Women's Basketball Falls At The Buzzer At Thomas More 71-70

OVERVIEW – THOMAS MORE

SCORE: Thomas More Saints 71, Northwood Timberwolves 70

RECORDS: Northwood (10-5, 6-1 G-MAC), Thomas More (12-1, 4-1 G-MAC)

LOCATION: Crestview Hills, Kentucky

RECAP: Northwood Women's Basketball falls at the buzzer 71-70 at Thomas More Thursday night (January 8).

GAME STORY

• Northwood got off to a fast start in the game, thanks to Maeve St. John. She scored the first 15 Timberwolf points of the game in the opening 5:15 to put NU on top 15-5.
• Thomas More responded by controlling the remainder of the quarter, outscoring Northwood 11-2 to give the Timberwolves a 17-16 lead after one.
• The Timberwolves kept the lead throughout the second quarter, but the score remained close throughout. The biggest advantage of the second was five points. NU held a 35-33 lead at the break.
• With Northwood leading by four with 4:36 remaining in the third, the Timberwolves were the better team the rest of the quarter. NU led by as many as 10 before standing with a 54-46 lead heading to the fourth.
• Thomas More's offense got rolling in the fourth and started the quarter on a 12-4 run to level the score 58-58 with 5:34 remaining.
• The Saints, who had not led since the score was 16-15, took the lead 65-62 with under three minutes remaining.
• Northwood trailed by five when the Timberwolves scored six straight points to go back on top 68-67 with 15 seconds remaining.
• TMU responded with a layup to with six seconds remaining to go back on to 69-68.
• St. John was then fouled with three seconds remaining and connected on both free throws to put Northwood back on top 70-69.
• Thomas More, who shot 68.8 percent in the final quarter (11-16), connected on a layup with a second remaining to take the one-point victory.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .452 (28-62), Northwood .444 (28-63)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .267 (4-15), Northwood .241 (7-29)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Thomas More .579 (11-19), Northwood 1.000 (7-7)
• REBOUNDS: Thomas More 33 (Seven offensive), Northwood 38 (Nine offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Thomas More 14/10, Northwood 14/18

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• St. John: 29 points, six rebounds, 10-14 from the floor, 4-6 from 3-point range
• Lea Holmes: 12 points (all in the second half)
• Karie Keefer: 15 points
• Ella Miller: 10 rebounds, four assists

UP NEXT

• The Timberwolves travel to Kentucky Wesleyan Saturday (January 10). Game time is set for 1 p.m.