Men's Basketball Falls To Thomas More 78-62

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE

SCORE: Thomas More Saints 78, Northwood Timberwolves 62

RECORDS: Northwood (2-5, 0-1 G-MAC), Thomas More (5-2, 1-0 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Men's Basketball drops a 78-62 contest to Thomas More to open conference play Wednesday night (November 29).

GAME STORY

• Northwood scored the first two points of the game, but that proved to be the Timberwolves lone lead of the contest.
• With Thomas More leading 9-7, the Saints put up a 12-2 run to take a 21-9 lead.
• The Timberwolves fought back at that point, as that 12-point advantage for Thomas More was their biggest of the first half.
• NU cut the lead down to five later in the half before Thomas more held a 36-26 lead at the break.
• Northwood's first half free throw shooting was a key part of the deficit, as the Timberwolves were just 1-9 from the line in the opening 20 minutes.
• The Timberwolves made a run in the second half, getting the lead all the way down to four at 50-46 with 12:48 remaining.
• NU trailed 57-49 with 9:42 remaining when the Saints made a run to close out the victory. TMU scored 10 straight and 15 of the next 19 points to take a 72-53 lead with 3:29 to go.
• That 19-point lead was the biggest of the night for Thomas More,

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .484 (30-62), Northwood .414 (24-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .318 (7-22), Northwood .450 (9-20)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .667 (6-9), Northwood .455 (10-22)
• REBOUNDS: Thomas More 42 (Nine offensive), Northwood 33 (Eight offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Thomas More 17/10, Northwood 6/7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Anthony Sanders: 18 points, 7-10 from the floor, six rebounds, three assists, three steals.
• Richard Lowe: 14 points, 11 rebounds
• Jaylen Hodges: 11 points, 4-6 from the floor

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Trevecca Nazarene Saturday (December 2). Game time is set for 2 p.m.