Men's Basketball Falls To Parkside 79-74 On Senior Day

OVERVIEW – PARKSIDE

SCORE: Parkside Rangers 79, Northwood Timberwolves 74

RECORDS: Northwood (5-21, 3-16 GLIAC), Parkside (13-13, 10-9 GLIAC)

LOCATION: Riepma Arena – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood men's basketball sees first half lead slip away in the final game of their season, falling 79-74 to Parkside on Senior Day Saturday afternoon (February 26).

FIRST HALF

• Northwood started the game strong, opening the contest with a 10-2 run.
• The Timberwolves got their lead to as many as 13 twice in the half before the Rangers finished strong.
• Parkside scored 17 of the final 26 points of the half to make the score 36-32 at the break.
• Northwood shot the ball well in the opening half, making 50.0 percent overall (12-24). NU was 3-8 from 3-point range and 9-10 at the foul line.
• Parkside was 12-28 from the floor in the first, good for 42.9 percent overall. The Rangers made 2-10 from the 3-point line and 6-8 at the foul line.

SECOND HALF

• UWP tied the game less than two minutes into the half and eventually took their first lead of the game at 48-46 with 14:42 remaining.
• The key part of the game came with six minutes remaining in the contest, with the Rangers leading 60-59. Parkside used an 11-2 run to get the lead to 71-61 with two minutes to go.
• NU got within three twice in the final 30 seconds but were unable to get any closer.
• The Rangers jumped up to 55.6 percent shooting in the second half, making 15-27 overall. They made 5-8 from 3-point range and 12-17 at the foul line.
• Northwood had another strong half shooting in the second, going 14-26 overall (53.8 percent). The Timberwolves were hot from the 3-point line, making 6-7 and connected on all four of their free throw attempts.

GAME STATS

• FG PERCENTAGE: Parkside .491 (27-55), Northwood .520 (26-50)
• 3-PT PERCENTAGE: Parkside .389 (7-18), Northwood .600 (9-15)
• FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: Parkside .720 (18-25), Northwood .929 (13-14)
• REBOUNDS: Parkside 28 (Six offensive), Northwood 29 (Three offensive)
• ASSISTS/TURNOVERS: Parkside 11/5, Northwood 10/14

TOP NU PERFORMERS

• Jack Ammerman: 25 points, 8-15 from the floor, 6-9 from 3-point range
• DeSean Munson: 10 points, 13 rebounds
• Jean Pierre Frederick: 12 points
• Ramelle Arnold: 12 points

NORTHWOOD NOTES

• Ammerman finished his senior day with 1,321 points overall at Northwood and 212 3-point field goals. He stands 18th in school history in points and second in 3-point field goals, trailing only Mike Peck (218 – 1989-93) in triples made.