NORTH CANTON, OH: After falling to Lake Erie on Thursday night, the 15th ranked Cavaliers Men's Basketball team got back into the win column with a 74-65 victory over the Northwood Timberwolves. The Men previously lost to Northwood on January 3rd, 80-75.
The Cavs started a bit slow on the offensive end of the floor, facing a deficit of 9 points early in the game. Slowly but surely the Maroon and Gold chipped away, climbing back to take the the lead. Key buckets by
Kaleb Schaffer,
Zack Oddo, and
Jadi Cunningham helped create the momentum shift headed into the halftime break.
Up by five at the break, Walsh held on to their lead and extended it throughout the final half. The Men consistently held a 7-10 point lead on the way to the nine point victory.
Five Cavaliers scored in double figures on the way to the 18th win of the season.
The Maroon and Gold will hit the road and travel to Thomas More on Thursday, 2/12, for a 7:30pm tip off.
LOCATION: Alumni Arena
SCORE: #15 WU 74 - NU 65
RECORDS: #15 WU 18-3 (12-3), NU 13-10 (7-8)
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