ALVA, Okla. -- Northwestern Oklahoma State is coming off a big win on Thursday where they played in Shawnee against Oklahoma Baptist and came away with their fourth win of the season by a score of 94-79. The Rangers are looking to build on the win against East Central tomorrow afternoon.
THE SERIES:East Central leads the series 85-55 (NW leads the series 39-31 in Alva, ECU leads 52-17 in Ada and 1-0 at neutral locations)Last ECU win: 1
/24/15 - 85-60Last NW win:
2/15/14 - 73-70THE COACHES:Brad Franz 4-10, 1st Season at Northwestern
4-10, 1st Season Overall (NCAA DII)
Ja Havens
48-26, 3rd Season at ECU
48-26, 3rd Season Overall
LAST MEETING: 1/24/2015 – ECU 85 vs NW 60LAST TIME OUT: 1/21/2016 - OBU 79 vs NW 94The BasicsScore: Northwestern 94 - Oklahoma Baptist 79
Records: Northwestern 4-10 (4-6 GAC) - OBU 5-9 (1-9 GAC)
Location: Noble Complex - Shawnee, Okla. SHAWNEE, Okla. - The Northwestern Oklahoma State men ran away with the game in Noble Complex where they haven't won in the last 12 years, but did so in a big way in 2016 94-79. The Rangers' 94 points was the most of the entire season thus far. Individual Leaders- Adrian Motley ripped the nets with hot shooting, earning a game high 24 points on 12-19 shooting. 14 of his total 24 came within the first 20 minutes of play.
- T'aries Taylor was red hot from the floor this evening as he was an efficient 8-for-9 from the field. 15 of his total 23 points tonight in the Noble Complex were from beyond the arc, where he was 5-of-6.
- Taylor's fellow senior, Laakeem Henderson was very big for the Rangers as well as he put up 15 points. He was also 5-for-5 from the charity stripe, helping his team to a 73 percent free throw shooting night.
- Austin Klug was dominant down low for the visitors as he was a 14-point performer, shooting 50 percent from the field and contributing 6-of-8 free shots.
- Brandon Green filled the stat sheet again as he totaled nine points, four rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Game Changer- The end of the first half, the Rangers went on a big 25-8 run and that extended into the second as the Rangers went up by as many as 18 points. The visitors were down as many as 13 in the first half before going on the major run.
- Taylor came out hot in the second half, scoring 10 points in just under three minutes, catapulting the Black-and-Red to an eight-point advantage.
News and Notes- Northwestern and Oklahoma Baptist haven't met on the court since 2012 where the Bison were victorious. After the big Ranger win this evening, Northwestern now owns the 1-0 record as NCAA and Great American Conference opponents.
- The Rangers have been winless in the Noble Complex until this evening since 2004.
