Men's Basketball Falls 91-85 At Indianapolis

OVERVIEW – INDIANAPOLIS (UINDY THANKSGIVING CLASSIC)

SCORE: Indianapolis Greyhounds 91, Northwood Timberwolves 85

RECORDS: Northwood (2-3), Indianapolis (3-2)

LOCATION: Nichoson Hall – Indianapolis, Ind.

RECAP: Men's Basketball drops a 91-85 contest at Indianapolis Thursday night (November 18).

FIRST HALF

• Northwood got off to a good start early in the game, scoring the first eight points of the contest.
• The Timberwolves led for nearly the entire half before the Greyhounds made a late push to go up 40-37.
• NU came back to eventually take a 47-46 lead at halftime.
• Both teams had strong halves shooting the ball – Northwood ended the opening 20 minutes going 20-36 from the floor (55.6 percent). NU was also 4-9 from 3-point range (44.4 percent) and 3-3 from the foul line.
• UINDY was 17-30 from the floor (56.7 percent) overall and 6-11 from beyond the 3-point line (60.0 perent).

SECOND HALF

• UINDY was the better team the opening 10 minutes of the second half, getting their lead to as many as eight at 71-63.
• NU responded with a 16-7 run to go back on top 79-78 with 4:41 remaining.
• The Greyhounds then went on the key run to earn the win, making an 11-2 push to take an 89-81 lead with 28 seconds remaining.
• Northwood got no closer than six the rest of the way.
• Both teams continued to shoot the ball well in the second half – NU ended the half at 60.0 percent (15-25) while going 3-7 from 3-point range (42.9 percent) and 5-6 from the foul line (83.3 percent).
• Indianapolis ended the half at 53.3 percent (16-30) overall, 50.0 percent from beyond the arc (4-8) and 69.2 percent from the foul line (69.2 percent).

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Indianapolis .550 (33-60), Northwood .574 (35-61)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Indianapolis .526 (10-19), Northwood .438 (7-16)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Indianapolis .750 (15-20), Northwood .889 (8-9)
• REBOUNDS: Indianapolis 33 (12 offensive), Northwood 23 (Five offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Indianapolis 20/11, Northwood 20/10
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Indianapolis 40, Northwood 36
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Indianapolis 14, Northwood 17
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Indianapolis 4, Northwood 13
• BENCH POINTS: Indianapolis 14, Northwood 13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jack Ammerman: 24 points, 9-13 from the floor, 4-6 from 3-point range
• Trevor Davis: 12 points, 11 assists
• Jean Pierre Frederick 17 points, 8-13 from the floor
• Maurion Scott: 15 points, nine rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will open Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a game December 2 at home against Northern Michigan. Game time is set for 8 p.m.