Men's Basketball Falls To Walsh 74-56

OVERVIEW – WALSH

SCORE: Walsh Cavaliers 74, Northwood Timberwolves 56

RECORDS: Northwood (7-19, 4-14 G-MAC), Walsh (19-5, 13-5 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball falls at home to Walsh 74-56 Saturday (February 24).

GAME STORY

• Walsh started the game with seven of the first nine points in the opening 4:46.
• The Cavaliers lead grew to 16-5 and 22-9 before the Timberwolves went on a run.
• NU scored eight straight points to make the score 22-17 with under seven minutes remaining in the half.
• Walsh was the better team the rest of the half, eventually leading 35-22 at the break.
• WU kept the momentum going early in the second half, scoring the first eight points to push their advantage to 43-22.
• The Timberwolves chipped away at the lead, getting back within 13 at 54-41 with 9:48 remaining.
• That was as close as Northwood would get the rest of the way, as Walsh got their lead back up to 21 on two occasions before winning the game by 18.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Walsh .483 (29-60), Northwood .386 (22-57)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Walsh .346 (9-26), Northwood .333 (8-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Walsh .778 (7-9), Northwood .800 (4-5)
• REBOUNDS: Walsh 36 (Six offensive), Northwood 31 (Six offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Walsh 16/13, Northwood 10/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Collin Albert: 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists
• Anthony Sanders: 12 points, four rebounds
• Jordan Jackson: 11 points, six rebounds
• Will Young II: Eight points, two blocks

UP NEXT

• Northwood will host Ohio Dominican Monday (February 24). Game time is set for 6 p.m.