WICHITA, Kan. —The Newman men's basketball team will be back at home Saturday as they take on Northwestern Oklahoma State. The Jets have looked good at the start of conference play winning both their matchups so far.

SCOUTING NEWMAN

The Jets (4-5) are coming off two well-played games Thursday and Saturday. On Thursday the Jets played host to the Hilltoppers of St. Edward's University and were looking at a big deficit early in the second half but with persistent offense and defense, the Jets were able to mount a comeback and win. Saturday the Jets traveled to Oklahoma City to take on the Eagles of Oklahoma Christian and after trailing in the second half the Jets were able to come away with another conference win.

    Leaders

    Ben Ayre-14.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 4.8 apg, 33.3 FG%

    Dametrius Walker-11.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 44.2 FG%

    Kevin Bryant-10.5 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.0 apg, 60.6 FG%

    Andre Sands-9.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.3 apg, 42.2 FG%

 

SCOUTING THE RANGERS

The Rangers (6-1) are coming off of their opening weekend in the Great American Conference Thursday and Saturday. The Rangers traveled to Searcy, Arkansas to take on the Bisons of Harding University and were able to come away with a comfortable win to begin conference play. Saturday the Rangers played host to the Wonder Boys of Arkansas Tech University, and the Rangers would lose a close game for their first loss of conference and the season.

    Leaders

    Treyvon Andres-14.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.9 apg, 65.2 FG%

    Cody Halvorson-12.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.9 apg, 40.9 FG%

    Greg Minor Jr.-11.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 44.4 FG%

    Brandon Green-8.9 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 4.6 apg, 50.0 FG%

 

NOTES

-Jets are already off to a good start in conference, now they have a three-game nonconference schedule before resuming Heartland play.

-Ayre is now averaging 18.0 ppg to begin conference play, along with 3.5 rpg and 4.6 apg.

GAME COVERAGE

For coverage and live stats of this weekend's action please visit www.Nemanjets.com.