Wichita Falls, Texas -- The defending NCAA D-II Central Regional champion Midwestern State University Mustangs looked every bit the part in defeating the Mid-America Christian University Evangels in an exhibition for the MACU Friday night (Nov. 11) in Wichita Falls, Texas. 

The Mustangs wasted no time jumping on top by scoring the first 11 points of the game. 

MSU stretched the lead to 21-5 when the Evangels twice fought back to within 13 points, with the last coming on a layup by Charlie Shorter and a dunk by George Haynes that made it 25-12 with 10:22 remaining in the opening half. 

It was a 16-point deficit when JaMichael Rivers nailed a three to cap a 10-0 run that put the Mustangs comfortably in front 46-20.  MSU went on to a 54-27 lead at the half. 

The Mustangs then opened the second half on a 14-4 run to take a 37-point lead and maintained at least a 33 point advantage from that point. 

Shorter scored a team-high 17 points to lead the Evangels (2-0), while Haynes had 12 and a team-best seven rebounds.  Brandon Williams added 11 points. 

Matt Gallagher led four Mustangs (1-0) in double-figures with a game-high 19 points.

The Mustangs shot 55.6 percent (40-of-72) from the field overall, including a blistering 57.6 percent (19-of-33) clip in the opening half.  MSU also held the Evangels to only 32.8 percent (20-of-61) from the field in the game.

MACU will next play at Oklahoma Wesleyan on Tuesday night (Nov. 15) at 7:30 p.m. in Bartlesville, Okla.