It took 12 days, but the Norman North boys were finally back on the court Tuesday, visiting Westmoore.

The Timberwolves, as is their style this season, fell behind early, but controlled the game the rest of the way en route to a 58-47 victory.

Neither team had been able to get more than one day’s practice in since the ice storm that hit central Oklahoma a week and a half ago had both schools canceled until Monday.

North coach Butch Roberts said the T-Wolves had only hit the practice court for two hours Monday afternoon, but they were able to shake the rust off early enough to put a buffer between them and the pesky Jaguars.

“I really thought we’d come out a little more slowly,” North guard Justin Schaefer. “I can’t tell you how good it felt to play out there. It was tough during the break. We couldn’t even practice, so it was just really nice to be out there playing a game again.”

Westmoore got things going early, pulling out to an 11-5 lead thanks to the play of 6-foot-8 center Louis Marshall, who scored six of the Jags’ first 11 points.

He also grabbed four rebounds during the run, establishing his presence in the paint.

But North got things together in a hurry, shutting down Marshall and going on a 10-2 run to finish out the period.

The T-Wolves never relinquished the lead.

“We came out in a man defense, and switched over to a 21, but (Marshall) was getting good looks at the basket,” Schaefer said. “We had to start paying more attention to him.”

Once Westmoore’s big man was shut down — Marshall finished with 11 points and seven rebounds after his quick start — the T-Wolves went to work.

They came out of the locker room on a 7-4 run to go up 11 points in the third quarter and Austin Messerli got involved offensively with Marshall on the bench due to foul trouble.

Messerli and Schaefer each scored six points in the third period as the T-Wolves pulled away to a nine-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.

“I was happy with our effort tonight and the way we kept battling all game,” Roberts said. “What I wasn’t happy with were some of the mistakes we made, people not knowing where to be.

“After all that time off, I thought we’d struggle physically and with our stamina. But I think being unable to practice for so long hurt us more in our minds than anything else.”