Men's Basketball Falls At Walsh 74-65

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Walsh Cavaliers 74, Northwood Timberwolves 65

RECORDS: Northwood (13-10, 7-8 G-MAC), Walsh (18-3, 12-3 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Alumni Arena – North Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball loses at Great Midwest leader Walsh 74-65 Saturday afternoon (February 7).

GAME STORY

• The opening nine minutes of the game were evenly played, with the largest lead for either side standing at five points.
• Northwood took the first three-possession lead of the game at the 10:15 mark, going up 17-10.
• The Timberwolves got their lead to seven on three separate occasions before Walsh fought back.
• The Cavaliers took the lead back at 26-25 with 3:48 remaining in the half.
• Northwood led 30-28 when Walsh scored the final seven points of the first to go up 35-30 at the break.
• WU extended their run into the second half, pushing it to 12-2 to go up 40-32 with 17:34 left in the game.
• Northwood got back within three at 43-40, only to see the Cavs respond with nine of the next 11 points to go back up 52-42 at the 11:08 mark.
• The Timberwolves did not go away but were unable to get any closer than six the rest of the way.
• WU led by as many as 12 down the stretch before winning by nine.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Walsh .377 (26-69), Northwood .469 (23-49)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Walsh .222 (6-27), Northwood .273 (3-11)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Walsh .696 (16-23), Northwood .667 (16-24)
• REBOUNDS: Walsh 42 (19 offensive), Northwood 34 (Six offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Walsh 14/13, Northwood 10/20

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Parker Day: 17 points, 13 rebounds, two blocks
• Will Young II: 13 points, four rebounds
• John Simpson: 12 points, four rebounds
• John Sweeney: 10 points, four rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will start a four-game home stand against Findlay Thursday (February 12). Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.