Men's Basketball Posts Fifth Straight Win - NU Defeats Grace Bible 88-65

OVERVIEW – GRACE BIBLE

SCORE:  Northwood Timberwolves 88, Grace Bible Tigers 65

RECORDS: Northwood (8-11), Grace Bible (10-15)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP:  Northwood earns fifth straight win, defeating Grace Bible 88-65 win Wednesday night (January 24).

FIRST HALF

• Northwood grabbed the early advantage with 22 of the first 30 points less than nine minutes in.
• That edge would only continue to grow. Ending the half on a 23-10 run to lead 47-21 at the break.
• Northwood shot a solid 51.4 percent on their attempts from the field (19-37), while Grace Bible finished at 25.9 percent (7-27). NU also connected on nine 3-point field goals.

SECOND HALF

• Grace Bible played better in the second half, but got no closer than 21 points.
• Northwood led by as many as 31 (84-53).
• The Timberwolves shot even better in the second half, hitting 59.1 percent of their attempts (13-22) from the floor. The Tigers shot 48.4 percent (15-31), which included nine 3-pointers.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Grace Bible .379 (22-58), Northwood .533 (32-60)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Grace Bible .414 (12-29), Northwood .433 (13-30)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Grace Bible .529 (9-17), Northwood .846 (11-13)
• REBOUNDS: Grace Bible 29 (11 offensive), Northwood 41 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Grace Bible 13/12, Northwood 23/10
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Grace Bible 14, Northwood 30
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Grace Bible 9, Northwood 15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Demitri Martin: 15 points, 6-12 from the floor
• Nick Spitzley: 15 points, 5-11 from 3-point range
• Alec Marty: 12 points, seven assists, two steals
• David Jelinek: 12 points, five rebounds, 4-5 from the floor
• Nate Georgeton: 10 points four rebounds, three assists

GAME NOTES:

• The Timberwolves have now won both matchups against the Tigers in the series history. Northwood came out on top 75-63 in the previous matchup on January 5, 2012.
• The Timberwolves earned their fifth straight victory and are currently on their first five-game winning streak since they won five straight from January 11-25, 2014.
• Nick Spitzley had his third game with at least five three-pointers this season.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Saginaw Valley State Saturday (January 27) for a game against the rival Cardinals. Game time is set for 6 p.m.