Men's Basketball Falls To Lake Superior State 81-52

OVERVIEW – LAKE SUPERIOR STATE

SCORE: Lake Superior State Lakers 81, Northwood Timberwolves 52

RECORDS: Northwood (4-15, 2-9 GLIAC), Lake Superior State (15-7, 11-6 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Lake Superior State rides a dominant second half performance to earn an 81-52 win at Northwood Saturday afternoon (February 12).

FIRST HALF

• Northwood started the game strong, scoring eight of the first 10 points of the contest in the opening three minutes.
• LSSU responded quickly, scoring 20 of the next 26 points to take a 22-12 lead with 10:43 remaining.
• The Lakers lead grew to as many as 12 in the first half, but NU responded to get back within two at 33-31.
• Lake Superior State scored the final five points of the half to lead 38-31 at the break.
• Northwood ended the first half shooting very well, making 13-22 overall for 59.1 percent. NU was 1-4 from the 3-point line and 4-6 form the free throw line.
• LSSU also had a good shooting half as well, shooting 53.6 percent overall from the floor (15-28). The Lakers were 3-8 from the 3-point line and 5-6 on free throws.

SECOND HALF

• The LSSU lead was 47-38 with 15:15 remaining when the Lakers took over.
• Over the next 6:48, Lake Superior State out-scored Northwood 26-2 to push their lead to 73-40.
• The Timberwolves got no closer than 28 the rest of the way.
• Northwood fell back on offense in the second half, going 8-26 overall (30.8 percent). NU was 2-11 from the 3-point line and 3-9 from the foul line.
• The Lakers had another strong half shooting after the break, going 14-27 overall (51.9 percent). LSSU was 3-10 from the 3-point line while making all 12 of their free throw attempts.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Lake Superior State .527 (29-55), Northwood .438 (21-48)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Lake Superior State .333 (6-18), Northwood .200 (3-15)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Lake Superior State .944 (17-18), Northwood .467 (7-15)
• REBOUNDS: Lake Superior State 38 (Nine offensive), Northwood 21 (Three offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Lake Superior State 13/14, Northwood 8/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Kenny Ganley Jr.: 17 points, five rebounds, four assists, four steals
• Jean Pierre Frederick: 11 points, 4-4 from the floor

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Ferris State Monday (February 14). Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.