Durant, OK (NSUWolves.com) – With a career high, Joshua Book led the Northern State University men’s basketball team to a weekend opening victory versus Southeastern Oklahoma. Book dropped 32 in the contest, where the Wolves shot 44.1% from the floor and scored 36 points in the paint.
THE QUICK DETAILS
Final Score: NSU 77, SEOK 71
Records: NSU 2-0, SEOK, 1-1
Attendance: 157
HOW IT HAPPENED
- In the 6-point victory, the Wolves led 40-24 at the half and added 37 points in the second
- They shot 44.1% from the floor, 37.0% from the 3-point line, and 87.5% from the foul line, scoring 36 points in the paint, 15 points off the bench, 14 fast break points, and ten points off turnovers
- Southeastern shot 45.5% from the floor, 36.4% from the 3-point line, and 72.2% from the foul line, adding 31 points off the bench, 28 points in the paint, 13 fast break points, and nine points off turnovers
- The Wolves out-rebounded the Savage Storm 38-33 in the win and added 11 assists, as well as a game leading ten made 3-pointers, seven steals, and three blocks
- Book led the offense with his career high 32 points, followed by his brother Nic Book with 12 points, as well as a team best three assists
- Tobi Obiora and Marshawn Smith led the team off the glass with 13 and eight rebounds respectively, as well as a combined ten points
- Avery Christensen rounded out the starting five with eight points and three rebounds, and Cooper Goodbary tallied a team best nine points and two rebounds off the bench
- Mason Witt and Daniel Danielson grabbed the final six points for NSU in the win
NORTHERN STATE STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Joshua Book: 32 points [career high], 61.1 field goal%, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
- Nic Book: 12 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal
- Tobi Obiora: 13 rebounds, 6 points, 1 assist, 1 block
- Cooper Goodbary: 9 points, 80.0 field goal%, 2 rebounds
UP NEXT
Northern returns to action tomorrow at 6 p.m. against Southern Nazarene University.