Women's Basketball Drops First Game Of The Season - 61-49 To #14 Tampa

OVERVIEW – #14 TAMPA (MT. MCKINLEY BANK NORTH STAR INVITE)

SCORE:  #14 Tampa Spartans 61, Northwood Timberwolves 49

RECORDS: Northwood (5-1), Tampa (8-2)

LOCATION: Tampa Airlines Gymnasium – Fairbanks, Tampa

RECAP: Women's Basketball drops their first game of the season, falling to No. 14 Tampa 61-49 Saturday (November 27).

FIRST QUARTER

• NU scored the first four points of the game in an evenly-played first quarter.
• The Spartans held the biggest lead of the half at 15-13 before Tampa eventually took a 17-13 lead at the break.
• Northwood finished the first quarter at 38.5 percent overall (5-13) while going 1-5 from 3-point range (20.0 percent).
• Tampa went 8-18 from the floor (44.4 percent) in the first.   

SECOND QUARTER

• The Spartans pushed their lead to 10 early in the second quarter at 25-15.
• Northwood fought back late in the quarter, eventually cutting the Spartans lead to 31-27 at the break.
• NU ended the second at 30.8 percent (4-13). The Timberwolves went 1-4 from beyond the arc (25.0 percent).
• Tampa ended the second at 43.8 percent overall (7-16). The Spartans were 0-3 from 3-point range.

THIRD QUARTER

• The Timberwolves cut the lead down to two three at 33-30 early in the third.
• Tampa took over at that point, scoring 14 of the final 17 points of the quarter to take a 47-33 lead to the fourth.
• NU struggled on offense in the third quarter, going just 2-15 overall (13.3 percent) and 1-8 from 3-point range (12.5 percent).
• The Spartans jumped up to 58.3 percent in the quarter (7-12) while making both of their 3-point attempts.

FOURTH QUARTER

• The Tampa lead stayed in double figures the entire fourth quarter, as the closest the Timberwolves got was 12 in the final 10 minutes.
• Tampa got their lead to as many as 16 before winning by 12.
• Northwood was 7-16 from the floor in the fourth (43.8 percent) and 2-5 from beyond the arc (40.0 percent).
• Tampa was just 3-11 in the fourth (27.3 percent) and missed both of their 3-point attempts. The Spartans did go 8-10 from the foul line in the fourth.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Tampa .439 (25-57), Northwood .316 (18-57)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Tampa .250 (2-8), Northwood .227 (5-22)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Tampa .818 (9-11), Northwood .667 (8-12)
• REBOUNDS: Tampa 44 (11 offensive), Northwood 29 (Nine offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Tampa 12/19, Northwood 7/15
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Tampa 38, Northwood 24
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Tampa 19, Northwood 8
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Tampa 5, Northwood 6
• FAST BREAK POINTS: Tampa 6, Northwood 4
• BENCH POINTS: Tampa 28, Northwood 19

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Ava DiMilia: 14 points, five rebounds
• Ellie Taylor: 10 points, six rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will open Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) play at home against Northern Michigan Thursday (December 2). Game time is set for 6 p.m.