ALVA, Okla. -- Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball will open up their 2015-16 home campaign, as well as conference play on the year, as they take on Great American Conference adversary Harding University.
THE SERIES:
Series is tied between these two programs at 3-3 (NW leads in Alva 2-1, HU leads in Searcy, Ark. 2-1)
Last HU Win: 12/18/2014 at HU (72-92)
Last NW Win: 2/5/2015 at NW (66-65)
0-2, 1st Season at Northwestern
0-2, 1st Season Overall (NCAA DII)
Jeff Morgan
378-253, 23rd Season at HU
395-263, 24th Season Overall
LAST MEETING: 2/5/2015 – HU 65 at NW 66
Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball took down Great American Conference opponent Harding University Thursday evening, 66-65. The Rangers would close out the half with the score all tied up at 35-35 after a huge Motley's three-pointer to swing the momentum back towards the home team. Harding would go on an 11-4 run of their own midway through the second half, as the Bisons would hold a 50-43 lead over Northwestern with 11:40 left in the game. Dempsey, with just under a minute to go, would drive to through the lane and put up the tough lay up to tie the ball game up at 64-64. Motley would be fouled hard going up for a turnaround jumper and would be sent to the free throw line for two free throws which he would knock down both to give the Rangers the one point edge at 66-65 with just 22 seconds left in the game.
LAST TIME OUT: 11/14/2015 - NSU 92 vs NW 90
The second and final night of the MIAA/GAC Challenge brought disappointment to the Ranger men as the final moments were once again heartbreaking, falling short in a 92-90 contest.
Individual Leaders
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Laakeem Henderson had a big night on offense as he put up 27 points, while pulling down seven boards. He was deadly from the free throw line as he was 12-of-15 on the evening.
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Adrian Motley and
T'aries Taylor also played very well as Motley came away with a 19-point, nine rebound night, while teammate Taylor also posted 19 points and had four rebounds.
Game Changer
-Northeastern State was able to pull over half of its points from the bench as the RiverHawks' bench outscored the Ranger reserves 56-15
-NSU used a 14-3 run to climb back into the game after trailing by as many as 13 in the second half. The big comeback ultimately hurt the Rangers in terms of momentum.
