Posted: Mar 01, 2025
Men's Basketball Finishes Season With 85-78 Win Over Tiffin
Northwood
(9-19,5-15 G-MAC)
85
Tiffin
(7-21,5-15 G-MAC)
78
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Northwood (9-19,5-15 G-MAC) | 45 | 40 | 85 |
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Tiffin (7-21,5-15 G-MAC) | 30 | 48 | 78 |
OVERVIEW – TIFFIN
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 85, Tiffin Dragons 78
RECORDS: Northwood (9-19, 5-15 G-MAC), Tiffin (7-21, 5-15 G-MAC)
LOCATION: Gilmour Center – Tiffin, Ohio
RECAP: Men's Basketball wraps up their season with an 85-78 road win at Tiffin Saturday afternoon (March 1).
GAME STORY
- Tiffin connected on a 3-pointer on their first possession of the game to go up 3-1.
- That lead, which lasted 58 seconds, proved to be the only lead for the Dragons of the game.
- Northwood responded with 10 straight points to take an 11-3 lead.
- The Timberwolves advantage stayed above seven and grew to as many as 16 the remainder of the opening half.
- NU's advantage stood at 45-30 at the break.
- Northwood pushed their lead to as many as 18 in the second half.
- Tiffin trailed by double figures for most of the second half but did make a late run. The first single-digit deficit for the Dragons came with 2:50 remaining at 76-67.
- The Dragons got no closer than seven the remainder of the way, giving Northwood the victory.
GAME STATS
- FG PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .452 (28-62), Northwood .560 (28-50)
- 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .235 (4-17), Northwood .364 (8-22)
- FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .621 (18-29), Northwood .778 (21-27)
- REBOUNDS: Tiffin 19 (Four offensive), Northwood 43 (Eight offensive)
- ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Tiffin 15/7, Northwood 13/23
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Elijah Watson: 21 points, eight rebounds, 8-12 from the floor
- Georden Rogers: 17 points (season-high), six rebounds, 3-6 from 3-point range
- JT Morgan: 10 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, two steals
- Will Young II: 13 points
- Jamison Eklund: Nine points, four rebounds
- Brayden Szamrej: Eight points, five assists, four rebounds
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- In Northwood's final two games of the year, Northwood went on the road to play teams they had lost to at home earlier this season (Lake Erie, Tiffin). The Timberwolves came away with two wins and allowed their opponent to lead for a combined total of just one minute, 14 seconds.