Box Score Maybe the Northwood men's basketball team made a New Year's resolution that the second half would be the first priority in 2014.
The Timberwolves used an impressive stretch early in the second half Thursday night (Jan. 2), to upend the Ashland University Eagles, 74-55 in Midland, Mich. The loss halted a two-game Ashland winning streak.
The Eagles are 4-5, 1-4 in the GLIAC. Northwood is 8-5 and 4-1.
At halftime, the 'Wolves were ahead, 29-23. In the first 4:19 of the second half the Timberwolves went on a 14-3 tear to take a 43-25 lead with 15:41 to play in regulation. The Eagles could never recover from that salvo.
In the second half, NU shot 45.8 percent from the floor (11-of-24), 36.4 percent from three-point range (4-of-11) and 79.2 percent (19-of-24) at the free throw line. Northwood had a 21-10 rebounding edge in the final 20 minutes. For the game, NU outrebounded the Eagles, 43-28.
The Eagles couldn't find a way to slow down that attack. Four Northwood starters scored in double digits. Forward Darvin Ham led all players in the game with 19 points. Guard Dylan Langkabel had 18 points and six rebounds and guard Khalid King added 13 points. Forward Wes Wilcox hd 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
AU was led by freshman Wendell Davis, who came off the bench to score 11 points. Guard DaWuan Thomas had a team-high seven rebounds.
Up next for the Eagles is a game at Lake Superior State on Saturday (Jan. 4, 3 p.m.).
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