Jan. 31, 2009

1.31.09 - Chickasha, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University men's basketball team fell to Sooner Athletic Conference opponent University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 74-50 on Saturday evening at the USAO Fieldhouse.

There were three ties and two lead changes in the first half of play. The Drovers took control of the lead with under four minutes to play when they went to a 8-0 run making the score 41-31. MACU cut the lead to eight at the buzzer with a Charlie Shorter layup; making the score 43-35 at the break.

The second half belonged to the Drovers, outscoring MACU 31-15. MACU struggled offensively shooting 6-26 from field goal range, 1-7 from behind the arc and 2-6 from the free throw line.

MACU had 11 turnovers in the game; USAO capitalized turning them into 19 points.

Tyron Goldsmith and Josh Ball led the Evangels in scoring each scoring 13 points.

The Evangels will travel to Wayland Baptist University on Thursday, February 5th at 8 p.m.