Posted: Nov 21, 2023
Men's Basketball Loses At Saginaw Valley 84-77
OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY
SCORE: Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 84, Northwood Timberwolves 77
RECORDS: Northwood (2-3), Saginaw Valley (3-2)
LOCATION: O'Neil Arena – University Center, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood Men's Basketball sees its two-game winning streak come to an end in an 84-77 loss at Saginaw Valley Tuesday night (November 21).
GAME STORY
- Saginaw Valley started the game fast, scoring 10 of the first 12 points of the game in the opening 2:35 of the contest.
- SVSU's lead in the first half grew to as many as 11 before a late push by the Timberwolves cut into the advantage. Northwood got the lead done to four before the Cardinals held a 38-32 lead at the break.
- Saginaw Valley scored the first nine points of the second half to get the lead up to 15 at 47-35.
- The lead got up to as many as 18 at 79-71.
- Northwood finished the game strong, scoring the final nine points of the contest to make the final 84-77.
GAME STATS
- FG PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .500 (33-66), Northwood .431 (28-65)
- 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .211 (4-19), Northwood .118 (2-17)
- FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .700 (14-20), Northwood .704 (19-27)
- REBOUNDS: Saginaw Valley 51 (21 offensive), Northwood 27 (11 offensive)
- ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Saginaw Valley 14/18, Northwood 3/7
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Jaylen Hodges: 20 points, six steals, four rebounds
- Collin Albert: 18 points
- Anthony Sanders: 11 points
UP NEXT
- The Timberwolves will host Purdue Northwest Saturday (November 25). Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.