Men's Basketball Earns Key 81-77 Win Over Kentucky Wesleyan

OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 81, Kentucky Wesleyan 77

RECORDS: Northwood (15-11, 9-9 G-MAC), Kentucky Wesleyan (15-12, 9-10 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball earns a key 81-77 win over Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday afternoon (February 21).

GAME STORY

• Kentucky Wesleyan started the game with five straight points for the early advantage.
• Northwood came back to go on top 12-11 at the 14:50 mark.
• KWC took their biggest lead of the half at 26-19, only to see Northwood score eight straight points to go up 28-26 with 5:51 remaining.
• The Panthers went back on top for the rest of the half, holding a 39-36 lead at the break.
• Northwood came out strong at the start of the second half scoring 22 of the first 30 points to turn a three-point halftime deficit into a 58-47 lead.
• The Timberwolves led 66-53 with 9:23 remaining, but the Panthers did not go away. KWC scored 24 points in 6:16, allowing Kentucky Wesleyan to take a 77-74 lead with 2:46 to go.
• That would prove to be the final points of the game for the Panthers, as Northwood scored the final seven points of the contest to earn the win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .508 (30-59), Northwood .477 (31-65)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .412 (7-17), Northwood .375 (6-16)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan 1.000 (10-10), Northwood .867 (13-15)
• REBOUNDS: Kentucky Wesleyan 30 (Eight offensive), Northwood 32 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Kentucky Wesleyan 11/15, Northwood 14/11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Parker Day: 29 points, five rebounds, 13-23 from the floor
• Will Young II: 17 points (14 in the second half), 3-6 from the floor, 4-4 from the foul line
• Jamison Eklund: 16 points, four rebounds
• John Sweeney: 11 points, seven rebounds

UP NEXT

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