Men's Basketball Clinches G-MAC Tournament Berth With 89-63 Win Over Tiffin

OVERVIEW – TIFFIN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 89, Tiffin Dragons 63

RECORDS: Northwood (16-11, 10-9 G-MAC), Tiffin (6-20, 2-17 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball clinches trip to first G-MAC Tournament in program history with an 89-63 win over Tiffin Thursday (February 26).

GAME STORY

• The opening eight minutes of the game were evenly played – the largest lead of that stretch for either side was five points.
• Northwood took the first significant lead of the day at 23-14.
• Tiffin got back within five twice, only to see the Timberwolves get the lead back to 13.
• The NU advantage stood at 41-30 at the break.
• The Dragons started the second half with a 9-2 run to get within four at 43-39.
• Northwood responded with six straight points to go back up by 10.
• The Timberwolves' lead was 53-46 when Northwood made the run to put the contest away. NU scored 13 straight points to go up 66-46 at the 8:22 mark.
• Tiffin got no closer than 15 the rest of the way. Northwood led by as many as 31 before winning by 26.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .415 (27-65), Northwood .522 (36-69)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .063 (1-16), Northwood .385 (10-26)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Tiffin .533 (8-15), Northwood .875 (7-8)
• REBOUNDS: Tiffin 26 (Six offensive), Northwood 48 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Tiffin 5/14, Northwood 18/17

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Parker Day: 20 points, 18 rebounds (career-high), three assists, three steals
• Will Young II: 21 points
• Andrew Smith: 14 points (career-high), 4-7 from 3-point range
• Jamison Eklund: 11 points, four rebounds, four steals

NORTHWOOOD NOTES

• This is Northwood's first appearance in their four-year history in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference. NU's last appearance in a conference tournament came in the 2019-20 season when the Timberwolves reached the finals of the GLIAC Tournament.
• Day's 18 rebounds are the most for any player in the G-MAC this season. The previous best for a player in the G-MAC this season was 16.
• Day's 18 rebounds in a game are the most for a Timberwolves player since Will Bowles had 18 at Saginaw Valley February 2, 2013.
• The Timberwolves led for 37:33 and trailed for just 34 seconds in the win.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Hillsdale to finish the regular season Saturday (February 28). Game time is set for 3 p.m.