EDMOND -- Northeastern State's offense struggled to find its rhythm as they fell 66-58 to Northwestern Oklahoma Saturday afternoon.

Much of the problems for the RiverHawks (1-1) came from long range as they went 5-25 from the arc.

Rashad Perkins paced the RiverHawks with 14 points of the bench.  Christian Cook had 12, and Jaxon Jones added 11. 

Emeka Obukwelu led the team with nine rebounds and had eight points. 

Northeastern State shot 36.7-percent (22-60) on the floor and was out-rebounded 45-to-34.  The Rangers had a 14-to-4 advantage on second-chance points.   Like NSU, the Rangers struggled offensively and was out-shot, going 36.2-percent (21-58).

The RiverHawks trailed as many as 20 in the final ten minutes but erupted on a 17-2 run on 7-for-11 shooting.  With 4:02 left in the game, they clawed back within seven (57-50) of the Rangers.   However, they couldn't narrow the gap further as Northwestern moved to a weekend split, going 1-1 overall. 

Northeastern State missed their first 16 three-point attempts until Jones hit one with 8:03 left in the game. 

Northwestern had four in double-figures, with Matej Drgon having 13 points off the bench. 

The RiverHawks will return home to host Arlington Baptist Tuesday at 7 p.m.