Oklahoma City, Okla. -- Nathan Pratt and Brandon Williams combined for 49 points to lead the Mid-America Christian Evangels to a 99-82 victory over the York College Panthers in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) semifinals Friday night (Mar. 11) at the Gaulke Activity Center. 

With the win, the No. 2-seed Evangels will host the top-seeded Dallas Baptist Patriots in the regional title game tomorrow afternoon (Mar. 11) at 3 p.m.

Williams got going early with seven quick points to help the Evangels to a 10-4 lead. 

Eight straight points from Pratt then helped stretch the lead to double-figures at 20-9 at the 15:04 mark of the first half. 

A three from Gary Matthews, Jr. capped a 9-2 spurt that brought the Panthers to within four with 10:37 left in the opening half. 

The advantage was seven when Pratt and Williams combined for five straight points to take the lead into double-figures once again at 42-32. 

Consecutive buckets by Cameron Langster helpled the Evangels to a 52-43 lead at the break. 

The Evangels kept their distance from the Panthers much of the second half, but York did come within four on a shot from Corey Standerfer at the 10:58 mark. 

A trey by Williams quickly stretched the lead back to nine and the Evangels pulled away from there as a jumper from Donell Lewis and another three by Pratt pushed the lead to 14 at 79-65 with 7:11 remaining. 

The Evangels led by at least 12 the rest of the way. 

Pratt equaled a game-high with 29 points on 11-of-15 overall from the field and 6-of-9 from three-point distance.  Williams scored 20 and hit 4-of-7 from beyond the arc. 

Langster added 13 and Lewis chipped in with 10 and a game-high six assists and five steals.  John Shodipo had a game-high nine rebounds for the Evangels. 

Standerfer also scored 29 points and Matthews, Jr. had 20.  Thaddeus Varmall tallied 15 along with a team-high eight boards. 

The Evangels out-rebounded the Panthers 36-27 overall and 14-5 on the offensive glass. 

Both teams shot the ball well, with MACU hitting a whopping 56.9 percent (37-of-65) of its shots and the Panthers recording a 50.9 percent (28-of-55) shooting clip.