Posted: Feb 10, 2018

Men's Basketball Drops 75-70 Contest To Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech

(13-10,10-6 GLIAC)

Northwood

(9-16, 5-11 GLIAC)

Final

Michigan Tech (13-10,10-6 GLIAC)

Northwood (9-16, 5-11 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Pts: Bryan Heath - 19

Reb: TEAM - 5

Ast: Isaac Appleby - 6

Pts: David Jelinek - 17

Reb: Brad Schaub - 7

Ast: Brad Schaub - 4

Team Stats

Michigan Tech

Northwood

Field Goals

(27-51)

(28-58)

Field Goal %

52.9%

48.3%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – MICHIGAN TECH

SCORE: Michigan Tech Huskies 75, Northwood Timberwolves 70

RECORDS: Northwood (9-15, 5-11 GLIAC), Northern Michigan (12-11, 9-7 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood leads for over 26 minutes but falter late in a 75-70 loss at Michigan Tech Saturday (February 10).

FIRST HALF

Both teams traded points to begin the contest as Northwood maintained a slim two-point edge by the halfway point.
The Timberwolves soon distanced themselves with a 10-0 run, one that extended the lead to 28-16 with 7:00 left.
Michigan Tech responded with a 13-6 run of their own to cut the lead down to two with 2:00 left.
Northwood held firm though, making the spread stand at 35-29 at the break.
The Timberwolves made 48.4 percent of their attempts from the floor (15-31), while the Huskies hit 48 percent of their shots (12-25)

SECOND HALF

MTU brought NU's lead down to as low as two five minutes in, but the Timberwolves countered with an 11-4 run to build the spread back to nine at 51-42 near the 10:00 mark.
A 14-5 response from Michigan Tech brought erased Northwood's lead and tied the game with six minutes to play.
Two more ties would come in a thrilling final two minutes. In the end, the Huskies came out on top thanks to a 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining that broke a 68-68 tie.
Northwood shot 48.1 percent from the field on their attempts (13-27). Michigan Tech was more efficient in the second half, making 57.7 percent from the field (15-26).

GAME STATS