MONTICELLO, Ark. -- Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball is traveling to Monticello, Ark. after gaining their first win of the season on Thursday against Southern Arkansas 67-59. The Rangers will be looking to carry the momentum from the win and sweep the Arkansas roadtrip.
THE SERIES:Northwestern leads the series 4-2 (NW leads 2-1 in Alva, NW leads 2-1 in Monticello)
Last UAM win: 1/30/14 - 55-51
Last NW win: 2/21/15 - 105-82
THE COACHES:Brad Franz                                          1-5, 1st Season at Northwestern         
1-5, 1st Season Overall (NCAA DII)     
Kyle Tolin
7-24, 2nd Season at UAM
7-24, 2nd Season Overall
 
LAST MEETING: 2/21/2015 – NW 105 vs UAM 82
Leading the Ranger offensive attack today was the lone senior Darrian Dempsey who would finish with 24 total points, shooting 7-11 from the field and would go 9-11 from the free-throw line. Three other Rangers also had big games as Adrian Motley put together a double-double with 16 points and 14 boards, while T'aries Taylor and Laakeem Henderson joined the double digit scoring party with 23 and 14 respectively. After a Dempsey three-pointer to give the black-and-red the lead at 20-19, the Rangers would not look back at that point and begin to pour on the offense. Northwestern would then go on a 25-5 run that would extend the home lead out to 47-26 with 04:37 remaining in the first half. The second half would see more of the same as the Rangers would hold a double digit lead over Arkansas-Monticello the entire 20:00 minutes of play. Northwestern would see its largest lead of the afternoon at 30 points when leading 103-73 with just under two minutes remaining in the game.
LAST TIME OUT: 12/4/2015 - NW 67 at SAU 59
 
MAGNOLIA, Ark.- Four Rangers in double figures on the evening, including a 22-point, eight rebound night by 
Adrian Motley, propelled the visitors to the eight-point win.
Individual Leaders- Motley led all scorers on the night with 22. He also pulled down eight rebounds, third most on the Ranger squad.
- Deiondray Martin was second in points on the team as he posted 11 points for the visitors.
- The other two Rangers in double digits were Austin Klug and Zachary Dumas. Klug had a near double-double as he also had a big rebounding night for Northwestern, pulling down nine boards.
- Brandon Green was also very good on the glass, nabbing nine rebounds.
 
Game Changer- After trailing for a big portion of the first half, the Rangers turned it around at the four-minute mark after a Martin three-pointer. Not long after, Dumas knocked down a three-point jumper as well making it a four-point lead. One more bucket by Klug extended the lead by six. Northwestern scored the final eight points of the first half.
- After the break, Motley scored 16 of his 22 points, changing the game completely.
- After gaining the lead in the first half, the Rangers never trailed the rest of the game.
 
News & Notes- The Rangers captured their first win of the season after several heartbreakers early on.
- The win is Head Coach Brad Franz's first win in his first season at the helm of the Ranger Men's Basketball program.
- The win brings the record between the two teams to 5-1 in favor of the Rangers. The series is now 2-2 in Magnolia.
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