Men's Basketball Falls On The Road At Ashland 85-81

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORE: Ashland Eagles 85, Northwood Timberwolves 81

RECORDS: Northwood (5-3, 1-1 G-MAC), Ashland (6-2, 1-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Kates Gymnasium – Ashland, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball battles but falls at Ashland 85-81 Saturday afternoon (December 6).

GAME STORY

• Ashland started the game with eight of the first 11 points for the early lead.
• Northwood came right back to tie the game 8-8.
• The remainder of the half was tight, as the largest lead for either team was four points.
• The score was tied 35-35 at halftime.
• Northwood opened up their biggest lead of the day at 51-46 with under 12 minutes remaining.
• Ashland responded with a 10-0 run to go up 56-51 at the 9:53 remaining.
• AU's run eventually reached 16-4, giving the Eagles a 67-55 lead with 6:10 left to go win the game.
• Northwood did not go away, eventually getting with two at 72-70 at the 1:59 mark.
• The Eagles scored the next five points to go back up by seven.
• NU cut the lead to 83-81 with five seconds remaining before AU made two free throws to put the game away.
• The key to the Ashland victory was Cooper Davis, who scored 36 points for the Eagles

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ashland .508 (30-59), Northwood .429 (27-63)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ashland .421 (8-19), Northwood .353 (12-34)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ashland .773 (17-22), Northwood .933 (15-16)
• REBOUNDS: Ashland 35 (10 offensive), Northwood 35 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ashland 15/10, Northwood 18/10

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Parker Day: 26 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, 8-8 from the foul line
• Jamison Eklund: 20 points, five rebounds, three assists
• Julian Lewis: 11 points
• Will Young II: 10 points
• Brayden Szamrej: Eight points, six assists

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Hillsdale Thursday (December 11). Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.