Posted: Dec 17, 2018

Men's Basketball Defeats Madonna 87-82

Madonna

(9-5)

Northwood

(6-5)

Final

Madonna (9-5)

Northwood (6-5)

Game Leaders

Madonna

Pts: Joshua Reynolds - 28

Reb: Mark Mettie - 9

Ast: 2 Players (#00, #04) - 3

Northwood

Pts: Jack Ammerman - 19

Reb: 2 Players (#02, #13) - 7

Ast: Ja'Kavien Lewis - 5

Team Stats

Madonna

Northwood

Field Goals

(28-57)

(34-69)

Field Goal %

49.1%

49.3%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – MADONNA
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 87, Madonna Crusaders 82
RECORDS: Northwood (6-5), Madonna (9-5)
LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood plays well down the stretch to earn a hard-fought 87-82 win over Madonna Monday night (December 17).

FIRST HALF

Both teams made big runs in the opening half, starting with Madonna. The Crusaders scored 13 of the first 17 points of the game in the opening four minutes.
Northwood bounced back, tying the game at 16-16.
The Crusaders then put up 19 of the next 26 points to push the lead to 35-23 with less than six minutes remaining in half.
The Timberwolves had the final run of the half, putting up 19 of the final 28 points to tie the score at 43-43.
Madonna shot 56.7 percent (17-30) from the floor in the half while going 7-12 from 3-point range (58.3 percent).
Northwood was also strong from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, going 18-31 overall (58.1 percent) and 5-10 from the 3-point line (50.0 percent).

SECOND HALF

The game was tight in the second half, with the biggest lead for either team standing at seven.
Northwood trailed 82-78 with 2:29 remaining when the Timberwolves made the final push of the contest. NU scored the final nine points of the game to earn the win.
Northwood's defense was much better in the second half, holding Madonna to 40.7 percent from the floor (11-27).
The Timberwolves shooting also fell back after the break, finishing the half at 42.1 percent (16-38).

GAME STATS