Posted: Dec 18, 2021

Men's Basketball Falls In Overtime To Southern Indiana 81-78

Southern Ind.

(5-2)

Northwood

(3-7)

Final

Southern Ind. (5-2)

Northwood (3-7)

Game Leaders

Pts: Tyler Henry - 24

Reb: Jacob Polakovich - 10

Ast: Trevell Cunningham - 4

Pts: Jack Ammerman - 18

Reb: Matthew Nowicki - 14

Ast: Quentin Richardson - 5

Team Stats

Southern Ind.

Northwood

Field Goals

(24-55)

(30-72)

Field Goal %

43.6%

41.7%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – SOUTHERN INDIANA

SCORE: Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 81, Northwood Timberwolves 78 (OT)

RECORDS: Northwood (3-7), Southern Indiana (5-2)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball battled but dropped an 81-78 overtime contest to Southern Indiana Saturday afternoon (December 18).

FIRST HALF

The opening half was a low-scoring, tightly-contested 20 minutes.
USI scored eight of the first 10 points of the game, which matched the biggest advantage of the half.
The Screaming Eagles scored six of the final eight points to lead 27-21 at the break.
Northwood finished the first half going 10-31 from the floor, good for 32.3 percent overall. NU missed all six of their 3-point attempts and went 1-5 from the foul line.
Southern Indiana shot 42.3 percent in the half, making 11-26 overall. The Screaming Eagles went 2-5 from 3-point range and 3-9 from the foul line.

SECOND HALF

USI started fast in the second half, pushing their lead to 32-23 two minutes in.
That proved to be the biggest lead of the game for both teams.
Northwood took their first lead of the second half with just over two minutes remaining at 62-61, only to see the Screaming Eagles score five straight to take a 66-62 lead with 36 seconds remaining.
USI made all four of their free throws in the final 30 seconds, but the Timberwolves used a three-point play from Matthew Nowicki and a jumper from Ramelle Arnold to make it a 70-67 game with eight seconds remaining, with the Timberwolves in possession.
NU was just 1-11 from 3-point range entering the final possession and missed their initial 3-point attempt, but Arnold tracked down the loose ball and buried the triple from the corner to force overtime.
Both teams were better from the floor in the second half – Northwood was 18-33 overall (54.5 percent). The Timberwolves were 2-7 from 3-point range and 11-14 from the foul line.
The Screaming Eagles shot 48.0 percent in the second half, making 12-25 overall. USI was 2-8 from 3-point range and 17-23 from foul line.

OVERTIME

The Screaming Eagles took control in overtime right away, scoring the first seven points of the extra session in the opening 2:18.
NU got back within three at 79-76 with one minute remaining, but that is as close as the Timberwolves would get.
Southern Indiana was just 1-4 from the floor in overtime (25.0 percent), but that one field goal was a 3-pointer. USI won the game at the foul line, where the Screaming Eagles were 8-8 in the extra session.
Northwood went 2-8 from the floor in overtime (25.0 percent). The Timberwolves were 0-2 from the 3-point arc and 4-4 from the foul line.

GAME STATS