Posted: Feb 17, 2018

Men's Basketball Loses At Wayne State 87-73

Northwood

(10-16,6-12 GLIAC)

Wayne St. (Mich.)

(14-9, 12-6 GLIAC)

Final

Northwood (10-16,6-12 GLIAC)

Wayne St. (Mich.) (14-9, 12-6 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Pts: Zach Allread - 17

Reb: David Jelinek - 11

Ast: Demetri Martin - 3

Pts: Ronald Booth - 25

Reb: Marcus Moore - 8

Ast: Marcus Moore - 6

Team Stats

Northwood

Wayne St. (Mich.)

Field Goals

(28-59)

(34-64)

Field Goal %

47.5%

53.1%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORE: Wayne State Warriors 87, Northwood Timberwolves 73

RECORDS: Northwood (10-16, 6-12 GLIAC), Wayne State (14-9, 12-6 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Matthaei Center – Detroit, Mich.

RECAP: Wayne State uses a late push in the first half on their way to an 87-73 win over Northwood Saturday (February 17).

FIRST HALF

The start of the game was close – the biggest advantage for either team was six points in the opening 17 minutes.
NU trailed 26-25 when the Warriors finished the half with a run. WSU scored 16 of the final 19 points to take a 42-29 advantage at the break.
While Northwood ended up at 41.4 percent overall (12-29), the Timberwolves struggled from beyond the arc. NU went just 1-10 from the 3-point line in the half.
Wayne State had a strong offensive half to start the game, going 19-36 overall (52.8 percent) and 3-6 from beyond the arc (50.0 percent).

SECOND HALF

Northwood played better in the second half and chipped away at the WSU lead, but got no closer than 11 points.
Wayne State's biggest lead of the game came with 6:00 remaining at 73-53..
Two more ties would come in a thrilling final two minutes. In the end, the Warriors 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). Wayne State was more efficient in the second half, making 57.7 percent from the field (15-26).

GAME STATS