Preparing before any road trip is a task, but with a confirmed bid into the GAC tournament on the line, tensions were high Saturday. The Rangers needed a win to make sure they had a berth in the conference tournament March 7-9.
The win takes the team to a 12-6 GAC record, behind both Southeastern, 15-3, and Arkansas Tech, 14-4. The win for the Rangers on Saturday means they will play in Shawnee again for the tournament.
This photo essay lets you see some of the behind the scene happenings that went on before the game.
Photo essay by Jabiri Smith.
Shavual “Mr. Smooth” Butters, left, follows Jackson “Producer” Feely and Brian “We Be” Free into Noble Complex on Saturday where the Rangers clinched their bid to the conference tournament with an 81-76 win over the Oklahoma Baptist Bisons.The bus carrying both the men’s and women’s basketball teams prepare to leave from the parking lot in front of Percefull Fieldhouse on Saturday.Kabeya “Bojangles” Tshibangu enjoys a double bacon cheeseburger with fries and a frozen hot chocolate mikeshake at Freddy’s several hours before the game.Temberlenn Hall, Larry “Boogie” White and Chance “2-4” Love check out shoes at Hibbett Sports in Shawnee mall to kill time before they head to the arena.Kabeya “Bojangles” Tshibangu, Tommy “Mr. Alva” Prado and Marquise “Kee” Milton express amazement over the tiny visitor’s locker room at Okalahoma Baptist. The entire team didn’t fit in the space for the before-game prayer.
