Posted: Jan 16, 2020

Men's Basketball Falls At #15 Grand Valley State 62-45

Northwood

(8-8,3-5 GLIAC)

Grand Valley St.

(14-2,7-1 GLIAC)

Final

Northwood (8-8,3-5 GLIAC)

Grand Valley St. (14-2,7-1 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Pts: Jack Ammerman - 14

Reb: 2 Players (#13, #20) - 5

Ast: Ja'Kavien Lewis - 6

Pts: Jake Van tubbergen - 20

Reb: Jake Van tubbergen - 10

Ast: Jake Van tubbergen - 4

Team Stats

Northwood

Grand Valley St.

Field Goals

(17-52)

(24-56)

Field Goal %

32.7%

42.9%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – #15 GRAND VALLEY STATE

SCORE: No. 15 Grand Valley State Lakers 62, Northwood 45

RECORDS: Northwood (8-8, 3-5 GLIAC), Grand Valley State (14-2, 7-1 GLIAC)

LOCATION: GVSU Fieldhouse Arena – Allendale, Mich.

RECAP: A late first half push keys a 62-45 win for #15 Grand Valley State over Northwood men's basketball Thursday night (January 16).

FIRST HALF

The game was close for the majority of the first half, with the score standing at 19-17 with 3:57 remaining.
That is when GVSU finished the half with a big push, out-scoring the Timberwolves 15-2 the rest of the way to take a 34-19 lead at the break.
The Lakers made their final four shots of the half to finish at 50.0 percent from the floor (12-24) and from 3-point range (3-6).
NU was just 7-25 from the floor (28.0) overall and 3-11 from beyond the arc.
Northwood had a good half offensively as well, shooting 17-30 overall (56.7 percent) while going 6-11 from beyond the arc (54.5 percent).

SECOND HALF

While the Timberwolves had moments where it appeared they would get back into the game, the GVSU lead stayed above 13 the entire second half.
The Lakers pushed their lead to as many as 24 before the Timberwolves scored the final seven points of the game make the final margin 17.
Northwood improved its overall shooting in the second half, finishing at 37.0 percent (10-27). But the Timberwolves were just 2-15 from 3-point range (13.3 percent).
Grand Valley State had similar second half numbers to Northwood, finishing at 37.5 percent overall (12-32) and 1-6 from beyond the arc (16.7 percent).

GAME STATS