Men's Basketball Drops Tough 84-78 Overtime Contest To Davenport

OVERVIEW – DAVENPORT

SCORE: Davenport Panthers 84, Northwood Timberwolves 78

RECORDS: Northwood (4-20, 2-15 GLIAC), Davenport (12-13, 8-10 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball sees late lead slip away in tough 84-78 overtime loss to Davenport Tuesday night (February 22).

FIRST HALF

• Northwood played well early on, leading 14-10 with 12:02 remaining in the first half.
• DU responded with an 11-2 run to take a 21-16 lead with 6:21 remaining.
• The game was tied 26-26 with less than two minutes remaining when Davenport scored seven of the final nine points to make the score 33-28 at the break.
• Northwood ended the opening at 33.3 percent, going 10-30 overall. NU was 1-7 from 3-point range and 7-7 at the foul line.
• Davenport was 13-36 overall, good for 36.1 percent. DU's 3-point shooting was key to their lead, making 5-10 from beyond the arc. The Panthers  made both of their free throws.

SECOND HALF

• DU started the second half strong, going up 44-34 with 14:25 remaining.
• Northwood responded with a big run, scoring 23 of the next 27 points to take a 57-48 lead with 7:26 remaining.
• The Timberwolves led for nearly the remainder of the game, still holding a 65-62 lead with the ball and under 10 seconds remaining.
• Northwood then missed the front end of a one-and-one, which gave the ball back to the Panthers.
• NU then fouled with a three point lead and three seconds remaining, which was followed by a made free throw and an intentional miss from Davenport. DU corralled the loose ball and converted on the game-tying layup with 0.8 seconds remaining, which sent the game to overtime.
• The Timberwolves jumped up to 40.0 percent shooting from the floor in the second half, making 12-30 overall. NU was 4-11 from 3-point range and 9-11 from the foul line.
• Davenport was 9-26 from the floor in the second half, good for 34.6 percent overall. The Panthers were 1-7 from 3-point range and 13-15 at the foul line.

OVERTIME

• The teams exchanged baskets for the opening three minutes of the extra frame, as the score was tied 74-74 with under two minutes remaining.
• But Davenport, which had only made one 3-pointer in the second half, got hot from beyond the arc in the extra period. A pair of 3-pointers in just over a minutes was a key part of an 8-2 run that put the Panthers up 82-76 on their way to a six-point overtime victory.
• Both teams had strong offensive showings in overtime – Davenport shot 70.0 percent (7-10). They were 3-5 from the 3-point line and 2-4 at the foul line.
• Northwood was 5-9 from the floor in OT, good for 55.6 percent. The Timberwolves went 1-4 from the 3-point line and 2-2 at the foul lin.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Davenport .403 (29-72), Northwood .391 (27-69)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Davenport .409 (9-22), Northwood .273 (6-23)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Davenport .810 (17-21), Northwood .900 (18-20)
• REBOUNDS: Davenport 48 (15 offensive), Northwood 41 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Davenport 12/14, Northwood 8/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jack Ammerman: 27 points, three rebounds, three steals
• Ramelle Arnold: 15 points
• Desean Munson: 10 points, eight rebounds
• Jean Pierre Frederick: Nine points, 11 rebounds
• Christian Smith: 10 points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Purdue Northwest Thursday (February 24). Game time is set for 8 p.m.