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Men's Basketball Drops Tough 66-64 Contest To Findlay

Men's Basketball Drops Tough 66-64 Contest To Findlay

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORE: Findlay Oilers 66, Northwood Timberwolves 64

RECORDS: Northwood (2-18, 2-10 G-MAC), Findlay (12-7, 7-4 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: A big early second half run keys a hard-fought 66-64 win for Findlay over Northwood men's basketball Thursday night (January 26).

GAME STORY

  • The Timberwolves got off to a strong start, scoring seven of the first nine points over the opening 3:05 of the game.
  • Findlay did lead by two briefly, but Northwood went on to lead the majority of the opening half.
  • A late 13-0 run for the Timberwolves pushed the lead to 12 at 33-21.
  • UF connected on a 3-pointer as time expired to make the halftime score 33-24.
  • That 3-pointer at the buzzer sparked a run for the Oilers that continued into the second half, as Findlay scored 20 of the first 24 points after the break to take a 44-37 lead.
  • Trailing by six with under six minutes remaining, Northwood responded. NU went on a 9-2 run to go up 60-59 with 3:25 remaining.
  • The Timberwolves led 62-61 with 45 seconds to go when Findlay converted a jumper to go up by one.
  • NU had two free throws with 20 seconds remaining down by one but were unable to convert either of them.
  • Down by two with six seconds remaining, Northwood went the length of the floor but missed a shot at the buzzer to give the Oilers the win.

GAME STATS

  • FG PERCENTAGE: Findlay .410 (25-61), Northwood .472 (25-53)
  • 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Findlay .286 (4-14), Northwood .500 (7-14)
  • FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Findlay .800 (12-15), Northwood .700 (7-10)
  • REBOUNDS: Findlay 39 (15 offensive), Northwood 28 (Five offensive)
  • ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Findlay 15/12, Northwood 13/13
  • BLOCKS: Findlay 2, Northwood 11 (10 in the first half)

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UP NEXT

  • The Timberwolves host Hillsdale Saturday (January 28). Game time is set for 3 p.m.