ALVA, Okla. -- Northwestern Oklahoma State is coming off a tough loss at Southern Nazarene on Thursday and are looking to right the ship and get their second straight victory in Percefull Fieldhouse.
THE SERIES:Southeastern leads the series 82-50 (Southeastern leads the series 33-32 in Alva, SOSU leads 48-17 in Durant and series is tied 1-1 at neutral locations)Last SNU win: 1
/29/15 - 69-63Last NW win:
2/13/14 - 72-69THE COACHES:Brad Franz 2-9, 1st Season at Northwestern
2-9, 1st Season Overall (NCAA DII)
Kelly Green
56-69, 5th Season at SOSU
411-191, 20th Season Overall
LAST MEETING: 1/31/2015 – NW 76 vs SNU 86
Northwestern was led offensively by sophomore Adrian Motley who finished the night with 14 total points. Motley recorded 10 rebounds also for the Rangers giving himself a double-double. Senior Darrian Dempsey contributed a solid performance as well as he finished with 12 total points and 10 rebounds for a double-double. Northwestern would experience a shooting drought throughout the later part of the first half as they went over five minutes without a made field goal. Southeastern would close out the opening half up on the Rangers 24-21. The Savage Storm would open up on a quick 6-0 run against Northwestern to put them up 34-28 with 15:47 remaining in the ball game. It would be all SOSU throughout the midway point in the second half as the visitors would go on a 12-4 run against the Rangers to put the score at 46-32 with 11:49 left in the game. A huge Dempsey three-pointer would cut the Southeastern lead down to only six points as the visitors would still lead, 55-49 with just over six minutes left in the match up. The Rangers would continue to fight and comeback against the visitors as a Laakeem Henderson jumper would fall to put the score at 62-58 with 2:42 left in the half. Despite the hard fought effort the black-and-red just could not complete the comeback against Southeastern, as the Savage Storm would take the game with a final score of 69-63.
LAST TIME OUT: 1/14/2016 - NW 79 vs SNU 99
The Basics
Score: Southern Nazarene 99 - Northwestern 79
Records: SNU (5-8,4-3 GAC) - Northwestern (2-9,2-5 GAC)
Location: Sawyer Center - Bethany, Okla.
BETHANY, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball fell to the Crimson Storm of Southern Nazarene Thursday night by a final score of 99-79.
Individual Leaders
- Leading the Ranger offensive attack in the contest was T'aries Taylor who totaled 17 points on the night. Taylor ended the evening with a solid stat line with four rebounds, four assists, and two steals.
- Adrian Motley posted a solid stat line for the Northwestern offensive as he finished with 16 points and four boards.
- Brandon Green finished the game in double scoring figures as well with 12 total points, and Zachary Dumas, and Laakeem Henderson each put up 10 points apiece in the match-up.
Game Changer- The opening half saw Southern Nazarene controlling most of the momentum throughout the opening period as they would build multiple double digits leads. Northwestern came storming back however late in the frst half as the Rangers put together multiple small runs to put them only down 50-42 at halftime.
- Southern Nazarene came out firing in the second half of this match-up and would not let up throughout the period as the Crimson Storm would go on to finish the game against the Rangers with a 99-79 victory.