ALVA, Okla. -- The Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball team is celebrating three seniors, Thursday night when the Rangers will host Oklahoma Baptist. The Black-and-Red are on a three-game winning streak at home and are looking to close the home record out with four straight.
THE SERIES:
Oklahoma Baptist leads the series 26-13 (OBU leads the series 9-7 in Alva)
Last OBU win: 12/1/11 - 78-59
Last NW win: 1/21/16 - 94-79
THE COACHES:
Brad Franz (9-13, 9-9 GAC) 1st Season at Northwestern
(9-13) 1st Season Overall (NCAA DII)
Quinn Wooldridge
6-16, 1st Season at OBU
LAST MEETING: 1/21/2016 – NW 94 vs OBU 79
LAST TIME OUT: 2/15/2016 - SWOSU 55 vs NW 85
The Basics
Score: Southwestern 55 - Northwestern 85
Records: Southwestern (14-10, 10-8 GAC) - Northwestern (9-13, 9-9 GAC)
Location: Percefull Fieldhouse - Alva, Okla.
ALVA, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball defeated arch rival and Great American Conference foe Southwestern Oklahoma State University by a final score of 85-55 in raucous Percefull Fieldhouse.
Individual Leaders- Guiding the offensive charge on the night was Adrian Motley who totaled 23 points in the match-up. Motley also added a team high 11 rebounds to his stat line as well giving him a double-double.
- T'aries Taylor also was able to score in double figures during the contest with 13 points, going 3-4 from three point range. Taylor also added four rebounds and two assists.
- Brandon Green was outstanding tonight as he posted 12 points, while dishing out seven assists and also pulling down seven boards for the near triple-double.
- Zachary Dumas was also a key factor in the win, tallying 11 points in the contest.
Game Changer- The home team created a lot of turnovers and capitalized on them as well, outscoring the opponents 22-9.
- Early on it looked as if the Bulldogs would be a force, going up by seven in under four minutes, but the Black-and-Red had something to say about that. Over the next 11 minutes, the Rangers went on a tear, going on a 23-8 run.
- Northwestern led SWOSU at the half by 10 and continued the thumping into the second period. In just over eight and a half minutes, Northwestern increased the lead to 18.
- One of the Bulldogs' leading scorers on the season, Emeche Wells ended up in foul trouble and actually fouled out of the game with over 10 minutes left to play.
- Another big game changer was the free-throw shooting as SWOSU was a dreadful 10-of-22 in the game, while Northwestern was 21-of-28 overall.
Up Next- Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball will hit the court once again this Thursday, Feb. 18 as they face GAC opponent Oklahoma Baptist as apart of Senior Night in Percefull Fieldhouse with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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