Men's Basketball Falls To Thomas More 73-57

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE

SCORE:  Thomas More Saints 73, Northwood Timberwolves 57

RECORDS: Northwood (5-9, 1-5 G-MAC), Thomas More (10-3, 5-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball drops 73-57 contest to Thomas More Saturday (January 4).

GAME STORY

• The majority of the opening half was evenly-played – with 4:31 remaining in the first, Northwood trailed 31-29 with the largest lead of the half standing at four points.
• That is when first run of the game started, as Thomas More put up 10 straight points to take a 41-29 lead with under 30 seconds remaining.
• The Saints lead stood at 41-32 at the break.
• Thomas More stayed in control in the second half – the lead stayed in double figures the rest of the way.
• TMU led by as many as 20 before earning a 16-point win.

AME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .509 (28-58), Northwood .323 (20-62)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .200 (2-10), Northwood .273 (6-22)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .833 (15-18), Northwood .733 (11-15)
• REBOUNDS: Thomas More 41 (14 offensive), Northwood 40 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Thomas More 11/8, Northwood 11/18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Elijah Watson: 15 points, four rebounds, two steals, two blocks
• Brayden Szamrej: Nine points, seven assists
• Will Young II: 14 points, 3-5 from 3-point range

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Ohio Dominican Thursday (January 9). Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.