Men's Basketball Loses At Ohio Dominican 78-67

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE:  Ohio Dominican Panthers 78, Northwood Timberwolves 67

RECORDS: Northwood (5-10, 1-6 G-MAC), Ohio Dominican (6-8, 2-4 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Alumni Hall – Columbus, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball falls at Ohio Dominican 78-67 Thursday night (January 9).

GAME STORY

• Northwood got off to a good start in the game, scoring eight of the first 10 points of the contest.
• Ohio Dominican came back to take a 12-11 lead at the 12:00 mark of the first half.
• The score was tied 26-26 when the Panthers posted a 10-2 run to take a 36-28 lead with 1:27 remaining in the first half.
• Northwood cut into the lead in the final moments of the half, sending the game to the break with Ohio Dominican on top 37-33.
• With the score tied 41-41, the Panthers went on a key run to take control. ODU put up 10 straight points to go on top 51-41.
• Northwood got no closer than eight the remainder of the contest. ODU led by as many as 16 before winning by 11.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .474 (27-57), Northwood .442 (23-52)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .385 (10-26), Northwood .333 (8-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .824 (14-17), Northwood .619 (13-21)
• REBOUNDS: Ohio Dominican 35 (Seven offensive), Northwood 29 (Five offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ohio Dominican 11/14, Northwood 10/15

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Elijah Watson: 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists, two blocks
• Jamison Eklund: 13 points, seven rebounds
• Brayden Szamrej/Will Young II: 11 points each

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to No. 13 Findlay Saturday (January 11). Game time is set for 3 p.m.