Men's Basketball Opens Play With Exhibition Loss At Central Michigan

OVERVIEW – CENTRAL MICHIGAN (EXHIBITION)

SCORE:  Central Michigan Chippewas 81, Northwood Timberwolves 55
RECORDS: Northwood (0-0), Central Michigan (0-0)
LOCATION: Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood Men's Basketball opens exhibition play with an 81-55 loss at Central Michigan Sunday (October 22).

GAME STORY

• Northwood hung around for the majority of the first half, trailing just 23-17 with under five minutes remaining.
• Central Michigan finished the half with an 11-2 run to open up a 34-19 lead at the break.
• The start of the second half was where CMU put the contest away, holding Northwood scoreless over the opening 4:30.  The Chippewas out-scored NU 18-0 in that time, making the score 52-19.
• Central Michigan pushed their advantage to as many as 38.
• Northwood got back within 26 down the stretch, which proved to be the final margin of the contest.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Central Michigan .478 (33-69), Northwood .355 (22-62)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Central Michigan .312 (7-17), Northwood .294 (5-17)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Central Michigan .533 (8-15), Northwood 1.000 (6-6)
• REBOUNDS: Central Michigan 43 (15 offensive), Northwood 33 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Central Michigan 17/6, Northwood 7/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Noah Pruitt: 11 points, 5-7 from the floor
• Will Young II: 10 points, five rebounds
• Collin Albert/Jayden Sims: Nine Points each

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will play an exhibition game at the University of Michigan November 3 at 7 p.m.