Men's Basketball Drops 81-52 Contest At Thomas More

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE

SCORE: Thomas More Saints 81, Northwood Timberwolves 52

RECORDS: Northwood (6-14, 2-10 G-MAC), Thomas More (12-7, 7-5 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Connor Convocation Center – Crestview Hills, Ky.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball loses at Thomas More 81-52 Saturday (February 25).

GAME STORY

• Playing without leading scorer Elijah Watson, Northwood got off to a slow start, trailing 11-2 just over three minutes into the game.
• Northwood responded with 11 of the next 15 points to get back within two at 15-13.
• With 4:20 remaining in the half, Thomas More led 22-19 when the Saints finished strong. TMU put up 11 of the final 14 points to lead 30-22 at the break.
• Thomas More led 36-30 at the 17:33 mark when the Saints took over. TMU scored 11 straight points to make the score 47-30.
• Northwood got no closer than 15 the rest of the way. Thomas More led by as many as 33 before winning by 29.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .537 (29-54), Northwood .364 (20-54)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .407 (11-27), Northwood .316 (6-19)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .750 (12-16), Northwood .500 (6-12)
• REBOUNDS: Thomas More 36 (Eight offensive), Northwood 24 (Five offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Thomas More 10/7, Northwood 7/9

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young II: 17 points, four rebounds
• Brayden Szamrej: 14 points, three assists

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Walsh Saturday (February 1). Game time is set for 3 p.m.