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Men's Basketball Defeats Lake Erie 84-71
Posted: Dec 17, 2016

Men's Basketball Defeats Lake Erie 84-71

Box Score
Game Leaders
Lake Erie
Pts: Sean Howard - 25
Reb: 4 Players (#01, #14, #23, #32) - 4
Ast: Jordan Humphrey - 3
Northwood
Pts: 2 Players (#03, #24) - 15
Reb: Brad Schaub - 8
Ast: Jure Prus - 5
Team Stats
Full stats

OVERVIEW – LAKE ERIE

SCORE:  Northwood Timberwolves 84, Lake Erie 71

RECORDS: Northwood (3-10, 2-3 GLIAC) Lake Erie (1-12, 1-5 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood has six players in double figures in an 84-71 win over Lake Erie Saturday night (December 17).

FIRST HALF

  • Northwood scored the first two points of the game and would lead the rest of the opening half. NU led by as 12 in the half before taking a 38-27 lead to the locker room.
  • The Timberwolves shot 50.0 percent from the floor in the half (14-28) while holding the Storm to a 37.9 percent clip (11-29).

SECOND HALF

  • Lake Erie chipped away at the lead early in the second half, cutting the margin down to 43-41 with 15:17 remaining.
  • Northwood responded to the run, scoring 16 of the next 21 points to get the lead back up to 59-56 with just over 11 minutes remaining.
  • The Storm got no closer than eight the rest of the way.
  • Northwood shot 61.3 percent from the floor (19-31) in the second half, which included 6-11 from beyond the arc (54.5 percent).

GAME STATS

  • FG PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .426 (26-61), Northwood .559 (33-59)
  • 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .280 (7-25), Northwood .450 (9-20)
  • FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Lake Erie .923 (12-13), Northwood .818 (9-11)
  • REBOUNDS: Lake Erie 28 (11 offensive), Northwood 34 (10 offensive)
  • ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Lake Erie 6/11, Northwood 16/12

GAME NOTES

  • Northwood had a season-high six players finish in double figures in scoring.
  • NU's bench was a big part of the win, out-scoring Lake Erie 32-7 for the game.
  • Northwood led for 38:50 while the game was tied for 1:10. Lake Erie did not lead in the contest.

TOP NU PERFORMERS

  • Kyle Lamotte: 15 points (matches career-high), 6-8 from the floor, 3-4 from 3-point range
  • Nick Spitzley: 15 points, 5-11 from 3-point range, five rebounds
  • Brad Schaub: 13 points, eight rebounds, four assists
  • Matt Crowl: 12 points, five rebounds
  • PJ Weaver: 10 points, four rebounds, two blocks
  • Jure Prus: 10 points (career-high), 5-7 from the floor, five assists, three steals

UP NEXT

  • The Timberwolves will travel to Lewis December 30. Game time is for 8 p.m.