RUSSELLVILLE, Ark – After an impressive 6-0 start to the 2017-18 season, Northwestern Oklahoma State men's basketball dropped their first game of the year 86-83 to the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Saturday. The Ranger's mental toughness was alive and well as the Black and Red nearly erased a 21 point second-half Wonder Boy lead.

Trailing by as many as 21 in the second half with 9:24 remaining, the Rangers weren't about to go down without a fight. Cody Halvorson and Greg Minor Jr. pushed the Rangers to within five after a remarkable 16-0 run late in the second half. After junior transfer Treyvon A...