Men's Basketball Loses At Ferris State 97-78

OVERVIEW – FERRIS STATE

SCORE:  Northwood Timberwolves 97, Ferris State Bulldogs 78
RECORDS: Northwood (4-5, 2-1 GLIAC), Ferris State Bulldogs (5-6, 1-2 GLIAC)
LOCATION: Wink Arena – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood drops 97-78 contest at defending national champion Ferris State Thursday night (December 6).

FIRST HALF

• Ferris State set the tone for the first half right away, scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the game.
• FSU continued rolled through the rest of the half, eventually taking a 63-37 lead at the break.
• The Bulldogs shot the ball extremely well in the opening half, going 25-40 overall (62.5 percent) and 10-15 from 3-point range (66.7 percent).
• Northwood finished the opening half shooting 37.1 percent (13-35).

SECOND HALF

• Northwood played much better in the second half but was unable to complete the comeback.
• After trailing by as many as 26, NU cut the lead in half at 91-78 with 2:12 to go. That is as close as the Timberwolves would get, however, as the Bulldogs closed out the win.
• NU made 48.6 percent of their attempts after the break (17-35) but went just 1-9 from 3-point range.
• FSU finished the second half at 46.7 percent (14-30) overall.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .557 (39-70), Northwood .429 (30-70)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .565 (13-23), Northwood .211 (4-19)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ferris State .565 (13-23), Northwood .667 (14-21)
• REBOUNDS: Ferris State 44 (12 offensive), Northwood 40 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ferris State 23/11, Northwood 13/10

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ja'Kavien Lewis: 23 points (career-high), four assists
• David Jelinek: 13 points, 13 rebounds (career-high), first career double-double
• Jack Ammerman: 12 points
• Alec Marty: 11 points
• Trey McBride: 10 points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Lake Superior State Saturday (December 8). Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.