Box Score
The Ranger men's basketball team got its first Great Lakes Valley Conference win of the season with 64-54 win at Rockhurst. The game was played Saturday afternoon in Kansas City, Missouri.
The win upped the Rangers' overall record to 2-4, which includes a 1-1 mark in league action. The Hawks dropped to 2-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
The Rangers trailed, 37-31, at halftime, but opened the second half on an 8-2 run to tie the game at 39 apiece. With just over 7 minutes left to play, the teams were tied at 46 when Parkside went on a 9-2 run to open a 55-48 gap.
Rockhurst pulled within 57-54, with just under 2 minutes to play. UW-Parkside's Leneal Harris was able to come up with a clutch score and, after a defensive stop, the Rangers had the game at hand.
The Hawks came up dry on their last five possessions, thanks to a stingy Ranger defense.
The Rangers closed the final 7 minutes on an 18-8 run, which began when the score was knotted at 46.
Although there were only four lead changes during the afternoon, the score was tied seven times.
UW-Parkside had a balanced scoring effort and was led by 14 points from Jordan Mach. He was one of four to score in double figures for the victors. Harris chipped in 13 points to the winning cause; Sam Katula came off the bench to tally 11; and Baines added 10. Baines and Jeremy Saffold each pulled down eight rebounds.
Parkside made good on 55 percent of its shots from the floor in the contest, while limiting the Hawks to a 35 percent success ratio.
The Rangers head back home for seven-game home stand. The first contest is a non-conference match-up with Northland International on Tuesday Dec. 7, starting at 7:00 p.m.
