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Marquette, Mich. - The Northwood Timberwolves were in town for a men's basketball GLIAC matchup on Saturday (Jan. 29), with the NMU out on top 77-59.

First Half

Justin Brookens gets the scoring started by nailing a triple.

Another triple from Justin Brookens put NMU up 9-2.

Brian Parzych drives the lane, lays one up to make the score 18-9.

An exceptional defensive effort from Ben Wolf led to a fast break where Justin Kuehl found Brian Parzych for the driving layup making it 20-9.

Sam Schultz found John Kerr cutting to the front of the rim for an easy layup extending the lead 24-11.

Ben Wolf punches home a dunk on a beautiful pass from Max Bjorklund making it 32-20.

Justin Brookens made it look easy with a scoop layup high off the glass to push the lead to 36-20.

NMU took a 38-21 lead into the locker room. Justin Brookens led the way in the first half with twelve points. He also added five rebounds.

Ben Wolf added nine points to go along with one steal and one block.  

NMU finished the first half shooting 44.8% from the field and 42.9% from beyond the arc. The 'Cats bench contributed to the scoring with fifteen points. 


Second Half

John Kerr opened the second half scoring for the 'Cats with a tough layup, 40-21 'Cats.

Kerr follows that up with a fadeaway jumper, plus a foul. He would make his free throw, completing the three point play. 'Cats up 43-25.

Max Bjorklund grabs the rebound and goes coast to coast laying it up with the opposite hand to extend the lead 49-35.

A pair of Justin Brookens free throws extended the lead 63-44.

John Kerr makes a circus shot, falling out of bounds. The 'Cats lead at that point 73-53.

The Wildcats led from start to finish in the win over Northwood 77-59.


Stat Leaders

John Kerr led the way for the Wildcats with 20 points in 33 minutes of play to go along with seven rebounds.

Justin Brookens had a strong outing with 19 points shooting 100% from beyond the arc, and 89% at the free throw line. Brookens also added five rebounds.  

Sam Schultz, Max Bjorklund, and Ben Wolf all contributed 9 points in the winning effort.  


Up Next

The Wildcats will host the Michigan Tech Huskies in a GLIAC matchup. Tip off is set for Monday, Jan. 31 at 7:45 p.m.