Men's Basketball Earns 65-56 Road Win Over Malone

OVERVIEW – #17 MALONE

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 65, Malone Pioneers 56

RECORDS: Northwood (3-2), Malone (2-4)

LOCATION: Canton, Ohio

RECAP: Men's Basketball earns third straight win Saturday (November 23), claiming a 65-56 road win at Malone.

FIRST HALF

• Malone came out fast and was the better team of the opening 20 minutes.
• The Pioneers led early 16-8, which was their biggest advantage of the first half.
• Northwood responded with eight straight to tie the game but were unable to take the lead at any point of the half.
• MU finishes the half with a 34-28 advantage at the break.
• Malone had a strong shooting half in the opening 20 minutes, going 15-27 from the floor (55.6 percent).
• Northwood ended at 45.2 percent (14-31) but missed all nine of their 3-point attempts.

SECOND HALF

• The key stretch of the game started with Malone matching their biggest lead of the game – MU led 41-32 with 17:23 remaining.
• That is when NU took over on both ends of the floor. The Timberwolves scored 21 consecutive points in a stretch of 6:58. That turned a nine-point deficit into a 53-41 lead with 10:25 remaining.
• The Pioneers remained competitive the remainder of the game, getting the lead down to five at 59-54 with less than two minutes remaining.
• NU went 4-4 from the foul line in the final 26 seconds to earn the win.
• Northwood's defense stepped up in the second half, holding Malone to just 25.0 percent from the floor (6-24). The Pioneers also went just 1-10 from beyond the arc.
• The Timberwolves shot 42.4 percent overall in the half (14-33) while connecting on 8-9 from the foul line.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Malone .412 (21-51), Northwood .438 (28-64)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Malone .188 (3-16), Northwood .063 (1-16)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Malone .733 (11-15), Northwood .667 (8-12)
• REBOUNDS: Malone 43 (Nine offensive), Northwood 30 (Five offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Malone 11/22, Northwood 11/9
• POINTS IN THE PAINT: Malone 36, Northwood 50
• POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Malone 13, Northwood 24
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Malone 8, Northwood 5
• FAST BREAK POINTS: Malone 5, Northwood 8

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Trey McBride: 22 points, seven rebounds, six assists, four steals
• Ja'Kavien Lewis: 20 points, six rebounds, three steals

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Cedarville Tuesday (November 26). Game time is set for 6 p.m.