Men's Basketball Drops Tough 69-65 Contest To Kentucky Wesleyan

­­OVERVIEW – KENTUCKY WESLEYAN

SCORE: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers 69, Northwood Timberwolves 65

RECORDS: Northwood (7-17, 3-13 G-MAC), Kentucky Wesleyan (18-5, 14-3 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball drops a tough 69-65 contest against Kentucky Wesleyan Thursday night (February 6).

GAME STORY

• The first half was tight throughout. The largest lead for either team was 11-5 for Kentucky Wesleyan four minutes into the game.
• Northwood took its first lead since it was 2-0 at 27-26 with 6:43 remaining in the first half.
• NU led by as many as four before the Panthers on a 9-2 run to give KWC a 35-32 lead at the break.
• Kentucky Wesleyan led 42-41 when KWC posted the first significant run of the night, scoring 14 of the next 16 points.
• The advantage stood at 62-49 with under six minutes remaining when Northwood fought back. A 16-4 run for the Timberwolves cut the Panther lead to 66-65 with 1:36 remaining.
• The Timberwolves were unable to score for the rest of the game, however, as the Panthers put up the final three points to earn the win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .424 (25-59), Northwood .407 (22-54)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .250 (4-16), Northwood .458 (11-24)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Kentucky Wesleyan .882 (15-17), Northwood .667 (10-15)
• REBOUNDS: Kentucky Wesleyan 36 (12 offensive), Northwood 30 (Nine offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Kentucky Wesleyan 7/11, Northwood 14/11

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Elijah Watson: 16 points, eight rebounds, three assists
• Brayden Szamrej: 16 points, four rebounds, four assists, 4-6 from 3-point range
• Will Young II: 11 points, three rebounds, three assists
• JT Morgan: 11 points, seven rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will travel to Hillsdale Saturday (February 15). Game time is set for 3 p.m.