Men's Basketball Falls To Cedarville 73-60

OVERVIEW – CEDARVILLE

SCORE: Cedarville Yellow Jackets 73, Northwood Timberwolves 60

RECORDS: Northwood (14-11, 8-9 G-MAC), Cedarville (11-13, 6-10 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball falls to Cedarville 73-60 Saturday afternoon (February 14).

GAME STORY

• Northwood got off to a good start in the game, scoring 12 of the first 16 points over the opening 5:10.
• Cedarville responded with 12 of the next 13 to go up 16-13.
• The Yellow Jackets got their lead up to 31-23 with under two minutes remaining in the half before NU finished strong. Northwood scored the final seven points of the half to make the score 31-30 at the break.
• Cedarville led 56-53 at the six-minute mark when the Yellow Jackets finished strong, outscoring Northwood 17-7 the remainder of the way to earn the win.
• CU's 13-point lead at the end of the game matched their largest of the game.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .452 (28-62), Northwood .400 (22-55)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .241 (7-29), Northwood .222 (6-27)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .667 (10-15), Northwood .769 (10-13)
• REBOUNDS: Cedarville 40 (13 offensive), Northwood 31 (Eight offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Cedarville 15/13, Northwood 14/18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young II: 14 points, 10 rebounds (career-high), first career double-double
• John Simpson: 10 points, 4-5 from the floor
• Jamison Eklund/Parker Day: Nine points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday (February 21). Game time is set for 3 p.m.