Posted: Feb 10, 2018

Women's Basketball's Comeback Falls Short In 86-81 Loss To No. 16 Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech

(18-3, 13-2 GLIAC)

Northwood

(14-7, 10-5 GLIAC)

Final

Michigan Tech (18-3, 13-2 GLIAC)

Northwood (14-7, 10-5 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Michigan Tech

Pts: Hannah Stoll - 16

Reb: 2 Players (#03, #21) - 6

Ast: 2 Players (#02, #14) - 5

Northwood

Pts: 2 Players (#20, #31) - 23

Reb: Taylor Craymer - 7

Ast: Zakiya Wells - 6

Team Stats

Michigan Tech

Northwood

Field Goals

(35-61)

(29-53)

Field Goal %

57.4%

54.7%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – MICHIGAN TECH

SCORE: #16 Michigan Tech Huskies 86, Northwood Timberwolves 81

RECORDS: Northwood (14-8, 10-6 GLIAC), Northern Michigan (20-3, 14-2 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood makes big fourth quarter comeback but falls short in an 86-81 loss to No. 16 Michigan Tech Saturday afternoon (February 10).

FIRST QUARTER

Both teams traded leads and split the first 20 points midway through the first.
The trend would continue for the rest of the opening stanza, with Northwood 20-19 lead after one.
Northwood made 46.7 percent of their attempts from the floor (7-15), while Michigan Tech hit 50.0 percent of their shots (8-16).
NU made four free throws to one for MTU for the Timberwolves to earn the lead.

SECOND QUARTER

Northwood led 25-23 with under eight minutes remaining in the quarter when Michigan Tech began the key stretch of the game.
The Huskies out-scored the Timberwolves 20-10 the remainder of the half to take a 43-35 lead to the locker room.
While Northwood had a good shooting quarter, going 6-11 (54.5 percent), MTU was even better at 62.5 percent (10-16).

THIRD QUARTER

Michigan Tech continued to control play throughout the third quarter, out-scoring Northwood 23-10, which extended their advantage to 66-45 heading to the final quarter.
The Timberwolves went just 3-11 from the floor in the third (27.3 percent), while the Huskies stayed hot at 68.8 percent (11-16).

FOURTH QUARTER

Michigan Tech got the lead up to as many as 24 (69-45) with under 9:30 to go
Northwood made a furious comeback, out-scoring Michigan Tech 30-10 to cut the lead down to 79-75 with a little over a minute remaining.
The Timberwolves got within three in the final seconds, but MTU went 7-8 from the line in the final moments to close out the win.
Northwood ended the game red-hot, going 13-16 in the fourth (81.3 percent). Michigan Tech took a step back and made 46.2 percent of their floor attempts (6-13).

GAME STATS