Men's Basketball Falls To Michigan Tech 98-75

OVERVIEW – MICHIGAN TECH

SCORE: Michigan Tech Huskies 98, Northwood Timberwolves 75

RECORDS: Northwood (3-4, 1-1 GLIAC), Michigan Tech (4-2, 1-0 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Shorthanded Northwood Men's Basketball drops a 98-75 contest to Michigan Tech Saturday afternoon (December 4).

FIRST HALF

• The score was tied 15-15 with just over 13 minutes remaining in the first half when the Huskies took control of the game.
• MTU scored 19 of the next 25 points to open up a 34-21 lead with 6:20 remaining.
• Michigan Tech got their lead to as many as 18 (49-31) before settling for a 51-35 advantage at the break.
• Northwood had a solid half shooting, ending at 48.1 percent overall (13-27) and 55.6 percent from 3-point range (5-9)
• Michigan Tech was red-hot from the start, making their first five shots before finishing the half at 65.6 percent overall (21-32). The Huskies also went 8-12 from beyond the arc.

SECOND HALF

• MTU put the game away at the start of the second half, scoring 19 points in the first 5:40 to get the lead to 70-44.
• The Huskies advantage stayed above 21 over the final 17:54 and grew to as many as 27.
• NU went 15-28 from the floor in the second half, good for 53.6 percent). Northwood also went 7-8 at the foul line.
• Michigan Tech continued their strong performance on offense, going 18-33 overall (54.5 percent) and 4-10 from 3-point range. Like Northwood, the Huskies went 7-8 at the free throw line in the second half.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Michigan Tech .600 (39-65), Northwood .509 (28-55)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Michigan Tech .545 (12-22), Northwood .444 (8-18)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Michigan Tech .667 (8-12), Northwood .786 (1-14)
• REBOUNDS: Michigan Tech 32 (Eight offensive), Northwood 25 (Four offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Michigan Tech 22/9, Northwood 10/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• DeSean Munson: 18 points, seven rebounds
• Ramelle Arnold: 15 points (career-high), 5-8 from the floor, 3-5 from 3-point range
• Quentin Richardon: 14 points, eight rebounds
• Jack Ammerman: 13 points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Ypsilanti for a game against Eastern Michigan Sunday (December 5). The contest is a regular season game for EMU but an exhibition contest for NU. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.