The Lowdown: Mid-America Christian University at No. 10 John Brown University.
Time: 5 p.m. Location: Siloam Springs, Okla. Live Video:
http://www.jbu.edu/athletics/jbulive
Live Stats:
http://www.dakstats.com/WebSync/Pages/Webcasts.aspx?association=10
What's at stake: This is a battle between the top two teams in the Sooner Athletic Conference, with both MACU and JBU bringing plenty of momentum into the matchup. The Evangels have won four out of their last five that includes a 93-84 victory at then No. 5-ranked Rogers State University, while the Golden Eagles are winners of five straight after knocking off No. 5-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University last night (Jan. 17).
The Dish on the Evangels: The Mid-America Christian University Evangels won for the fourth time in their last five games with an impressive win over the St. Gregory's University Cavaliers. The Evangels are now 8-5 overall and 3-1 in the Sooner Athletic Conference. Charlie Shorter (26) and Camilo Valencia (20) combined for 46 points to power the Evangels to the win last night (Jan. 17) over SGU. Of the Evangels' four wins out of five, two have come on the road at then No.-9 ranked Rogers State University and at Lubbock Christian University.
Shorter leads the Evangels and is second in the SAC in scoring with 21.9 ppg. Angelo Lewis is second in scoring at 14.5 ppg and his team-leading 7.3 rebounds a game is tied for third in the conference. Valencia has dished out a team-high 46 assists on the season.
The Dish on the Golden Eagles: The No. 10-ranked John Brown University Golden Eagles enter tomorrow's contest on quite a roll, winners of five straight including a 75-70 win at No. 5-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University last night (Jan. 17). JBU sits atop the SAC with a perfect 5-0 league record with a 16-3 record overall.
Coleson Rakestraw is scoring a team-high 11.1 ppg, while Max Hopfgartner ranks second on the team with 10.6 ppg and leads the way with 6.7 rebounds a game. Abel Galliguez has recorded a team-best 77 assists for JBU.
Chasing 2000: Charlie Shorter is on the precipice of joining the 2,000 point club at Mid-America Christian University. After scoring 26 points last night in the win over St. Gregory's Shorter now has 1,806 points and needs to average 16.2 ppg over his last 13 games to reach 2,000.
Did you know? The Evangels are a perfect 7-0 when shooting a higher field-goal percentage than their opponent, but 0-5 when the opposition records a higher percentage.
