Men's Basketball Drops 91-68 Road Game At Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORE: Findlay Oilers 91, Northwood Timberwolves 68

RECORDS: Northwood (1-1), Findlay (2-1)

LOCATION: Croy Gymnasium – Findlay, Ohio

RECAP: Men's Basketball drops a 91-68 contest at Findlay Thursday night (November 18).

FIRST HALF

• Findlay scored the first seven and 14 of the first 16 points of the game to set the tone early.
• Northwood got back within nine at 18-9, but the Oilers maintained control the rest of the half.
• Findlay led by as many as 27 on their way to a 48-23 lead at halftime.
• UF ended the opening half shooting 52.9 percent overall (18-34) while making four 3-pointers and going 8-11 from the foul line (72.7 percent)
• Northwood ended the half at 35.7 percent overall (10-28). NU was 2-10 from 3-point range (20.0 percent) and 1-4 from the foul line (25.0 percent).
• The Oilers taking advantage of Northwood turnovers was a big part of the half. NU had nine in the half, but Findlay nearly scored off every giveaway, finishing the half with a 16-2 edge in points off turnovers.

SECOND HALF

• Northwood played better in the second half, but got no closer than 19 after the break.
• The biggest lead of the second half was 33 points for the Oilers (60-27) on their way to a 91-68 win.
• Both teams had strong shooting halves in the second – Northwood went 19-33 from the floor overall (57.6 percent).
• Findlay went 15-25 from the floor in the half (60.0 percent).

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Findlay .559 (33-59), Northwood .475 (29-61)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Findlay .438 (7-16), Northwood .278 (5-18)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Findlay .500 (5-10), Northwood .750 (18-24)
• REBOUNDS: Findlay 33 (Eight offensive), Northwood 28 (Eight offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Findlay 17/11, Northwood 11/15
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Findlay 50, Northwood 44
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Findlay 24, Northwood 16
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Findlay 10, Northwood 5
• BENCH POINTS: Findlay 22, Northwood 25

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jack Ammerman: 20 points, 9-16 from the floor
• Quentin Richardson: 13 points, 5-10 from the floor
• DeSean Munson: 10 points, 5-9 from the floor

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Indianapolis for a pair of games, starting Tuesday (November 23) against Illinois-Springfield against 7:30 p.m.