Men's Basketball Earns 78-69 Road Win At Ohio Dominican

OVERVIEW – OHIO DOMINICAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 78, Ohio Dominican Panthers 69

RECORDS: Northwood (12-7, 7-5 G-MAC), Ohio Dominican (12-7, 6-5 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball controls the final minutes of a 78-69 road win at Ohio Dominican Saturday afternoon (January 24).

GAME STORY

• The game was closely contested for the majority of the opening half – Ohio Dominican held a 13-12 lead at the 11:39 mark.
• The Panthers went on the first significant run of the game at that point, scoring 11 of the next 13 points to go up 24-14 with under five minutes remaining.
• ODU held their biggest lead of the day at 28-16 with 3:40 to go when Northwood finished the half strong. The Timberwolves scored 10 of the final 14 points of the half to cut the Panther lead to 32-26 at the break.
• Ohio Dominican pushed their lead to 45-33 with 13:32 remaining when Northwood made a run. The Timberwolves posted an 11-0 push to get back within one at 45-44.
• The Panthers got back up by seven (54-47) with 8:42 remaining when Northwood made another run. Capped by back-to-back 3-pointers by Julian Lewis in the span of 30 seconds, Northwood took the lead, their first of the game, at 60-59 with 4:55 to go.
• With the score tied 63-63 with under three minutes to go, the Timberwolves controlled the remainder of the game to earn the win. NU put up 15 of the final 21 points over the final 2:59 to earn the win.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .375 (24-64), Northwood .475 (29-61)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .190 (4-21), Northwood .158 (3-19)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Ohio Dominican .810 (17-21), Northwood .850 (17-20)
• REBOUNDS: Ohio Dominican 43 (14 offensive), Northwood 33 (Six offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Ohio Dominican 16/15, Northwood 11/13

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Parker Day: 16 points, seven rebounds, three steals
• Jamison Eklund: 20 points, 5-7 from the floor, 10-11 from the foul line
• John Simpson: 12 points, 10 rebounds, 5-8 from the floor
• Will Young II: 11 points
• Lewis: Eight points, 2-5 from 3-point range
• Brayden Szamrej: Eight assists, four rebounds, three steals

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Northwood was 1-17 from 3-point range prior to Lewis' two 3-pointers that gave the Timberwolves the lead.
• NU led for just 3:38 of the game, while ODU was on top for 31:02.

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Grace Christian Wednesday (January 28). Game time is set 7:30 p.m.