Men's Basketball Falls In Final Seconds At Malone 67-65

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORE: Malone Pioneers 67, Northwood Timberwolves 65

RECORDS: Northwood (13-9, 7-7 G-MAC), Malone (13-9, 6-8 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Osborne Hall – Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball falls in the final seconds 67-65 at Malone Thursday night (February 5).

GAME STORY

• Malone led 10-5 early on when Northwood went on the first run of the game, scoring 10 straight to go up 15-10 at the 9:29 mark.
• The Timberwolves maintained their lead throughout the remainder of the half, going up by as many as six before NU held a 26-23 lead at the break.
• Northwood led 30-28 early in the second half when Malone made a push, scoring 13 straight points to go up 41-30 with 14:41 remaining in the game.
• The Pioneers led 51-39 with 9:30 when Northwood responded, scoring nine straight points to get within three at 51-48.
• MU kept the lead until the closing moments of the game. Will Young II connected on a layup with seven seconds to go to tie the score at 65-65.
• Malone came through in the final moments of the game, connecting on a jump shot with .8 seconds remaining to go back on top 67-65.
• Northwood was unable to get off a shot at the buzzer, giving the Pioneers the win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Malone .473 (26-55), Northwood .431 (25-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Malone .400 (6-15), Northwood .200 (4-20)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Malone .563 (9-16), Northwood .688 (11-16)
• REBOUNDS: Malone 35 (10 offensive), Northwood 35 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Malone 6/13, Northwood 12/9

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Young: 32 points, 12-20 from the floor, 7-8 from the foul line, 25 points in the second half
• Parker Day: 13 points, seven rebounds, three assists
• John Sweeney: Nine points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to G-MAC leading Walsh Saturday (February 6). Game time is set for 3 p.m.