Men's Basketball Falls At Cedarville 62-54

OVERVIEW – CEDARVILLE

SCORE: Cedarville Yellow Jackets 62, Northwood Timberwolves 54

RECORDS: Northwood (4-5, 1-2 G-MAC), Cedarville (7-2, 2-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Callan Athletic Center – Cedarville, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball falls at Cedarville 62-54 Saturday afternoon (December 14).

GAME STORY

• Cedarville started the game fast, scoring 10 of the first 12 points.
• Northwood responded with an 11-2 run to take a 13-12 lead at the 9:17 mark.
• The remainder of the half was close, with the largest lead for either team standing at five.
• The Yellow Jackets held a 29-28 lead at the break.
• A key stretch of the second half came with Cedarville leading 43-38. The Yellow Jackets scored seven straight points to turn a two-possession game into a 50-38 lead with under nine minutes remaining.
• Northwood did not go away, putting up 12 of the next 16 points to get within four at 54-50 with 3:54 remaining.
• That was as close as the Timberwolves would get, however, as Cedarville kept their advantage the rest of the way for an eight-point CU victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .426 (23-54), Northwood .358 (24-67)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .333 (5-15), Northwood .286 (4-14)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Cedarville .611 (11-18), Northwood .143 (2-14)
• REBOUNDS: Cedarville 43 (Six offensive), Northwood 39 (12 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Cedarville 10/11, Northwood 9/7

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Will Young II: 15 points, four rebounds
• Elijah Watson: 14 points, seven rebounds
• Jamison Eklund: 12 points, three steals
• JT Morgan: 12 rebounds, three steals

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Hillsdale Monday (December 16).