Men's Basketball Claims 89-71 Road Win At Ohio Dominican

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 89, Ohio Dominican Panthers 71

RECORDS: Northwood (6-18, 3-13 G-MAC), Ohio Dominican (4-19, 1-14 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Alumni Hall – Columbus, Ohio

RECAP: Thanks to a big performance offensively in the second half, Northwood Men's Basketball claimed an 89-71 road win at Ohio Dominican Saturday afternoon (February 18).

GAME STORY

• The opening 14 minutes of the game were evenly played, with the largest lead for either team standing at four points.
• With the score tied 17-17, the Timberwolves put up 10 of the next 13 points to open up a 27-20 lead with 3:28 remaining.
• Ohio Dominican responded with six straight points to cut the advantage to one.
• NU got the final four points of the half to take a 31-26 lead to the break.
• The Timberwolves got their lead to 10 at 45-35 early in the second half and maintained their lead the rest of the way, allowing ODU to get no closer than eight.
• Northwood got their lead to as many as 20 before winning by 18.
• NU's red-hot offense in the second half was the key to the win, as the Timberwolves scored 58 points while going 20-30 from the floor (66.7 percent) and 7-10 from beyond the 3-point arc (70.0 percent).

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .413 (26-63), Northwood .522 (35-67)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .355 (11-31), Northwood .444 (8-18)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .533 (8-15), Northwood .688 (11-16)
• REBOUNDS: Ohio Dominican 30 (Seven offensive), Northwood 47 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ohio Dominican 17/10, Northwood 17/10

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Collin Albert: 31 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two steals, 6-10 from 3-point range
• Xavier Bargesser: 17 points (career-high), 11 rebounds, four assists
• Anthony Sanders: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 6-10 from the floor

UP NEXT

• Northwood begins a four-game home stand to conclude the regular season Wednesday (February 21) against Lake Erie. Game time is set for 8 p.m.