ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Northwestern Oklahoma State University men were unable to overcome hot shooting by Henderson State on the road Thursday as the Rangers dropped a Great American Conference contest in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, 85-73.

It was a back-and-forth game through the first half as neither team was able to take a lead more than five points. In the first stanza, Northwestern had the lead over 14 minutes of the first 20 minutes, taking a 42-41 advantage into the break.

The tone was set for a good shooting half by freshman Andrew Clopton out of the game as he drilled a three pointer on the fi...