Men's Basketball Loses To Malone 84-54

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORE: Malone Pioneers 84, Northwood Timberwolves 54

RECORDS: Northwood (2-21, 2-13 G-MAC), Malone (13-8, 8-6 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Malone gets red-hot from 3-point range in the second half of an 84-54 win over Northwood men's basketball Saturday afternoon (February 4).

GAME STORY

• Malone started strong, leading 10-3 three minutes into the game
• That margin matched the biggest lead of the half, as the remainder of half was tightly contested.
• The score was tied 27-27 with 3:30 remaining when the Pioneers made a small push to finish the half. They scored nine of the final 11 points to make the score 36-29 at the break.
• After going 2-7 from 3-point range in the first half, Malone's perimeter shooting was the key to the second.
• The Pioneers connected on 12-20 from the 3-point line in the second half, allowing them to score 48 points in the final 20 minutes.
• MU led by as many as 35 before winning by 30.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Malone .493 (34-69), Northwood .458 (22-48)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Malone .519 (14-27), Northwood .182 (2-11)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Malone .500 (2-4), Northwood .615 (8-13)
• REBOUNDS: Malone 41 (16 offensive), Northwood 24 (Four offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Malone 20/11, Northwood 11/17

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Savon Wykle: 17 points, three assists, 8-12 from the floor
• Noah Pruitt: Nine points

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Lake Erie Thursday (February 9). Game time is set for 8 p.m.