The 7th ranked Northern Oklahoma College Mavericks routed Western 92-70 Monday night at Foster-Piper Fieldhouse.
NOC (18-2) improved to 4-2 in Region 2 while Western (9-10) dropped to 1-5.
The Mavs used 21 points from Avante Lederer to cruise past Western Monday night.
Barron Tanner added 17 points off the Mavs bench while Tyrel Morgan added 20 points and eight rebounds. Demaree King added 10 assists for the Mavs.
NOC led Western 49-39 at half behind Lederer's five 3-point baskets. Then, Western cut the lead to 60-55 early in the second half before the Mavs went on a 20-1 run to build an 80-56 lead.
"I'm glad we bounced back from our Murray game (66-62 loss)," said coach Donnie Jackson. "The guys had two good practices leading up to Western. I wasn't expecting zone for 40 minutes but it was good for our guys to see that."
"We weren't overly sharp at the beginning of the game but we had consistent energy for the most part and I credit our depth for being the advantage of us winning this game," he added.
"We have a big road game Thursday at Eastern," he said. "They are a really, really good team at home, they play a unique style and they fire up a bunch of 3-pointers. We will need to have two good days of practice and a locked in mindset if we want to win."
Mavs 92, Western 70
1 2—Total
Western 39 31-- 70
Mavs 49 43-- 92
Mavs—A. Lederer 21, T. Morgan 20, B. Tanner 17, J. Ray 9, D. Bankston 9, D. King 5, S. Grisby 3, T. Starks 2, M. Berry 2, J. Wilson 2, P. Grafals 2.