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Women's Basketball Loses At Wayne State 73-64

Women's Basketball Loses At Wayne State 73-64

OVERVIEW – WAYNE STATE

SCORE: Wayne State Warriors 73, Northwood Timberwolves 64

RECORDS: Northwood (1-2), Wayne State (1-2)

LOCATION: Wayne State Fieldhouse – Detroit, Mich.

RECAP: A tough first half costs Northwood women's basketball in a 73-64 loss at Wayne State Thursday night (November 14).

GAME STORY

  • Wayne State scored eight of the first 10 points of the game for the early advantage.
  • The Warriors kept the momentum going the rest of the quarter, pushing their lead to 15-4 at the 2:24 mark.
  • The WSU leads stood at 15-8 after one quarter.
  • Northwood got off to a good start in the second, scoring 11 of the first 15 points to get within three at 19-16.
  • Wayne State came right back with the biggest run of the game, scoring 16 straight points to take a 35-19 lead with 3:40 remaining in the second.
  • NU chipped away at the lead the remainder of the half, sending the game to the break with the score 41-28.
  • The Warriors took their biggest lead of the game at the 3:59 mark of the third, going up 52-35.
  • Northwood responded with 10 straight points to get within seven at 52-45.
  • WSU led 56-46 heading to the fourth quarter.
  • The Timberwolves kept the momentum going, eventually getting within three at 63-60 with 2:12 remaining.
  • That is as close as Northwood would get, however, as the Warriors scored the next six points to clinch the victory.

GAME STATS

  • FG PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .426 (29-68), Northwood .333 (21-63)
  • 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .308 (8-26), Northwood .353 (6-17)
  • FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Wayne State .636 (7-11), Northwood .800 (16-20)
  • REBOUNDS: Wayne State 52 (17 offensive), Northwood 35 (11 offensive)
  • ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Wayne State 19/22, Northwood 9/17

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UP NEXT

  • The Timberwolves travel to Ferris State November 20. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.