Men's Basketball Falls To Hillsdale 74-54

OVERVIEW – HILLSDALE

SCORE: Hillsdale Chargers 74, Northwood Timberwolves 54

RECORDS: Northwood (4-6, 1-3 G-MAC), Hillsdale (10-1, 4-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball drops 74-54 contest to Hillsdale Monday night (December 16).

GAME STORY

• Hillsdale scored seven straight points to take a 13-11 lead up to 20-11 with 11:08 remaining in the first half.
• Northwood responded, scoring 12 of the next 16 points to cut the lead down to one at 24-23 at the 4:10 mark.
• The Chargers used the 3-point shot over the final 3:17 of the half to get their lead back up to nine. Hillsdale made their final four triples of the half to take a 36-27 lead at the break.
• After Northwood scored the opening basket of the second half to get within seven, the Chargers dominated play. Hillsdale scored 15 of the next 16 points to take a 51-30 lead at the 14:15 mark.
• Northwood got no closer than 19 the rest of the way. HC led by as many as 31 before closing out the 20-point win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .453 (29-64), Northwood .408 (20-49)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .381 (8-21), Northwood .357 (5-14)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .889 (8-9), Northwood .600 (9-15)
• REBOUNDS: Hillsdale 40 (12 offensive), Northwood 26 (Three offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Hillsdale 15/9, Northwood 8/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Elijah Watson: 16 points
• Georden Rogers/Brayden Szamrej: Seven points each

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Wayne State Thursday (December 19). Game time is set for 7 p.m.