Men's Basketball Earns First Win Of The Season - 79-70 Over Grace Christian

OVERVIEW – GRACE CHRISTIAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 79, Grace Christian Tigers 70

RECORDS: Northwood (1-2), Grace Christian (1-4)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Men's Basketball earns its first win of the season, taking down Grace Christian 79-70 Tuesday night (November 14).

GAME STORY

• The opening half was even throughout – the biggest lead for either team was five points.
• Northwood trailed 22-17 with less than seven minutes remaining in the half but outscored the Tigers 13-7 the rest of the way to earn a 30-29 lead at the break.
• The Timberwolves came out fast to start the second half, pushing their lead to 39-31 with 17:35 remaining.
• NU got their lead up to 54-39 with 9:14 remaining, which proved to be the biggest advantage of the game for either side.
• Grace Christian did not go away, cutting the lead down to 71-66 with under two minutes remaining before Northwood put the game away.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Grace Christian .351 (20-57), Northwood .466 (27-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Grace Christian .238 (5-21), Northwood .389 (7-18)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Grace Christian .781 (25-32), Northwood .563 (18-32)
• REBOUNDS: Grace Christian 27 (Nine offensive), Northwood 50 (19 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Grace Christian 13/12, Northwood 16/19
• SECOND CHANCE POINTS: Grace Christian 7, Northwood 20

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jordan Jackson: 24 points (career-high), 8-11 from the floor, 5-6 from 3-point range
• Jaylen Hodges: 14 points, five assists, two steals
• Quinton Steele II: 11 rebounds, two blocks

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Great Lakes Christian Friday (November 17). Game time is set for 7 p.m.