Men's Basketball Opens Season With Thrilling 94-92 Overtime Win Over Malone

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 94, Malone Pioneers 92 (OT)

RECORDS: Northwood (1-0), Malone (0-1)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Men's Basketball opens their season with a dramatic 94-92 overtime win against Malone Friday (November 12).

FIRST HALF

• Northwood led the majority of the opening half and led by as many as seven in the opening 20 minutes.
• Malone finished the half strong and took the lead at 35-34 before the Timberwolves scored the final points of the half for a 36-35 NU lead at the break.
• Malone shot 43.8 percent from the floor in the first half (14-32) but missed all eight of their 3-point attempts.
• Northwood finished the half at 57.1 percent (16-28) while making 4-7 from 3-point range (57.1 percent).

SECOND HALF

• Northwood got the lead at 55-54 and lead for nearly the entire rest of the way.
• NU led by as many as seven before the Pioneers took the lead at 73-72 with 3:02 remaining.
• Northwood responded and got the lead back up to five with 1:25 remaining, but a pair of missed front ends of one-and-one free throw situations allowed Malone to stay around.
• The Pioneers then connected on a 3-pointer from near half court with one second remaining to send the game to overtime.
• The Timberwolves were 18-36 from the floor in the second half (50.0 percent). NU was 3-8 from 3-point range (37.5 percent) while going 3-6 from the foul line (50.0 percent).
• Malone was 16-37 in the half (43.2 percent) overall, 5-17 from 3-point range (29.4 percent) and 6-7 from the foul line (85.7 percent).

OVERTIME

• The offenses were the story of the extra session, as both teams had big overtime periods.
• Northwood jumped out with the first four points in less than 30 seconds.
• Malone then scored seven straight points in just over two minutes to go up 87-84.
• With Northwood trailing 89-87 with 1:34 remaining, Northwood made the final key push to earn the win. NU scored seven straight points to go up 94-89 on their way to the 94-92 overtime victory.
•  – NU went 6-8 overall (75.0 percent), 1-1 from 3-point range and 3-5 from the foul line (60.0 percent).
• The Pioneers were 6-11 overall (54.5 percent) and 2-5 from 3-point range (40.0 percent).

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Malone .450 (36-80), Northwood .556 (40-72)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Malone .233 (7-30), Northwood .500 (8-16)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Malone .929 (13-14), Northwood .545 (6-11)
• REBOUNDS: Malone 36 (13 offensive), Northwood 44 (13 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Malone 13/9, Northwood 17/18
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Malone 54, Northwood 54
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Malone 6, Northwood 19
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Malone 16, Northwood 15
• BENCH POINTS: Malone 8, Northwood 19

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jack Ammerman: 21 points, 8-15, 3-3 from 3-point range
• Kenneth Ganley Jr.: 18 points
• Trevor Davis: 14 points, four rebounds, five assists, two steals
• Maurion Scott: 13 points, seven rebounds
• DeSean Munson: Eight points, 12 rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host No. 7 Hillsdale Saturday (November 13). Game time is set for 7 p.m.