Men's Basketball Defeats Purdue Northwest 74-66

­OVERVIEW – PURDUE NORTHWEST

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 74, Purdue Northwest Pride 66

RECORDS: Northwood (5-20, 3-15 GLIAC), Purdue Northwest (7-21, 4-16 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball earns a 74-66 win over Purdue Northwest Thursday night (February 24).

FIRST HALF

• Northwood scored the first two points of the game and never allowed the Pride to lead at any point in the contest.
• The score was tied 19-19 with under 10 minutes remaining when NU went on a 12-0 run to lead 31-19 with 5:34 remaining
• That 12-point lead was the biggest in the half for the Timberwolves, which ended with the score 33-24.
• Northwood ended the half at 56.0 percent, making 14-25 overall. NU was 2-6 from the 3-point line and 3-6 at the foul line.
• Purdue Northwest struggled from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, going 9-32. The Pride were just 1-12 from the 3-point line and 5-6 at the foul line.

SECOND HALF

• PNW started the second half well and cut the NU lead to 48-47 with nine minutes remaining.
• The key run for Northwood came with the Timberwolves leading 54-51. NU scored 13 of the next 15 points to take a 67-53 lead with 2:43 remaining.
• Purdue Northwest did cut the lead to six in the final seconds before Northwood closed out an eight-point win.
• The Timberwolves continued their strong shooting in the second half, making 14-24 overall (58.3 percent). NU was 1-4 from the 3-point line and 14-24 from beyond the arc.
• Purdue Northwest jumped up to 50.0 percent in the second half from the floor (16-32) in the final 20 minutes. PNW was 4-12 from the 3-point line and 6-7 from the foul line.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .391 (25-64), Northwood .571 (28-49)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .208 (5-24), Northwood .300 (3-10)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .846 (11-13), Northwood .682 (15-22)
• REBOUNDS: Purdue Northwest 31 (12 offensive), Northwood 34 (Six offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Purdue Northwest 7/12, Northwood 10/14

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jack Ammerman: 16 points, 6-7 from the floor, 2-3 from 3-point range, four rebounds
• Desean Munson: 12 points, 10 rebounds
• Jean Pierre Frederick: 13 points, eight rebounds
• De'Airrus Ware: 12 points
• Ramelle Arnold: 10 points, three rebounds, three assists

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will finish their season Saturday (February 26). Game time is set for 3 p.m.