Box Score

The Basics
Score: Northwestern 61 - Harding 76
Records: NW (9-18) - HU (19-9)
Location: Bruin Fieldhouse - Bartlesville, Okla. 

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. - In its first ever Great American Conference Championship appearance, the Northwestern Oklahoma State Men's Basketball team fell to Harding in the Quarterfinals round, 76-61.


Individual Leaders

• Austin Klug had a solid night, scoring 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting while bringing down three rebounds in 28 minutes.
• T'aries Taylor and freshman Zachary Dumas both put up 11 points for the Rangers on the night and were the only other two in double figures for the designated visitors. 
• Dumas was also perfect from the line shooting 5-for-5.

Game Changer

• Harding started off hot, going up 7-0, but the Rangers fought back quickly, taking a 12-11 lead at the 15:39 mark. The game was a seesaw battle from there.
• The Bisons went up by three with 3:33 to play, but the Black-and-Red cut it to one and took the lead following a Klug jumper, which is where the half would end.
• With just over eight minutes to play in the second half, Harding started to pull away as they couldn't miss going on a 20-10 run over the next five minutes, and ultimately finished the game with a 15-point advantage.
• Northwestern did take care of business in the rebounding category as they outboarded the Bisons 37-31 on the night.

News and Notes

• The Ranger men's basketball team qualified for its first postseason since becoming full Division II members in the Fall.

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