Men's Basketball Claims 62-60 Road Win Over Trevecca Nazarene

OVERVIEW – TREVECCA NAZARENE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 62, Trevecca Nazarene Trojans 60

RECORDS: Northwood (2-16, 2-8 G-MAC), Trevecca Nazarene (1-15, 0-10 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Trojan Fieldhouse – Nashville, Tenn.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball wins back-and-forth road game at Trevecca Nazarene 62-60 Thursday night (January 19).

GAME STORY

• Trevecca started the game strong, opening up a 16-5 lead in the opening eight minutes of the game.
• The lead grew to 16 at 25-9 with under six minutes remaining in the half.
• A key stretch of the game came late in the first half, as a run for the Timberwolves cut into the Trojans lead. Over the final 3:23, Northwood out-scored Trevecca 10-2 to make the Trojan lead 31-25 at the break.
• Northwood chipped away at the lead in the early portion of the second half, eventually taking the lead at 43-41. That marked NU's first lead since it was 2-0.
• The Timberwolves then used a 10-0 run to go up 12 at 55-43 with under seven minutes remaining.
• Trevecca responded immediately with a run of their own, putting up the next 12 points to level the score 55-51 with 3:14 remaining.
• With the score tied 58-58, Savon Wykle went 4-4 from the foul line in the span of 31 seconds to put the Timberwolves up four.
• The Trojans scored the final basket of the game with just .2 seconds remaining, allowing Northwood to clinch the victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Trevecca Nazarene .364 (20-55), Northwood .431 (22-51)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Trevecca Nazarene .192 (5-26), Northwood .500 (4-8)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Trevecca Nazarene .750 (15-20), Northwood .700 (14-20)
• REBOUNDS: Trevecca Nazarene 37 (13 offensive), Northwood34 (Eight offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Trevecca Nazarene 11/13, Northwood 13/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young: 14 points, two steals
• Savon Wykle 11 points, six rebounds, three assists, two blocks, 9-10 from the foul line
• Noah Pruitt: Eight points, four rebounds, four assists

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday (January 19). Game time is set for 2:15 p.m.