By OAKLEE FIELDER
The Ranger basketball season ended after two losses to Oklahoma Baptist and Southern Nazarene eliminated them from playoff contention despite the close battle in the standings.
The Rangers had been in the battle for the final playoff spots throughout the entire closing stages of the season. Despite the close battle, they missed out on the playoffs.
The final two games were against difficult opponents. Oklahoma Baptist University is ranked number seven nationally, and Southern Nazarene were nationally ranked at one point in the early stages of the season.
The Rangers lost to OBU 71-59 after an incredibly tight and scrappy match. The Bison were only up by three at the end of the first half. After time went by in the second half, the Bison stepped up and put distance between them and NWOSU.
All in all, the season was not a failure, and the Rangers put up an amazing fight at the end of the season for a playoff spot.