Men's Basketball Falls At No. 13 Findlay 83-64

OVERVIEW – #13 FINDLAY

SCORE: #13 Findlay Oilers 83, Northwood Timberwolves 64

RECORDS: Northwood (5-11, 1-7 G-MAC), Findlay (14-1, 7-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Croy Gymnasium – Findlay, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball loses at No. 13 Findlay 83-64 Saturday afternoon (January 11).

GAME STORY

• The score was tied 9-9 early in the game when the Oilers posted an 8-0 run to go up 17-9.
• Findlay pushed the lead to up to 14 (30-16) when the Timberwolves began to chip away at the lead.
• The UF lead stood at 34-27 with under two minutes remaining in the first when the Oilers finished strong. A 10-2 run to finish the half made the score 44-29 at the break.
• Findlay added to that run to start the second half by scoring the first six points to make the score 50-29.
• Northwood got back within 17 points at 52-35, but that was as close as the Timberwolves would get the rest of the way.
• Findlay led by as many as 25 before winning by 19.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Findlay .457 (32-70), Northwood .414 (24-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Findlay .348 (8-23), Northwood .292 (7-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Findlay .917 (11-12), Northwood .529 (9-17)
• REBOUNDS: Findlay 40 (12 offensive), Northwood 36 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Findlay 13/12, Northwood 15/19

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Elijah Watson: 17 points (game-high)
• Jamison Eklund: 11 points
• Nick Ellis: 11 points (matches career-high)
• Andrew Smith: Eight points (career-high), three assists

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Tiffin Thursday (January 16). Game time is set for 7 p.m.