Men's Basketball Loses To Olivet 79-70

OVERVIEW – OLIVET

SCORE:  Olivet Comets 79, Northwood Timberwolves 70

RECORDS: Northwood (0-6), Olivet (1-2)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena - Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball dropped a 79-70 contest to Olivet Sunday afternoon (November 27).

GAME STORY

• Olivet started the game fast, scoring 11 of the first 13 points for a nine-point lead 3:36 into the game.
• Northwood got back within four at 21-17 but did not lead at any point in the opening half.
• The Comets led by as many as 14 before standing with a 41-32 lead the break.
• Northwood chipped away at the lead, eventually getting within one at 55-54 with 7:37 remaining.
• But that proved to be as close as the Timberwolves would get. OC got their lead back up to 10 at 71-61 and eventually won by nine.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Olivet .460 (29-63), Northwood .414 (24-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Olivet .188 (3-16), Northwood .000 (0-5)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Olivet .720 (18-25), Northwood .629 (22-35)
• REBOUNDS: Olivet 37 (10 offensive), Northwood 41 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Olivet 18/14, Northwood 5/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Savon Wykle: 20 points, 7-12 from the floor, 6-6 from the foul line
• Anthony Sanders: 13 points, seven rebounds
• Christian Nunn: 11 points, nine rebounds

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• The game was an exhibition for Olivet and a regular season contest for Northwood. 

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will open conference play with a game against Trevecca Nazarene Thursday (December 1). Game time is set for 8 p.m.