Men's Basketball Defeats Grace Christian 104-73

OVERVIEW – GRACE CHRISTIAN

SCORE: Northwood Timberwolves 104, Grace Christian Tigers 73

RECORDS: Northwood (13-7), Grace Christian (11-11)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball controls play from the start in a 104-73 win over Grace Christian Wednesday night (January 28).

GAME STORY

• Northwood scored 16 seconds into the game and led the rest of the way.
• The Timberwolves scored the first seven points and went on to open the contest on a 22-2 run over the opening 6:21.
• Grace Christian got back to within 15 at 28-13, but that proved to be as close as the Tigers would get the rest of the way.
• NU led by as many as 37 before holding a 59-25 lead at halftime.
• The Tigers got no closer than 26 in the second half. Northwood led by as many as 41 before winning by 31.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Grace Christian .373 (28-75), Northwood .562 (41-73)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Grace Christian .303 (10-33), Northwood .360 (9-25)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Grace Christian .500 (7-14), Northwood .684 (13-19)
• REBOUNDS: Grace Christian 33 (10 offensive), Northwood 51 (13 offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Grace Christian 15/14, Northwood 23/16

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• John Simpson: 21 points (career-high), five rebounds, 9-11 from the floor
• Parker Day: 15 points, six rebounds, 5-7 from the floor
• John Sweeney: 12 points, five rebounds, 6-7 from the floor
• Miles Jackson: 11 points each (career-high)
• Andrew Smith: 11 points
• Ethan Dunn: Nine points (career-high), seven rebounds

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves host Ashland Saturday (January 31). Game time is set for 3 p.m.