Men's Basketball Defeats Kuyper 93-59

OVERVIEW – KUYPER

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 93, Kuyper Cougars 59

RECORDS: Northwood (3-2), Kuyper (6-4)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball defeats Kuyper 93-59 Tuesday afternoon (November 25).

GAME STORY

• Northwood scored the first 12 points of the game in the opening 3:07 of the contest, all of which came on 3-pointers.
• The Timberwolves pushed their lead to 22-5, 32-12 and 39-14 before Kuyper started to comeback.
• The Cougars scored nine straight points to get within 16 at 39-23.
• Northwood's lead stood at 44-27 at the break.
• NU stayed in control of the contest in the second half, not allowing Kuyper to get any closer than 15 the remainer of the game
• Northwood led by as many as 39 before winning the game by 34.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Kuyper .456 (22-58), Northwood .406 (28-69)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Kuyper .333 (5-15), Northwood .364 (16-44)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Kuyper .909 (10-11), Northwood .840 (21-25)
• REBOUNDS: Kuyper 28 (Six offensive), Northwood 50 (21 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Kuyper 9/16, Northwood 22/12

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young II: 25 points, 8-15 from the floor, 6-13 from 3-point range
• Parker Day: 18 points, eight rebounds, 5-8 from the floor, 2-3 from 3-point range, 6-6 from the foul line
• John Simpson: 14 points, 5-7 from the floor
• Jamison Eklund: Nine points, seven rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Roosevelt Saturday (November 29). Game time is set for 3 p.m.