March 12, 2010

3.12.10 - Waxahachie, Texas- Led by Brandon Williams with 20 points and Charlie Shorter with 19 points the Mid-America Christian University men's basketball team defeated Central Christian College 110-101 in the NCCAA Central Region quarterfinal match on Thursday night.

Cameron Langster and John Shodipo joined the sophomore duo in double digit scoring. Langster added 12 points and Shodipo contributed 11 points while leading the team in rebounds with 9 on the night.

CCC guard, Sean High, single handedly contributed over half of the Tigers 101 points with an impressive 54 points on the night. Don Gavin was the only other double-digit scorer for the Tigers with 25 points. He also led CCC on the boards with 11 rebounds.

MACU opened the game with a three-pointer by Williams; from there the Evangels never trailed. They took a commanding 30-14 lead in the first 10 minutes of play. By the end of the half MACU built a 21-point advantage (61-40). CCC committed 13 turnovers in the first half compared to just five by the Evangels. Williams scored 15 of his 20 points in the first half.

MACU held their double-digit lead for most of the game but the Tigers used a late surge to cut the Evangels lead 99-90 with just under a minute to play. A lay up by Gavin brought the Tigers within five points (103-98) with 45 seconds to play but that's as close as CCC would get.

With the win, second seeded MACU (17-15) advances to the semifinals, taking on the third seed NCAA Division II opponent Colorado Christian University (13-16) at 6 p.m.