MIDLAND, Mich. — The Michigan Tech men's basketball team played a strong game on both ends of the floor to defeat Northwood 65-47 today at the Bennett Sports Center. The Huskies (4-3 overall and 1-1 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) committed just eight turnovers and made 16-of-19 free throws to gain the victory.

"I thought we did a great job on defense to hold them to 47 points in their own building," said head coach Kevin Luke. "Even though we didn't shoot a great percentage from the field, we did a nice job controlling the clock and executing our offense."

Tech held a 27-21 advantage at halftime despite foul trouble from Brian Olley (3), Chris Baugh (2) and Fedrick Bowe (2). Robby Springborn tallied 11 first half points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field.

The Timberwolves out-attempted the Huskies 11-to-0 at the foul line in the first half, but that changed in half number two. Tech made 19 trips to the line and cashed in on 16 for 84 percent. Meanwhile, NU was 16-of-27 (59 percent) at the charity stripe for the game.

Michigan Tech pushed the margin from 39-36 to 52-38 during a three and a half minute stretch of the second half. Matt Gaedke's 3-pointer with 3:49 left came against NU's one-three-one zone and pushed the gap to 15.

Bowe slammed a dunk with 2:03 to play to put the game on ice.

Tech shot 42 percent from the field compared to 39 percent for the hosts. The Timberwolves held a 33-27 rebounding advantage but committed 18 turnovers — 10 more than the Huskies' eight.

Springborn finished with a game-high 18 points. Gaedke also reached double figures for the first time in his career with 10. Seven other Huskies scored and none fouled out even though four of them had four fouls at the end of the contest.

Michigan Tech will return home for a GLIAC contest against arch rival Northern Michigan next Saturday (Dec. 13). The game will tip off at 7:30 at the SDC Gym.