JT Morgan's Career-Day Leads Men's Basketball To 81-73 Road Win At Walsh

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 81, Walsh Cavaliers 73

RECORDS: Northwood (7-13, 3-9 G-MAC), Walsh (7-12, 3-10 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Alumni Arena – North Canton, Ohio

RECAP: JT Morgan's career-day leads Northwood men's basketball to an 81-73 road win at Walsh Saturday afternoon (February 1).

GAME STORY

• Northwood got off to a strong start in the game, opening the contest on a 9-2 run.
• After Walsh cut the lead down to two, the Timberwolves pushed their lead up to nine at 24-15 with 10:21 remaining in the first.
• Walsh chipped away at the lead over the next seven plus minutes, eventually tying the score at 37-37 with 2:56 remaining in the half.
• The Cavaliers finished the half by scoring the final six points to take a 43-40 lead at the break.
• Northwood started the second half with a big push, going on a 26-6 run over the opening 8:47 to take a 66-49 lead.
• Walsh chipped away at the lead, cutting the under 10 at 76-67 with 3:07 remaining.
• Northwood kept the lead above seven the rest of the way, finishing the game with an eight-point victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Walsh .410 (25-61), Northwood .534 (31-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Walsh .250 (3-12), Northwood .421 (8-19)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Walsh .769 (20-26), Northwood .500 (11-22)
• REBOUNDS: Walsh 30 (Six offensive), Northwood 43 (Nine offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Walsh 5/3, Northwood 12/8

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• JT Morgan: 29 points (career-high), 13 rebounds, three assists, three blocks, 13-15 from the floor
• Will Young II: 13 points, right rebounds, three assists, 3-6 from 3-point range
• Jameson Eklund: 10 points, nine rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Morgan's previous best scoring game at Northwood was 18 points. His best game at Maryville before transferring to NU this season was 21 ponts.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host G-MAC leader Findlay Thursday (February 6). Game time is set for 7 p.m.