Will Young Reaches 1,000 Point Milestone In Men's Basketball's Dramatic 82-80 Win At Saginaw Valley State

OVERVIEW – SAGINAW VALLEY

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 82, Saginaw Valley State Cardinals 80

RECORDS: Northwood (8-4, 4-3 G-MAC), Saginaw Valley (7-3, 1-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: O'Neil Arena – University Center, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood Men's Basketball picks up a dramatic, come-from-behind 82-8 win as Will Young II reaches the 1,000-point milestone Saturday (December 20).

GAME STORY

• Northwood got off to a good start in the game, holding a 10-5 lead 3:15 into the contest.
• The score was tied 24-24 with six minutes remaining before the Cardinals controlled the remainder of the half.
• SVSU outscored Northwood 14-5 the rest of the way to make the score 38-29 at the break.
• Saginaw Valley kept the momentum going early in the second half, scoring 13 of the first 17 points to take their biggest lead of the game at 51-33 with 15:31 to go.
• Northwood started its comeback at that point, scoring 10 straight points to get within eight at 51-43 at the 13:12 mark.
• NU's run eventually reached 21-4, which made the score 55-54 with 10 minutes remaining.
• The remainder of the game was close – the largest lead for either side was six points.
• After trailing 80-78, NU netted the final four points of the game, capped by John Simpson's layup with 54 seconds remaining.
• Northwood earned two stops on the final two SVSU possessions to earn the win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .446 (26-56), Northwood .475 (28-59)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .222 (4-18), Northwood .235 (4-17)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Saginaw Valley .929 (26-28), Northwood .786 (22-28)
• REBOUNDS: Saginaw Valley 36 (11 offensive), Northwood 33 (11 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Saginaw Valley 11/18, Northwood 10/17

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Young: 19 points, four assists, four steals
• Parker Day: 19 points, five rebounds, six steals
• Simpson: 19 points, four rebounds, 8-9 from the floor (first career start

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• With 19 points in the game, Young became the 36th member of the 1,000-point club for the men's basketball at Northwood. He now has exactly 1,000 points for his career.
• Northwood picked up two dramatic two point wins this week – NU won 102-100 in overtime against Thomas More Wednesday. Simpson made the game-winning basket in each game.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves will host Walsh January 3. Game time is set for 3 p.m.