Men's Basketball Earns Third Straight Victory, Winning At Purdue Northwest 89-73

OVERVIEW – PURDUE NORTHWEST

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 89, Purdue Northwest Pride 73

RECORDS: Northwood (3-2), Purdue Northwest (1-3)

LOCATION: John Friend Court – Hammond, Ind.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball picks up its third straight winning, earning an 89-73 road win at Purdue Northwest Saturday afternoon (November 23).

GAME STORY

• Northwood had a strong start to the game, scoring nine of the first 11 points of the contest.
• The Timberwolves maintained their lead the rest of the half, not allowing Purdue Northwest to get any closer than three.
• The remainder of the half was full of runs. NU went on a 16-8 push to turn a three-point lead into a 25-14 lead with 10:59 remaining.
• Later, the Pride scored eight of 10 points to get within three at 31-26.
• Northwood immediately posted an 11-2 run to take their biggest lead of the opening 20 minutes at 42-28.
• PNW made the final push of the half, scoring the final seven points to make the score 42-35 at the break.
• Northwood came out hot in the second half, connecting on their first five field goal attempts. That stretch allowed the Timberwolves to go on a 10-1 run to take their biggest lead to that point at 56-40.
• While Purdue Northwest did not go away, Northwood maintained control the remainder of the way. The Panthers got no closer than eight in the second half.
• The Timberwolves pushed the lead to as many as 20 (89-69) before winning by 16. Northwood never trailed in the game.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .439 (29-66), Northwood .554 (36-65)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .158 (3-19), Northwood .375 (9-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .706 (19-29), Northwood .667 (8-12)
• REBOUNDS: Purdue Northwest 26 (Eight offensive), Northwood 39 (Seven offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Purdue Northwest 7/14, Northwood 25/15
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Purdue Northwest 8, Northwood 19
• BENCH POINTS: Purdue Northwest 13, Northwood 35

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young II: 24 points, 9-14 from the floor, 3-7 from 3-point range, four rebounds, three assists
• De'Airrus Ware: 14 points, 5-8 from the floor, 2-4 from 3-point range, four rebounds
• Jamison Eklund: 13 points, 5-7 from the floor, 2-4 for the 3-point range
• Elijah Watson: 11 points, four rebounds, four assists, two blocks, two steals
• JT Morgan: Six points, eight rebounds, six assists
• Brayden Szamrej: Eight assists

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• This is Northwood's first winning streak since the 2019-20 season, when the Timberwolves won four straight at the end of the year to earn a spot in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host rival Saginaw Valley Tuesday night (November 26). Game time is set for 6 p.m.