Men's Basketball Loses At Kentucky Wesleyan 69-63

OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SCORE: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 69, Northwood Timberwolves 63

RECORDS: Northwood (10-6, 5-4 G-MAC), Kentucky Wesleyan (10-6, 4-4 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Owensboro, Kentucky

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball falls at Kentucky Wesleyan 69-63 Saturday night (January 10).

GAME STORY

• After scoring the first five points of the game, Northwood led for the majority of the first half.
• Kentucky Wesleyan took their first lead of the game at 30-28 with 1:11 remaining in the first half.
• KWC eventually held a 32-30 edge at the break.
• Northwood trailed 40-35 with 15:44 remaining when the Timberwolves went on a run. NU scored 10 straight to go up 45-40 with 13:00 remaining.
• With Northwood on top 47-42, the Panthers went on a key run. KWC scored 21 of the next 23 points to turn a five-point lead into a 14-point deficit at 63-49 with 3:55 remaining.
• Northwood did not go away, scoring 11 points in a row to get back within three at 63-60 with 1:24 remaining.
• The Timberwolves earned a stop on defense and got a look at a potential 3-pointer to tie the game but were unable to make it.
• That proved to be as close as NU would come, as the Panthers went on to post a six-point win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .397 (27-68), Northwood .354 (23-65)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .200 (7-35), Northwood .313 (10-32)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .889 (8-9), Northwood .875 (8-9)
• REBOUNDS: Kentucky Wesleyan 45 (15 offensive), Northwood 38 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Kentucky Wesleyan 11/14, Northwood 11/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Parker Day: 31 points (matches career-high), eight rebounds, 11-19 from the floor, 4-7 from 3-point range
• Will Young II/John Sweeney: Seven points each

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Lake Erie Saturday (January 17). Game time is set for 3 p.m.