Men's Basketball Defeats Northern Michigan 81-72

OVERVIEW – NORTHERN MICHIGAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 81, Northern Michigan Wildcats 72

RECORDS: Northwood (3-3, 1-0 GLIAC), Northern Michigan (3-4, 0-1)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Men's Basketball opens GLIAC play with an 81-72 win over Northern Michigan Thursday night (December 2).

FIRST HALF

• The opening 12 minutes of the game was closely contested, with the largest lead for either team standing at four points.
• Northwood was the better team the remainder of the half, extending their lead to as many as 13 before settling for a 35-25 lead at the break.
• NU shot 48.4 percent from the floor in the half, making 15-31 overall. The Timberwolves were 1-4 from the 3-point line (25.0 percent) and 4-6 from the foul line (66.7 percent).
• Northwood's defense was strong in the half, holding the Wildcats to a 32.3 percent from the floor (10-31) overall and 2-9 from 3-point range (22.2 percent).

SECOND HALF

• After NMU got off to a good start in the half and cut the Northwood lead to four at 37-33, the Timberwolves made a push.
• The Timberwolves got their lead up to as many as 19 at 70-51 with 4:34 remaining.
• The Wildcats fought back late to get within six (75-69) with 1:05 remaining before Northwood closed out the win at 81-72.
• NU was 15-32 from the floor in the second half, good for 46.9 percent overall. Northwood was 4-8 from 3-point range (50.0 percent) and 12-17 from the foul line (70.6 percent).
• Northern Michigan jumped up to 47.5 percent (19-40) from the floor in the second half. The Wildcats were 6-18 from the 3-point line (33.3 percent) and 3-5 from the foul line (60.0 percent) in the final 20 minutes.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .408 (29-71), Northwood .476 (30-63)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .296 (8-27), Northwood .417 (8-27)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Northern Michigan .667 (6-9), Northwood .696 (16-23)
• REBOUNDS: Northern Michigan 37 (10 offensive), Northwood 44 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Northern Michigan 14/10, Northwood 7/12

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• DeSean Munson: 25 points (career-high), nine rebounds, 9-11 from the floor, 7-9 from the foul line
• Ramelle Arnold: 13 points (career-high), 5-9 from the floor, 3-4 from 3-point range
• Jack Ammerman: 11 points (all in the second half)
• Kenneth Ganley Jr.: Eight points, nine rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• In the win, Jack Ammerman became the 35th member of the 1,000 point club at Northwood University. He now has scored 1,007 points in his career as a Timberwolf.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Michigan Tech Saturday (December 4). Game time is set for 3 p.m.