Shawnee, Okla. -- So much for a letdown, as the Mid-America Christian Evangels followed up their landmark victory at No. 9-ranked Oklahoma Baptist two days ago with another road win at the St. Gregory's Cavaliers Saturday afternoon (Feb. 19), 69-67.
The Evangels (13-13, 9-11 SAC) jumped out to a six-point halftime lead at 29-23, and then hung on for the win despite a game-high 33 points from Fayzon Richey.
Brandon Williams and
John Shodipo led the Evangels with 14 points each, with Shodipo also pulling down a team-high seven rebounds.
Richey's 33 points came on 9-of-17 overall from the field, 5-of-9 from three-point range and 10-of-13 at the charity stripe.
Dylan Lemley scored 15 for the Cavaliers (5-18, 2-17 SAC) and tied for the team-lead with eight boards.
The Evangels harassed the Cavaliers into 24 turnovers and held a 46-35 edge in rebounding, including a whopping 16-1 advantage on the offensive glass.
MACU will next host No. 12-ranked Southern Nazarene for Senior Night, next Thursday (Feb. 24) at 8 p.m. at the Gaulke Activity Center.