Men's Basketball Loses At Cedarville 87-67

OVERVIEW – CEDARVILLE

SCORE: Cedarville Yellow Jackets 87, Northwood Timberwolves 67

RECORDS: Northwood (2-20, 2-12 G-MAC), Cedarville (15-6, 8-5 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Callan Athletic Center – Cedarville, Ohio

RECAP: Cedarville breaks open a close game in the second half to earn an 87-67 win over Northwood men's basketball Thursday night (February 2).

GAME STORY

• Northwood got off to a strong start in the contest, scoring nine of the first 11 points to lead 9-2 at the 16:57 mark.
• The remainder of the half was evenly played – that seven-point Northwood lead proved to be the largest of the first half.
• Cedarville scored the final four points of the half to take a 44-40 lead at the break.
• The Timberwolves had a strong shooting opening 20 minutes, making 53.1 percent overall. Cedarville held the lead thanks to going 12-12 from the foul line.
• Cedarville netted the first six points of the second half to push its run to 10-0 and go up 50-40.
• With the Yellow Jackets leading 62-52, Cedarville netted seven straight points to get the lead to 69-52.
• NU got no closer than 14 the rest of the way. Cedarville's biggest lead was 21 before winning by 20.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .484 (30-62), Northwood .459 (28-61)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .379 (11-29), Northwood .333 (5-15)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .941 (16-17), Northwood .857 (6-7)
• REBOUNDS: Cedarville 39 (Nine offensive), Northwood 26 (Three offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Cedarville 15/9, Northwood 10/7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young II: 14 points, six rebounds
• Xavier Bargesser: 12 points, 6-8 from the floor
• Christian Nunn: 10 points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Malone Saturday (February 4). Game time is set for 3 p.m.