Men's Basketball Drops 84-54 Contest To No. 11 Hillsdale

OVERVIEW – #11 HILLSDALE

SCORE: #11 Hillsdale Chargers 84, Northwood Timberwolves 54

RECORDS: Northwood (2-19, 2-11 G-MAC), Hillsdale (19-2, 12-2 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: No. 11 Hillsdale controls the second half in an 84-54 win over Northwood men's basketball Saturday (January 28).

GAME STORY

• Hillsdale slowly built their lead over the course of the opening half. The Chargers biggest advantage of the opening 10 minutes was seven points.
• HC eventually was up by 11 (24-13) with 6:30 remaining when NU fought back, scoring six straight points to make the score 24-19.
• The Chargers got the lead back to 10 before the Hillsdale advantage stood at 35-27 at the break.
• Hillsdale broke the game open early in the second half, pushing the lead to 18 (51-33) at the 14:24 mark.
• Northwood got no closer than 16 the remainder of the way. The Chargers lead grew to as many as 34.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .564 (31-55), Northwood .500 (24-48)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .529 (9-17), Northwood .222 (2-9)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Hillsdale .722 (13-18), Northwood .667 (4-6)
• REBOUNDS: Hillsdale 30 (Nine offensive), Northwood 23 (Three offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Hillsdale 16/10, Northwood 6/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young II: 13 points, five rebounds, 6-8 from the floor
• Maurice Sain Jr.: 11 points (career-high), 5-7 from the floor
• Savon Wykle: 10 points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Cedarville Thursday (February 2). Game time is set for 7:45 p.m.