March 20, 2010
3.20.10 - Oakland City, Ind.- The Mid-America Christian University men's basketball team rounded out their season at the NCCAA Division I National Tournament. The Evangels dropped both their consolation games. On Friday night MACU fell to NCAA Division III Geneva College 79-76 and Saturday afternoon they ended their season with an 81-79 lost to the tournament host NCAA III opponent Oakland City University.
On Friday night the Evangels held the lead for most of the game but Geneva rallied in the final three minutes of the game out-scoring MACU 10-2. With three minutes to play Brandon Williams hit a jumper to take a five-point lead. With 59 seconds to play GC knotted the score 74-74. A lay up by Charlie Shorter gave the Evangels a 76-74 advantage but Geneva went on to score five unanswered points in the final 17 seconds to win the game.
MACU was led in scoring by Williams with 19 points followed by senior John Shodipo with 18 points. Charlie Shorter rounded out the double-digit scoring with 11 points.
For the game the Evangels shot 77 percent from the free throw line, 36 percent from the field and 17 percent from behind the arc.
Geneva out-rebounded MACU 45-35. They shot 90 percent from the line, 47 percent from the field and 22 percent from the three-point line.
The Evangels lost their final game of the tournament to the host, Oakland City University who snuck past MACU 81-79.
Once again the Evangels were led in scoring by Williams with 22 points. Bradley Cosby added 12 points, George Haynes posted 11 points and John Shodipo contributed 10 points.
Oakland City took their first lead of the game with 14:34 to play in the game and held onto the lead all the way to the finish.
MACU cut OCU's lead to one (80-79) with 31 seconds to play with a three-pointer by Nathan Pratt. But one made free throw was enough to seal the game for Oakland City.
The Evangels shot 58 percent from the free throw line, 39 percent from the field and 35 percent from behind the arc.
OCU won the battle on the boards, out-rebounding the Evangels 49-37. They shot 63 percent from the line, 57 percent from the floor and 30 percent from three-point range.
The Evangels end their season 19-18 overall while OCU ends the year with a 20-9 record.
