Posted: Nov 25, 2017

Men's Basketball Drops 88-59 Exhibition Contest At Western Michigan

Northwood

(2-2, 0-0 GLIAC)

Western Mich.

(3-3, 0-0 MAC)

Final

Northwood (2-2, 0-0 GLIAC)

Western Mich. (3-3, 0-0 MAC)

Game Leaders

Pts: Alec Marty - 17

Reb: Bruno Solomun - 8

Ast: Nate Georgeton - 5

Pts: WILDER, Thomas - 15

Reb: 2 Players (#03, #23) - 8

Ast: WILDER, Thomas - 4

Team Stats

Northwood

Western Mich.

Field Goals

(21-64)

(35-64)

Field Goal %

32.8%

54.7%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – WESTERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Western Michigan Broncos 88, Northwood Timberwolves 59 (Exhibition for NU, regular season for WMU)

RECORDS: Northwood (2-2), Western Michigan (3-3)

LOCATION: University Arena – Kalamazoo, Michigan

RECAP: Western Michigan breaks away from Northwood in final nine minutes of first half in an 88-59 Bronco victory Saturday (November 25).

FIRST HALF

Northwood was right with WMU for the majority of the opening half – the Timberwolves trailed 22-20 with less than nine minutes remaining in the first half.
That is when the key run of the contest took place, as the Broncos scored 19 of the 21 points to make the lead 41-22.
Western Michigan's lead eventually stood at 43-27 at the break.
Northwood shot 29.4 percent from the floor in the opening half overall (10-34) and 20.0 percent from 3-point range (3-15). Western Michigan shot 50.0 percent overall (17-34).
The Timberwolves also had seven more turnovers than the Broncos in the first half (8-1), which led WMU to a 12-0 edge in points off turnovers.

SECOND HALF

The Broncos maintained control throughout the second half, as the Timberwolves got no closer than 16 in the final 20 minutes.
Western Michigan's biggest lead of the game was 34.
Northwood finished the second half at 36.7 percent (11-30), while Western Michigan heated up to 60.0 percent (18-30).

GAME STATS