Posted: Jan 25, 2020

Women's Basketball Falls At Wayne State 68-59

Northwood

(4-15,2-9 GLIAC)

Wayne St. (Mich.)

(11-8,5-6 GLIAC)

Final

Northwood (4-15,2-9 GLIAC)

Wayne St. (Mich.) (11-8,5-6 GLIAC)

Game Leaders

Northwood

Pts: 3 Players (#04, #10, #44) - 9

Reb: Ellie Taylor - 8

Ast: Kenzie Seeley - 6

Wayne St. (Mich.)

Pts: 2 Players (#13, #32) - 13

Reb: Sam Cherney - 12

Ast: Alex Matus - 3

Team Stats

Northwood

Wayne St. (Mich.)

Field Goals

(20-59)

(22-58)

Field Goal %

33.9%

37.9%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORE: Wayne State Warriors 68, Northwood Timberwolves 59

RECORDS: Northwood (4-14, 2-8 GLIAC), Wayne State (18-0, 10-0 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Matthaei Center – Detroit, Mich.

RECAP: Wayne State takes over in the second half of a 68-59 win over Northwood women's basketball Saturday (January 25).

FIRST QUARTER

The Timberwolves got off to a great start in the game, leading by as many as 11 (19-8) in the first quarter.
A 3-pointer for the Warriors on the final possession made the Northwood lead 21-14 after one.
Northwood went 7-16 from the floor in the first (43.8 percent) while going 3-6 from 3-point range (50.0 percent) and 4-5 from the foul line (80.0 percent)
Wayne State ended at 33.3 percent (5-15) overall.

SECOND QUARTER

The Timberwolves maintained their lead throughout the second quarter, but the Warriors made a late push to close the gap.
NU led 30-17 with 2:31 remaining when the Warriors scored the final five points of the half to make the score 30-22 at the break.
NU fell back to 25.0 percent (3-12) in the second while going 2-9 from 3-pooint range (22.2 percent).
WSU struggled in the second shooting as well, making just 1-12 from the floor (8.3 percent). The Warriors did go 6-8 from the foul line in the quarter (75.0 percent).

THIRD QUARTER

NU's offense struggled in the third, which gave WSU the momentum.
NU scored just two points in the opening seven minutes of the third, allowing the Warriors to take a 33-32 lead.
Wayne State ended the quarter with a 42-37 lead the remainder of the game.
Northwood went just 2-14 from the floor in the quarter (14.3 percent) and went 3-6 from the foul line (50.0 percent).
Wayne State ended the third at 41.2 percent (7-17) and 85.7 percent from the foul line (6-7).

FOURTH QUARTER

The Warriors got their lead to 12 with 3:37 remaining in the game when NU made one final push.
Northwood scored six straight points to make the score 62-56 with 1:40 remaining, but that is as close as the Timberwolves would get.
The Timberwolves had a better quarter shooting in the fourth, ending at 8-17 (47.1 percent) overall and 3-6 from beyond the arc (50.0 percent).
Wayne State was even better in the final quarter, finishing at 64.3 percent (9-14) overall while going 8-12 from the foul line (66.7 percent).

GAME STATS