Men's Basketball Loses At Michigan Tech 89-48

OVERVIEW – MICHIGAN TECH

SCORE: Michigan Tech Huskies 89, Northwood Timberwolves 48

RECORDS: Northwood (3-11, 1-6 GLIAC), Michigan Tech (12-5, 8-3 GLIAC)

LOCATION: SDC Gymnasium – Houghton, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball dropped a 89-48 contest at Michigan Tech Thursday night (January 27).

FIRST HALF

• Michigan Tech set the tone for the game from the start, scoring the first seven points of the contest.
• NU cut the lead to five early, but the Huskies increased their lead throughout the rest of the half.
• MTU's 46-19 lead at the break was the largest for Michigan Tech in the half.
• Michigan Tech's offense was the story of the opening 20 minutes, as the Huskies were 19-30 from the floor (63.3 percent). MTU was 4-9 from 3-point range and 4-4 from the foul line.
• Northwood ended the half at 37.5 percent (9-24). NU was 0-8 from the 3-point line and 1-4 from the foul line.

SECOND HALF

• Northwood cut the lead to 25 early in the second half, but that is as close as they would get after the break.
• MTU's 41-point lead at the end of the game was their largest of the night.
• Michigan Tech was 15-36 from the floor in the second half, good for 41.7 percent. The Huskies had a strong shooting half from 3-point range, making 7-14.
• Northwood shot 35.7 percent in the second half (10-28). NU was 2-6 from 3-point range and 7-10 from the foul line.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Michigan Tech .526 (30-57), Northwood .298 (14-47)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Michigan Tech .350 (7-20), Northwood .286 (4-14)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Michigan Tech .579 (11-19), Northwood .875 (21-24)
• REBOUNDS: Michigan Tech 43 (15 offensive), Northwood 29 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Michigan Tech 20/8, Northwood 6/14

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• DeSean Munson: 14 points, nine rebounds
• Ramelle Arnold: 10 points
• Christian Smith: Eight points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host No. 24 Michigan Tech Monday (January 24). Game time is set for 8 p.m.