Men's Basketball Rallies For 88-85 Overtime Win At Walsh

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 88, Walsh Cavaliers 85 (overtime)

RECORDS: Northwood (1-1), Walsh (2-0)

LOCATION: Alumni Arena – North Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood erases a 13-point second half deficit on their way to an 88-85 overtime win at Walsh Saturday afternoon (November 18).

FIRST HALF

• Walsh scored the first six points of the game, only to see the Timberwolves score 19 of the next 26 points to go up 19-13.
• The Timberwolves led by as many as seven (25-18) before a late push by the Cavaliers. Walsh posted a 16-2 run to go up 34-27 with two minutes remaining in the first half.
• Walsh's lead eventually stood at 34-28 at the break.
• Northwood shot 35.7 percent from the floor in the opening half overall (10-28) and 38.5 percent from 3-point range (5-13). Walsh shot 50.0 percent overall (14-28) and from 3-point range (4-8).

SECOND HALF

• The Cavaliers opened their lead up to 43-30 early in the second half, which proved to be the biggest of the game.
• Walsh still led by nine (64-55) with less than six minutes remaining when the Timberwolves began to fight back.
• A Nick Spitzley 3-pointer with 2:03 remaining put Northwood on top for the first time in the second half at 68-67.
• NU led 73-71 in the final seconds when Walsh converted a layup in the final seconds to send the game to overtime.
• After struggling in the first half on offense, Northwood shot 55.6 percent from the floor in the final 20 minutes (15-27). Walsh shot 44.1 percent (15-34).

OVERTIME

• Northwood scored on their first five possessions of overtime to go up 85-79.
• Walsh got the lead down to two on a pair of occasions in overtime, but that is as close as they would get.
• The Cavs had a 3-point attempt in the final seconds to tie the game, but it was no good, giving the Timberwolves the victory.
• Both teams shot well in overtime: Northwood went 4-7 (57.1 percent) compared to Walsh at 5-7 (7.14 percent). The Timberwolves earned the win thanks to going 2-3 from 3-point range (Walsh: 0-2) and 5-5 from the foul line (Walsh: 2-4).

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Northwood .476 (30-64), Walsh .486 (34-70)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE : Northwood .478 (11-23), Walsh .250 (5-20)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Northwood .739 (17-23), Walsh .545 (12-22)
• REBOUNDS: Northwood 43 (11 offensive), Walsh 36 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northwood 17/22, Walsh 9/12
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Northwood 26, Walsh 50
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Northwood 13, Walsh 27
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Northwood 7, Walsh 11
• FAST BREAK POINTS: Northwood 9, Walsh 27
• BENCH POINTS: Northwood 45, Walsh 19

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Nick Spitzley: 24 points (21 in second half/overtime), 8-15 from the floor, 6-10 from 3-point range, seven rebounds (career-high)
• Trey McBride: 12 points
• Kelvin Calhoun II: 11 points
• Brad Schaub: 11 points, five rebounds, four assists
• Nate Georgeton: 10 points, nine assists (both career-highs)

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Cedarville Monday night (November 20). Game time is set for 7 p.m.