Posted: Nov 17, 2023
Men's Basketball Picks Up 82-77 Win Over Great Lakes Christian
OVERVIEW – GREAT LAKES CHRISTIAN
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 82, Great Lakes Christian Crusaders 77
RECORDS: Northwood (2-2), Great Lakes Christian (1-4)
LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood Men's Basketball picks up its second straight win Friday night (November 17), downing Great Lakes Christian 82-77
GAME STORY
- Northwood came out fast to start the game, opening the contest on a 10-2 run.
- Great Lakes Christian chipped away at the lead for the remainder of the half, eventually using a 10-3 run to tie the score at 31-31.
- The score was eventually tied 35-35 at the break.
- NU got the lead up to 51-56 with 13:06 minutes remaining, but a quick 6-0 run put GLC on top 52-51 at the 11:33 mark.
- The key stretch of the game started with the score tied 54-54 with 10:22 remaining. Northwood scored 14 of the next 18 points to take a 68-58 lead with under five minutes to go.
- GLC got the lead back down to four with 2:26 remaining, only to see the Timberwolves score on every possession the rest of the way to earn the five-point victory.
GAME STATS
- FG PERCENTAGE: Great Lakes Christian .492 (30-61), Northwood .462 (30-65)
- 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Great Lakes Christian .250 (4-16), Northwood .304 (7-23)
- FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Great Lakes Christian .650 (13-20), Northwood .600 (15-25)
- REBOUNDS: Great Lakes Christian 31 (Nine offensive), Northwood 43 (18 offensive)
- ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Great Lakes Christian 11/12, Northwood 14/14
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Collin Albert: 24 points (career-high), six assists, 8-14 from the floor, 4-7 from 3-point range, 4-4 from the foul line
- Jaylen Hodges: 14 points, five rebounds
- Quinton Steele II: 1 points, nine rebounds
- Will Young II: 11 points, four rebounds, four assists
UP NEXT
- The Timberwolves will travel to rival Saginaw Valley Tuesday (November 21). Game time is set for 8 p.m.