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Tabor TABOR 0-1
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Winner Northwestern NWC 1-0
Tabor TABOR
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Final
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Northwestern NWC
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Winner
Score By Periods
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Tabor TABOR 22 30 52
Northwestern NWC 65 52 117

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | NWC Athletic Communications

Hot Shooting Sparks Raiders in Season Debut

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – Northwestern scored its most points since 2019, shooting near 65% from the field as they took down Tabor (Kan.) in tonight's home opener.

After the Raiders scored the game's first nine points, Jalen Langsy made his mark with eight points in a row to balloon the lead to 15-1. They continued to pour it on, with Jesse Van Kalsbeek and Conner Geddes hitting from beyond the arc on consecutive possessions to make it 31-10 under the 10-minute mark. Northwestern took its first 30-point lead at 4:25 when Marcus Kelderman drove to the bucket for two of his 15 points. Their largest advantage of the half came right before the buzzer when Jesse scored to give his team a 65-22 lead.

The second half saw Northwestern use plenty of lineup combinations to close it out. Northwestern's largest lead of the night was a convincing 71 points at 7:21, as Kelderman hit the trey to move ahead 107-36. Twelve players scored in the win in a promising season debut.

GAME NOTES
  • Northwestern was led in scoring by the freshman duo of Jalen Langsy (30) and Jesse Van Kalsbeek (18).
  • Langsy hit five threes, also pulling down four rebounds.
  • Van Kalsbeek went 8-for-8 with two threes and seven boards.
  • Other Raiders in double-figures included Marcus Kelderman (15), Conner Geddes (14), and Alex Van Kalsbeek (10).
  • Geddes was a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.
  • In their first-career varsity appearances, Isaiah Currie and Gavin Thomas both entered the scoring column.
  • The Raiders shot a blistering 73.3% from three in the first half.
  • In total, Northwestern had a 63.8% clip from the field.
  • They converted on 12 of their 13 free throw attempts.
  • Northwestern's 117 points was their highest scoring total since reaching a program-record 144 points in 2019.
Up Next: Northwestern will head to Oskaloosa, Iowa on Tuesday to play the William Penn Statesmen. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m.
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