Men's Basketball Falls To Malone 92-67

OVERVIEW – MALONE

SCORE: Malone Pioneers 92, Northwood Timberwolves 67

RECORDS: Northwood (7-21, 4-16 G-MAC), Malone (15-13, 8-12 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball wraps up its 2023-24 season with a 92-67 loss to Malone Saturday afternoon (March 2).

GAME STORY

• The key stretch of the game came right away. After Northwood scored the opening two points of the game, Malone put up 20 straight to lead 20-2 at the 14:13 mark.
• The Malone advantage grew to as many as 23 (31-8) in the half before Northwood fought back, eventually cutting the lead to 45-29 in the final minute of the half.
• MU scored the final two points of the half to send the game to the break with the score 47-29.
• Northwood connected on the first field goal of the second half to get within 16, but that is as close as the game was the rest of the way.
• Malone led by as many as 28 before earning the 25 point victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Malone .521 (38-73), Northwood .407 (24-59)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Malone .423 (11-26), Northwood .333 (5-15)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Malone .625 (5-8), Northwood .933 (14-15)
• REBOUNDS: Malone 43 (13 offensive), Northwood 30 (Six offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Malone 16/7, Northwood 6/11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Collin Albert: 20 points, 7-12 from the floor, 2-3 from 3-point range, 4-4 from the foul line
• Will Young II: 19 points (season-high), 7-12 from the floor, 4-4 from the foul line
• Anthony Sanders: 14 points, six rebounds, two steals

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• The game was the final contests at Northwood for seniors Xavier Bargesser and Anthony Sanders.