Posted: Nov 30, 2017

Men's Basketball Falls At Northern Michigan 82-71

Northwood

(2-4 (0-1 GLIAC))

Northern Mich.

(4-3 (1-0 GLIAC))

Final

Northwood (2-4 (0-1 GLIAC))

Northern Mich. (4-3 (1-0 GLIAC))

Game Leaders

Pts: Nick Spitzley - 22

Reb: Zach Allread - 8

Ast: 2 Players (#05, #15) - 4

Pts: Naba Echols - 23

Reb: Isaiah Johnson - 8

Ast: 4 Players (#01, #03, #05, #12) - 1

Team Stats

Northwood

Northern Mich.

Field Goals

(24-64)

(33-66)

Field Goal %

37.5%

50.0%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Northern Michigan Wildcats 82, Northwood 71
RECORDS: Northwood (2-4, 0-1 GLIAC), Northern Michigan (4-3, 1-0 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Berry Events Center – Marquette, Mich.

RECAP: In a game of runs, Northern Michigan finishes the game strong in posting an 82-71 win over Northwood Thursday night (November 30).

FIRST HALF

After the Timberwolves scored the opening point on a free throw, the Wildcats led throughout the opening half.
The Wildcats led by as many as 14 on two separate occasions, the last of which came at 44-30 with 3:39 remaining.
But the Timberwolves responded with a strong finish to the opening half, scoring 10 of the final 12 points in the final 2:51 to cut the advantage down to 46-40 at the break.
Northwood 43.8 percent from the floor in the half (14-32) overall and 41.7 percent from 3-point range (5-12). NU also knocked down 7 of nine from the foul line (77.8 percent).
Northern Michigan finished the half at 51.4 percent overall (19-37), 30.0 percent from 3-pont range (3-10) and 83.3 percent from the foul line (5-6).
Nick Spitzley was the best player on the floor for Northwood in the opening half, scoring 16 points on 6-8 shooting overall and 4-6 from 3-point range.

SECOND HALF

Northern Michigan got off to a fast start, scoring 15 of the first 21 points of the second half to make the score 61-46 with 13:33 remaining in the contest.
The Timberwolves fought back with a run of their own, scoring 10 straight points to cut the lead down to five at 61-56.
Northwood got within four points with under nine minutes remaining in the game, but that is as close as the Timberwolves would get.
A 17-6 burst by NMU put the Wildcats back up by 15 points to close out the Timberwolves.
Northwood struggled from the floor in the second half, shooting 31.3 percent (10-32). NU did shoot it well from beyond the arc in the final 20 minutes, going 6-13. The Timberwolves went just 5-11 from the foul line in the second half.
Northern Michigan finished the second half at 48.3 percent (14-19) and 8-8 from the foul line.

GAME STATS