SENATOBIA – Redshirt freshman
Cameron Walker posted his first career double-double in his first collegiate start to pace five Rangers in double figures in a 110-79 win over Faith Prep Academy Friday afternoon.
Northwest closed out its two-day tournament 2-0 to improve to 6-1 on the season.
FPA led by a game-high 13-8 with 13:48 left in the opening half, taking advantage of seven Northwest turnovers, before the Rangers settled in.
Back-to-back layups from
Keelin Jackson and
Alex Shepard jump started a 21-4 run over the next four minutes, highlighted by a pair of Jackson 3-pointers and seven of
Dakota Dailey's 16 first-half points.
The lead grew to 59-32 at half, with the Rangers shooting 47 percent and holding FPA to 31 percent.
Northwest was able to cruise to the finish line, extending its lead to a game-high 37 with just over two minutes to play.
All 12 Rangers who saw the floor scored on the day, led by Walker's 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Jaylan Shelton added 14 points,
Dante Sterling had 11 and
Brandon Cranford had 10 of the Rangers' 56 bench points.
FPA had four scorers in double figures, led by 12 from Logan Willett.
Northwest will close out an eight-game homestand on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. against Missouri State-West Plains.