NOC led conference leader Connors 45-42 at half but Connors rallied in the second half beating the Mavs 89-77.

The Mavs (13-13) fell to 5-8 in conference while Connors (24-2) improved to 11-1.

Tyson Brown and Anthony Ignowski combined for 51 points against the Cowboys.  Jordan Gorecki had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Mavs.

NOC shot 46% from the floor and 25% from 3-Point range while Connors shot 53% from the floor and 30% from 3-Point range.

The Mavs led Connors at half and led 49-47 before Connors went on an 18-3 run to take a 65-52 lead.  NOC cut the lead to as little as 10 before Connors won 89-77.

NOC played without leading scorer Javontae Campbell.

NOC Tonkawa is at NOC Enid on Feb. 29 at 7:30 p.m.

Connors 89, Mavs 77

                1     2--Total

Connors   42   47-- 89

Mavs       45   32-- 77

Mavs--T. Brown 27, A. Ignowski 24, J. Gorecki 11, T. Day 9, A. Johnson 4, J. Brown 2.