EMPORIA, Kan. -- Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball (0-4) is looking for its first win of the 2015-16 season at Emporia State (0-2), who is also looking for their first win.
THE SERIES:
Emporia State leads the series 15-13 (ESU leads 5-3 in Alva, ESU leads 8-6 in Emporia, NW leads 4-2 Neutral).
0-4, 1st Season at Northwestern
0-4, 1st Season Overall (NCAA DII)
Shaun Vandiver
52-65, 5th Season at ESU
52-66, 5th Season Overall
LAST MEETING: 11/25/2014 – ESU 66 at NW 61
ALVA, Okla. – Northwestern Oklahoma State (1-3, 0-0 GAC) fell to Emporia State University Tuesday afternoon as the Hornets were able to fend off the Rangers 66-61. Leading the way offensively for Northwestern today was junior
Laakeem Henderson who finished with 17 points, going 3-6 beyond the arc. Senior
Darrian Dempsey added 13 points also, and freshman
Brandon Green led the Rangers in assists with five. The Hornets would hold their lead through most of the second half, and would see their largest lead of the game at 10:16 up 13 points at 54-41. Northwestern would get hot from the field late in the second half as they would go on an 18-4 run and would take the lead 59-58, at 02:37 remaining on a jumper by Henderson. Unfortunately the Rangers could not knock down their shots with less than two minutes remaining despite getting solid looks offensively. Emporia State would hold on to their small lead after multiple trips to the line and hitting their free throws to close out the game over the Rangers 66-61.
LAST TIME OUT: 11/21/2015 - ATU 70 vs NW 69
Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball was defeated by Arkansas Tech University Saturday afternoon by a final score of 70-69.
Individual Leaders- T'aries Taylor led the Rangers in all around scoring on the day as he finished with 25 points.
- Adrian Motley also posted a solid stat line with 16 points, nine rebounds, three assists and one steal.
- Zachary Dumas contributed to the offensive effort with 10 points, and five assists.
Game Changer- Both teams came to battle in this conference match-up this afternoon as the halftime score would reflect that as the Rangers held a two point lead over the Wonder Boys at 30-28.
- Midway through the second half Arkansas Tech was able to string together multiple small runs to see themselves up by 10 points as they led 46-36. The black-and-red ferociously battled back but ultimately could not claim the lead back from ATU as the Wonders Boys held on to get the victory at 70-69.
