Men's Basketball Falls At Ashland 61-56

OVERVIEW – ASHLAND

SCORE: Ashland Eagles 61, Northwood Timberwolves 56

RECORDS: Northwood (3-4, 0-1 G-MAC), Ashland (4-2, 1-0)

LOCATION: Kates Gymnasium – Ashland

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball falls to Ashland 95-69 in the Great Midwest opener Tuesday night (November 26).

GAME STORY

• Northwood started the game strong, scoring the first seven points of the game.
• Ashland responded, going on top for the first time at 14-13.
• The first half was tightly contested the rest of the way, with the biggest lead standing at six points.
• Ashland eventually held a 37-32 lead at the break.
• The Eagles took an eight point early in the second half (40-32), which was the biggest advantage in the second half.
• Northwood tied the game at 48-48 with 7:19 remaining, only to see Ashland score seven straight to lead 55-48 with 4:48 remaining.
• NU came back to cut the lead to one at 55-54 with under a minute remaining.
• That was as close as the Timberwolves would get, however, as the Eagles scored six of the final eight points to win 61-56.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ashland .410 (25-61), Northwood .362 (21-58)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ashland .222 (4-18), Northwood .333 (9-27)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ashland .700 (7-10), Northwood .833 (5-6)
• REBOUNDS: Ashland 33 (Six offensive), Northwood 42 (10 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ashland 4/7, Northwood 10/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jamison Eklund: 17 points, 7-11 from the floor, 3-7 from 3-point range, seven rebounds
• JT Morgan: 10 points, nine rebounds, five assists
• Brayden Szamrej: Nine points, 3-8 from 3-point range

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Ohio Dominican Saturday (December 7). Game time is set for 3 p.m.