Feb. 14, 2010
2.13.10 - Alva, Okla. - With only second remaining, down by two points, Charlie Shorter hit a three-pointer to take the lead and Cameron Langster drained his free throws to seal the win over Sooner Athletic Conference opponent Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Saturday afternoon at Perceful Fieldhouse.
Shorter led the Evangels in scoring with 20 points on the night. Brandon Williams added 13 points and Langster, who was 4-4 from the free throw line, added 11 points.
With the win, the Evangels snap a five game losing streak and improve to 13-13 overall and 8-8 in SAC play. The Rangers fall to 10-14 on the year with a 5-12 conference record.
The teams opened the game trading buckets. With just under ten minutes to play in the first the Evangels used a 9-0 run to take a 28-15 lead. The Evangels were able to sustain their 13 point lead going into the locker room at the break (36-23).
The Ranger came out strong; opening the second half with an 11-2 run (38-34) that entailed three buckets from behind the arc by Brandon Brown. MACU held the lead until the seven minute mark when NWOSU used a 6-0 run to tie the game 53-53.
Two made free throws by Daryl Glover gave the Rangers their first lead of the second half (55-53) with 5:33 remaining in the game. MACU countered with a 6-0 rally to regain the lead (61-55) with 4:05 to play.
Over the next three minutes the Rangers out-scored the Evangels 10-4 taking a one point lead (65-64) with 45 seconds on the clock. With time winding down Shorter hit a three pointer to give MACU a two-point advantage (67-65). Williams made the back side of his free throw attempts to give the Evangels a three-point cushion with 15 seconds left in the game.
Marshall Bell hit a three-pointer with six seconds on the clock to knot the score for the sixth time (68-68). He then hit a free throw to give the Rangers a one point lead.
With only seconds left in the game Shorter drained a three-pointer to give the Evangels the lead. The Rangers then turned over the ball and were forced to foul. Langster hit both of his free throws to secure the victory.
The Evangels shot 68 percent from the free throw line, 42 percent from the field and 32 percent from behind the arc.
The Evangels will travel to Southern Nazarene University on Thursday, February, 18th at 8 p.m.
