Men's Basketball Falls At Findlay 85-79

OVERVIEW – FINDLAY

SCORE: Findlay Oilers 85, Northwood Timberwolves 79

RECORDS: Northwood (3-10, 0-5 G-MAC), Findlay (4-9, 2-3 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Croy Gymnasium – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Men's Basketball loses at Findlay 85-79 Saturday afternoon (January 6).

GAME STORY

• Findlay scored eight for the first 10 points of the game for the early advantage.
• The Oilers pushed their lead to as many as 13 in the half before Northwood fought back, cutting the lead to seven late in the half.
• UF eventually led 39-30 at the break.
• Findlay pushed their lead to as many as 17 in the second half, but Northwood did not go away. An 11-0 NU run made the score 66-59 with 7:18 remaining.
• The score was 71-64 when the Oilers scored 11 of the next 15 points to get the lead to 82-68.
• Northwood made one last late push to get within five before falling by six.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Findlay .500 (33-66), Northwood .386 (27-70)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Findlay .375 (9-24), Northwood .360 (9-25)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Findlay .647 (11-17), Northwood .842 (16-19)
• REBOUNDS: Findlay 45 (10 offensive), Northwood 36 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Findlay 16/20, Northwood 10/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Collin Albert: 31 points (career-high), 10-19 from the floor, 6-10 from 3-point range, five rebounds
• Anthony Sanders: 10 points, eight rebounds, four assists
• Will Young II: 12 points, seven rebounds, four steals

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Kentucky Wesleyan Thursday (January 11). Game time is set for 8:30 p.m. (ET).