Men's Basketball Falls At Kentucky Wesleyan 85-50

OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SCORE: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 85, Northwood Timberwolves 50

RECORDS: Northwood (6-13, 2-9 G-MAC), Kentucky Wesleyan (13-4, 7-2 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Owensboro Sports Center – Owensboro, Ky.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball drops a 85-50 contest at Kentucky Wesleyan Thursday night (January 23).

GAME STORY

• The start of the game was evenly played, with Northwood leading 12-10 at the 11-minute mark.
• Kentucky Wesleyan slowly grew the lead the rest of the half, going up 25-18 with 5:31 remaining in the first.
• The Panthers added to their advantage the rest of the way, out-scoring Northwood 18-9 the remainder of the half to make the score 43-27 at the break.
• KWC kept the momentum going early in in the second half, going on a 13-5 run to start the second half to make the score 57-31.
• Northwood got no closer than 21 the rest of the way.
• The Panthers led by as many as 37 before winning by 35.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .569 (33-58), Northwood .344 (21-61)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .421 (8-19), Northwood .176 (3-17)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .550 (11-20), Northwood .714 (5-7)
• REBOUNDS: Kentucky Wesleyan 38 (Five offensive), Northwood 31 (Seven offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Kentucky Wesleyan 18/6, Northwood 8/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• JT Morgan: 10 points, nine rebounds, 5-9 from the floor
• Brayden Szamrej: 10 points, four assists
• Jamison Eklund: Eight points.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Thomas More Saturday (January 25). Game time is set for 3 p.m.