Men's Basketball Drops 82-61 Contest To Purdue Northwest

OVERVIEW – PURDUE NORTHWEST

SCORE:  Purdue Northwest Pride 82, Northwood Timberwolves 61

RECORDS: Northwood (0-3), Purdue Northwest (4-0)

LOCATION: De Simone Arena – Kenosha, Wisc. (University of Wisconsin-Parkside)

RECAP: Purdue Northwest uses a big second half to earn a 82-61 win over Northwood men's basketball Friday (November 18).

GAME STORY

• A push from Purdue Northwest midway through the first half gave the Pride a 21-12 lead with 10:29 remaining.
• NU responded with an 8-2 run to make the score 23-20.
• PNW held a 37-30 edge with 1:42 left in the half when the Timberwolves finished strong.
• Northwood scored the final six points of the opening 20 minutes to make the score 37-36 at the break.
• The Timberwolves held a big field goal percentage advantage in the first half (55.6-41.7 percent), but the Pride held a 10-0 edge in second chance points to keep the score close.
• Purdue Northwest set the tone for the second half right away, scoring the first eight points to go up 45-36.
• NU got within five, but that proved to be as close as they would get the rest of the way.
• The Pride, who out-scored Northwood 45-25 in the half, led by as many as 23 before taking the win by 21.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .470 (31-66), Northwood .424 (25-59)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .370 (10-27), Northwood .333 (3-9)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Purdue Northwest .769 (10-13), Northwood .889 (8-9)
• REBOUNDS: Purdue Northwest 40 (14 offensive), Northwood 24 (Six offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Purdue Northwest 16/13, Northwood 11/18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Anthony Sanders: 15 points, 6-9 from the floor
• Xavier Bargesser: 12 points
• Bennie Crenshaw Jr.: 11 points, five assists

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves takes on host Parkside Saturday (November 19). Game time is set for 4 p.m. Eastern time.