:  Northern Michigan Wildcats 79, Northwood Timberwolves 62

RECORDS: Northwood (5-20, 3-13 GLIAC), Northern Michigan (7-14, 5-11 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northern Michigan run to open second half dooms Northwood in 79-62 NMU victory Saturday (February 4).

FIRST HALF

• The game was close early – NMU led 13-11 10 minutes into the contest.
• With the Wildcats lead at 27-21 with under six minutes remaining, Northern Michigan made a big push to finish the half. NMU scored 14 of the final 19 points to extend their advantage to 41-26 at halftime.
• Northwood shot 38.5 percent from the floor in the first (10-26), making just 16.7 percent of their attempts from three-point range (1-6).
• Northern Michigan sunk 43.2 percent of their overall shots (16-37), but built their lead from 3-point range. NMU made 52.9 percent of their attempts from beyond the arc (9-17).

SECOND HALF

• NMU came out fast in the second half to put the game away, scoring 21 of the first 27 points to extend their advantage to 62-32.
• Northwood showed some fight down the stretch but was only able to cut the Wildcat advantage down to 16.   
• The Timberwolves shot 36.1 percent from the field (13-36) in the second half, making 40 percent of their three-point attempts (6-15).
• The Wildcats shot a sparkling 60.9 percent from the floor (14-23) overall while knocking down 57.1 percent of their three-point attempts (4-7). 

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .500 (30-60), Northwood .371 (23-62)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .542 (13-24), Northwood .333 (7-21)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .500 (6-12), Northwood .692 (9-13)
• REBOUNDS: Northern Michigan 36 (10 offensive), Northwood 39 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northern Michigan 17/9, Northwood 9/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Brad Schaub: 12 points, seven rebounds, one assist, one block, one steal
• PJ Weaver: 11 points, six rebounds, two blocks
• Kyle Lamotte: nine points, three rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Grand Valley State Thursday (February 9). Game time is set for 8 p.m.