Posted: Nov 29, 2025
Parker Day Leads Men’s Basketball To 92-82 Win Over Roosevelt
OVERVIEW – ROOSEVELT
SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 92, Roosevelt Lakers 82
RECORDS: Northwood (4-2), Roosevelt (0-4)
LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.
RECAP: Northwood men's basketball rides big performance from Parker Day to 92-82 win over Roosevelt Saturday afternoon (November 29)
GAME STORY
- Northwood scored the first five points of the game for the early advantage.
- Roosevelt came back to hold leads of 10-9 and 12-11.
- Northwood took the lead back for good at 24-23 with 8:08 remaining in the opening half.
- NU went on to hold a 48-37 lead at the break, which matched their biggest advantage of the first 20 minutes.
- With Northwood leading 74-61 with 9:08 remaining, the Lakers went on a 9-0 run to get back within four at 74-70.
- NU's lead stood at 86-82 with 46 seconds remaining, only to see the Timberwolves score the final six points of the game to close out the 92-82 victory.
GAME STATS
- FG PERCENTAGE: Roosevelt .509 (29-57), Northwood .431 (31-72)
- 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Roosevelt .313 (5-16), Northwood .238 (5-21)
- FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Roosevelt .792 (19-24), Northwood .893 (25-28)
- REBOUNDS: Roosevelt 31 (Eight offensive), Northwood 41 (20 offensive)
- ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Roosevelt 8/13, Northwood 15/10
TOP NU PERFORMERS
- Day: 31 points (career-high), 12 rebounds, four assists, 12-12 from the foul line. Had a double-double at halftime (15 points and 10 rebounds)
- John Simpson: 18 points, five rebounds, 7-11 from the floor, 2-2 from 3-point range
- Will Young II: 14 points, eight rebounds
- Brayden Szamrej: 12 points, four assists, two steals, 4-4 from the floor, 2-2 from 3-point range, 2-2 from the foul line
- Jamison Eklund: 12 points, six rebounds, two assists
NORTHWOOD NOTES
- Day is the 11th Northwood player since 1998 to go at least 10-10 from the foul line. The last Timberwolf to make at least 10 free throws in a game without missing was Colin Albert (12-12) against Ohio Dominican February 26, 2024.
UP NEXT
- The Timberwolves travels to Tiffin to open Gream Midwest Athletic Conference play Thursday (December 4). Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.