Northwestern lost against South Pointe back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Northwestern Trojans received a blow as they fell 71-52 to the South Pointe Stallions. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Northwestern lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Joseph Owusu-Mensah, who went 9 for 11 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave Owusu-Mensah a new career-high in field goal percentage (82%). Desmond Williams was another key player, scoring seven points in addition to five assists.
Even though they lost, Northwestern was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Ry'Darius Hill had an outrageously good game for South Pointe as he dropped a double-double on 28 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Hill has scored at least a third of South Pointe's points. Another player making a difference was RJ Pickering Jr, who scored seven points plus six assists and six steals.
Northwestern now has a losing record at 2-3. As for South Pointe, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Northwestern will welcome Lancaster at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Pointe, they will venture away from home to take on Rock Hill at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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