Bison Face Rangers in Alva

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (2-3, 1-0 GAC) AT NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE (1-4, 0-1 GAC)

Saturday, Dec. 1 | 3 p.m.

Percefull Fieldhouse | Alva, Okla.

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SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist looks to move to 2-0 in Great American Conference play when they make the trip to Alva tomorrow to take on Northwestern Oklahoma State at 3 p.m. inside Percefull Fieldhouse.
 
Last Time Out

• OBU moved to 1-0 in league play for the first time since joining the GAC for the 2015-16 season with an 80-77 overtime win over Southeastern Oklahoma State on Thursday night in Shawnee
• Dishon Lowery led all Bison in scoring with 18 points while recording his second straight double-double with 13 rebounds
• Antonio Wade poured in 13 points, and also dished out six assists against just two turnovers
• The Bison held Southeastern to just 25.8 percent shooting on their 3-point attempts

Scouting the Rangers

• Northwestern Oklahoma State enters Saturday's game with a 1-4 overall record, including an 0-1 mark in GAC play after falling, 80-67, to No. 5-ranked Southern Nazarene Thursday night
• The Rangers are being outscored by an average of 8.2 points while scoring 69.8 per outing despite connecting on 41.6 percent of shots from long range
• Joseph Moorer (21.3 ppg) and Treyvon Andrews (15.0 ppg) led Northwestern in scoring. They've been helped by A.J. Moore who is handing out 5.3 assists per game
• With a plus-1.4 rebounding margin, Northwestern enjoys a slight advantage on the boards over their opponents. Andres leads the way with 8.3 rpg
• Opponents are shooting 43.6 percent from the field, including 36 percent from the 3-point arc. Opposing offenses are averaging nine made 3-pointers per game

OBU Offensive Report

• OBU is now 2-3 on the season, and is 1-2 in games decided by three points or less after Thursday's win
• The Bison are getting plenty of clean looks, shooting 51.7 percent from the field for an average of 89 ppg. OBU is connecting on 39 percent of their 3-point attempts
• Five Bison are averaging at least 10 points, led by Wade's average of 16.8. The other four are: Davion Turner (14.4), Julian Daughtry (12.0), Lowery (11.8) and Harrison Stoddart (10.2)
• Wade and Brantly Thompson have combined for 45 assists this year. As a team, OBU has assisted on 47.6 percent of their field goals made with an assist/turnover ratio of 1.4

OBU Defensive Report

• The Bison enjoy a plus-7.2 scoring margin thanks to holding opponents to 81.8 ppg. Opponents are shooting 43.3 percent from the field
• OBU has a rebounding margin of plus-6.6 for the year, averaging 40.4 rpg. Lowery is averaging a double-double with a team-high 10.2 rpg
• Stoddart leads an OBU team that averages 5.2 blocks per game with six total blocks this year
• Wade has a team-high five steals