Posted: Nov 10, 2018

Men's Basketball Drops 88-77 Contest To No. 1 Bellarmine

#1 Bellarmine

(2-0)

Northwood

(0-2)

Final

#1 Bellarmine (2-0)

Northwood (0-2)

Game Leaders

#1 Bellarmine

Pts: Eberhard, Adam - 30

Reb: Corbett, Chivarsky - 12

Ast: Jenkins, Tyler - 6

Northwood

Pts: Alec Marty - 17

Reb: 2 Players (#02, #34) - 4

Ast: Ja'Kavien Lewis - 6

Team Stats

#1 Bellarmine

Northwood

Field Goals

(32-54)

(23-51)

Field Goal %

59.3%

45.1%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – #1 BELLARMINE (GLIAC/GLVC CHALLENGE – HOSTED BY SVSU)

SCORE: Bellarmine Knights 88, Northwood Timberwolves 77
RECORDS: Northwood (0-2), Bellarmine (2-0)
LOCATION: O'Neil Arena – University Center, Mich.
RECAP: Top ranked Bellarmine uses a big push to open the second half to defeat Northwood 88-77 Saturday afternoon (November 10).

FIRST HALF

A day after struggling from the floor in the opening half against Indianapolis, Northwood's offense was hot in the opening 20 minutes.
Northwood led by as many as eight in the half, while BU led by as many as five.
A Jack Ammerman four-point play with less than two seconds remaining in the half gave the Timberwolves a 44-43 lead at the break.
Both teams shot the ball well in the second half – BU ended the half at 56.0 percent (14-25) while Northwood ended up at 53.3 percent (16-30).
NU's shooting from 3-point range was the key to the lead, as the Timberwolves went 10-17 (58.8 percent) in the opening 20 minutes

SECOND HALF

Bellarmine set the tone for the second half immediately, scoring the first 15 points of the second half to open up a 58-44 lead.
The Knights led by as 20 before the Timberwolves made a late push. NU cut the lead down to eight at 83-75 before BU closed out the win.
BU's offense got better in the second half, making 60.0 percent from the floor after the break (18-30).
Northwood fell back to 33.3 percent overall (7-21) in the second half.

GAME STATS