ALVA, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball is coming off a tough loss to Southern Arkansas on Thursday night and will be in revenge mode Saturday afternoon when they will look to return the favor to the Weevils at 3 p.m. in Percefull Fieldhouse. Saturday will also be Hall of Fame day where four Ranger greats will be inducted as the 2016 Northwestern Hall of Fame class.
THE SERIESNorthwestern leads the series 4-3 (NW leads 2-1 in Alva)
Last UAM win: 12/5/15 - 76-67
Last NW win: 2/21/15 - 105-82
THE COACHESBrad Franz 6-12, 1st Season at Northwestern
6-12, 1st Season Overall (NCAA DII)
Kyle Tolin14-31, 2nd Season at UAM14-31, 2nd Season Overall
LAST TIME OUT: 2/4/2016 - SAU 59 at NW 56The Basics
Score: Southern Arkansas 59 - Northwestern 56
Records: SAU 11-9 (8-6 GAC) - NW 6-12 (6-8 GAC)
Location: Percefull Fieldhouse - Alva, Okla.
ALVA, Okla. - Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball fell in buzzer beater fashion against Great American Conference foe Southern Arkansas Thursday night by a final score of 59-56.
Individual Leaders- Leading the Ranger offensive unit tonight was Adrian Motley who finished with 22 total points to lead the home team. Motley also tallied 10 rebounds, putting him in the double-double category and went 2-2 from the free throw line.
- Brandon Green also had a solid stat line as he collected six points, dished out five assists, and thieved away two passes.
Game Changer- Three-pointers were certainly a weakness for both squads in this contest as the Muleriders went just 3-12 from beyond the arc and the Rangers finished 1-14.
- The turnover differential was in the black-and-red's favor as the home team only committed 11 total turnovers compared to the Muleriders 16.
- The charity stripe created some difficulties for both Southern Arkansas and Northwestern both on the evening with SAU shooting 6-14 from the line and the Rangers only 11-26.
