Game Time...No. 4 Northwestern College resumes its 2016-17 season as they play host to Waldorf on Wednesday night, Dec. 28, for a non-conference match-up. Tip-off at the Bultman Center is scheduled for 7pm. Idle since Dec. 10, Northwestern has won 14 straight match-ups and is 14-1 overall. Waldorf is 5-9 on the year. 

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All-Time...Northwestern is a perfect 4-0 all-time against Waldorf, holding off the Warriors 94-93 in overtime in their most recent match-up earlier this year in Forest City, Iowa.

Past Meetings:

   2016-17: 94-93 OT W (Away)
   2012-13: 90-57 W (Home)
   2004-05: 92-65 W (Home)
   2003-04: 98-80 W (Away)

Last Time...A Jordan Baker tip-in gave Northwestern a thrilling 94-93 overtime win over Waldorf in a non-conference match-up played in Forest City, Iowa. 

Colton Kooima poured in 36 points to lead the Red Raiders scoring effort, going 13-for-28 from the field, including a season-high six three-pointers. Derek Buysse drained five from the three-point line en route to a 19-point effort and both Nathan Wedel (14) and Baker (10) were also in double figures. 

How It Happened...

Waldorf led for much of the first half and led by as many as nine (36-27) following a lay-up by Leland March with 3:14 left

Northwestern made it a four-point game (36-32) by halftime, closing with a 5-0 run off a three-point play by Nathan Wedel and a put-back by Baker

The Red Raiders surge continued as they grabbed their largest lead of the game at that point, 49-45, following a three-pointer by Buysse and a lay-up by Parker Mulder.

The lead switched hands eight time over the next five minutes as the teams traded baskets. Down four (63-59), a Buysse three-pointer began a 16-4 Northwestern run that put the visitors in front, 75-67, with under five minutes to go. Kooima knocked down three consecutive three-pointers to cap the NWC run.

Waldorf responded with a 13-2 run, led by June Prowell, who knocked down a couple of three-pointers to put the hosts back on top 80-77 at the 1:23 mark.

Kooima and Wedel both converted two free throws, giving NWC a one-point lead (81-80) but Powell drew a Northwestern foul and made 1-of-2 free throws to force overtime.

A Buysse three-pointer followed by a Kooima and-one put Northwestern in front 90-85 early but back-to-back three-point plays by Waldorf put the hosts back up one, 91-90.

The teams traded free throws and with Waldorf still up one, Kooima missed a jumper but Baker followed it with a tip-in, putting Northwestern up for good, 94-93, with three seconds left.

By the Numbers...

For just the second time this season, Northwestern did not shoot better from the field than its opponent; Northwestern was 42%, 41% from 3pt (11/27) while Waldorf shot 49% from the field and 52% (14/27) from 3pt

The Red Raiders went 13-for-13 from the free throw line

The Red Raiders held the edge on the boards, 46-39; Northwestern pulled down 17 on the offensive end

Turnovers were a non-factor; NWC had 12 and Waldorf committed 13

June Prowell led all scorers with 40 points; 32 in the final half and overtime

Scouting Reports...

Waldorf University: 5-9  Head Coach-Nigel Jenkins (6th year)

Since winning two straight and three of four earlier this year, Waldof has dropped three consecutive games for a 5-9 overall record heading into Wednesday night. They lost to conference foes University of Jamestown, Dakota State and Bellevue before the Christmas break since earning back-to-back wins over Viterbo and Mount Marty.

Hired in the summer of 2011, coach Jenkins ranks second all-time in program history for wins. Now in his sixth season, Jenkins returns three starters and four players from a 2015-16 team that matched a school record for wins in a season, going 16-14 overall. They were seventh in the North Star Athletic Conference with a 5-7 record and lost in the conference quarterfinals.

Top Players:

 June Prowell-19.2ppg, 4.4rpg, 53 assists
 Michael Morgan-12.7ppg, 8.1rpg, 59% FG
 Kaden Verdin-10.8ppg, 8.1rpg
 Leland March-10.6ppg, 20 assists

Northwestern Notes...Ranked fourth in the last NAIA D-II coaches' poll, Northwestern leads the GPAC with a 7-0 record, 14-1 overall. They have won 14 straight games, the longest win streak since winning 16 consecutive games in 2004-05. The No. 4 ranking is the highest since holding down the No.2 spot in the 2007-08 preseason poll. 

The Red Raiders are scoring 89 points per game and rank ninth in the NAIA in field goal percentage (51%).

They are one of the top rebounding teams in the NAIA (4th), owning a +11 margin over their opponents

Northwestern has been outrebounded just twice this season; they have shot better than opponents in all but three games

Colton Kooima ranks third in the NAIA in scoring, averaging 23.9 points per game; Kooima ranks 24th all-time in scoring with 1,299pts, one shy of Kirk TeGrootenhuis (1978-82) for 23rd place and 16 in back of Scott Van Egdom (1988-92) for 22nd.

Derek Buysse scores 13 points per game and has made at least one three-pointer in all but one game

Both Riley Francis and Nathan Wedel average 11.9 points per game; Francis ranks 12th in the NAIA in three-point percentage (52%)

Wedel is closing in on the 1,000-point milestone with 950 for his career

Wedel leads the team with 61 assists

Jordan Baker leads the team in rebounding (6.5)