Men's Basketball Loses At Findlay 78-53

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORE: Findlay Oilers 78, Northwood Timberwolves 53

RECORDS: Northwood (1-11, 1-5 G-MAC), Findlay (7-4, 3-2 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Croy Gymnasium – Findlay, Ohio

RECAP: Findlay takes control late in the first half on their way to a 78-53 win over Northwood men's basketball Saturday afternoon (December 17).

GAME STORY

• The opening minutes of the game were evenly played, as the two teams stayed within three points of each other through the opening eight minutes.
• Northwood led 10-9 when Findlay made the first run of the game. The Oilers scored 17 of the next 23 points to go up 26-16 with 7:06 remaining in the half.
• NU got within seven down the stretch before Findlay ended the first half with a 38-27 advantage.
• Findlay pushed their lead to as many as 23 early in the second half, but Northwood did not go away. NU got back within 15 at 66-51 with nine minutes remaining.
• It was all Findlay the rest of the way, as the Oilers ended the game on a 12-2 run to win by 25.
• The 25-point lead at the end of the game was the biggest of the day for Findlay.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Findlay .542 (32-59), Northwood .397 (23-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Findlay .357 (5-14), Northwood .231 (3-13)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Findlay .900 (9-10), Northwood .571 (4-7)
• REBOUNDS: Findlay 33 (Seven offensive), Northwood 29 (Eight offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Findlay 20/10, Northwood 6/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Savon Wykle: 13 points, six rebounds
• Anthony Sanders: 10 points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will play their final game of 2022 against rival Saginaw Valley Monday (December 19). Game time is set for 3 p.m.