Men's Basketball Loses At Drury 80-61

OVERVIEW – DRURY

SCORE:  Drury Panthers 80, Northwood Timberwolves 61

RECORDS: Northwood (0-1), Drury (1-0)

LOCATION: O'Reilly Family Event Center – Springfield, Mo.

RECAP: Men's Basketball opens their 2022-23 season with an 80-61 loss at Drury Friday night (November 11).  

GAME STORY

• Northwood started game strong, leading 8-2 five minute into the game.
• The Panthers responded by scoring eight of the next 10 points to tie the game at 10-10.
• Drury did not take their first lead of the contest until it was 18-15 with nine minutes remaining in the half.
• A 19-6 run by the Panthers gave Drury a 31-21 advantage with 3:08 left in the half.
• DU held a 36-25 lead at the break.
• Drury came out fast to start the second half, pushing their advantage to 46-27 at the 16:26 mark.
• The Panthers lead grew to 20 (58-38) with 12:40, which was the biggest lead of the game.
• Northwood got back within 13 but got no closer the remainder of the way.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Drury .500 (34-68), Northwood .481 (25-51)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Drury .308 (8-26), Northwood .250 (2-8)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Drury .667 (4-6), Northwood .563 (9-16)
• REBOUNDS: Drury 36 (13 offensive), Northwood 29 (Nine offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Drury 17/10, Northwood 7/17

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young II: 17 points, 7-12, 2-4 from 3-point range
• De'Airrus Ware: 13 points, seven rebounds, two steals
• Christian Nunn: 13 points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves take on Missouri S&T in a neutral site contest Saturday (November 12). Game time is set for 2 p.m.