Men's Basketball Loses To Ashland 73-59

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORE: Ashland Eagles 73, Northwood Timberwolves 59

RECORDS: Northwood (1-15, 1-7 G-MAC), Ashland (10-4, 6-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Ashland uses big run to start the second half to pick up a 73-59 win over Northwood men's basketball Saturday (January 7).

GAME STORY

• Ashland held a 12-7 lead early when the Timberwolves made a big run, going on a 19-2 run to earn a 26-14 lead.
• Three consecutive 3-pointers by the Eagles cut the NU advantage to 26-23.
• A last-second layup by Ashland gave Northwood a 32-31 lead at the break.
• Northwood had a strong shooting opening 20 minutes, going 13-25 overall (52.0 percent) and 4-10 from 3-point range (40.0 percent).
• The Eagles set the tone for the second half right away, going on a 16-3 run to take a 47-35 lead.
• Northwood hung around the remainder of the game, but the Ashland lead stayed between 12 and 18 the rest of the way.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ashland .509 (28-55), Northwood .429 (24-56)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ashland .375 (6-16), Northwood .333 (6-18)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ashland .688 (11-16), Northwood 1.000 (5-5)
• REBOUNDS: Ashland 33 (Eight offensive), Northwood 28 (Seven offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ashland 17/2, Northwood 6/14

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Anthony Sanders: 11 points, four rebounds, three steals, two blocks
• Savon Wykle: 11 points, five rebounds
• Christian Nunn/Noah Pruitt: Nine points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Hillsdale Thursday (January 12). Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.