ALVA, Okla.- Northwestern Oklahoma State University men’s basketball dropped a tough loss against out-of-conference opponent Newman University Saturday afternoon in Wichita, Kansas. Newman’s record improved to 3-1 while the Rangers dropped to 1-2.

The Rangers traveled for their first away game against the Jets and struggled to find a rhythm. Newman, who has shown talent this year pulled to an early lead and never let go as they snatched the win with a final score of 65-53. Junior transfer Parrish Hewitt lead the team with 16 points, six rebounds, and went 10-13 from the free-throw line.

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