Point Lookout, MO -- The Mid-America Christian University Evangels exploded in the second half and outscored the College of the Ozarks Bobcats 45-23 en route to head coach Willie Holley's 790 career victory, an 84-63 win today (Nov. 1) in Point Lookout, MO. 

Trailing by as many as 12 in the opening stanza, the Evangels came storming back as Jerrick Warren hit a three to cap a 17-5 spurt over a seven minute span to tie the score at 38-38 and MACU trailed by only one at 40-39 at the break. 

After only shooting 37.5 percent (12-of-32) in the first half, the Evangels warmed up to a 55.6 clip (20-of-36) in the second half.  

Conversely, the Evangels held the Bobcats to only 30 percent (9-of-30) in the second half after allowing a 45.2 percent (14-of-32) percentage in the opening 20 minutes. 

With the score still even at 45-45, the Evangels made their move when Josh Smith scored to give MACU the lead for good and five straight points from Reggie Davis capped a 7-0 run.  

Nathan Reid scored five points to help the Bobcats twice come within four, but that would be as close as they would get the rest of the way as consecutive buckets by Jarius Wilson finished off an 8-0 spurt that stretched the lead to 64-52 with 8:08 remaining. 

The Evangels continued to pull away as a bucket by Chris Runnels and a three from Semar Farris built the lead to 17 before Smith and Farris teamed up for all eight points of an 8-0 run for the biggest lead of the game at 84-61 with 23 seconds left.  

Smith scored a team-high 16 points for the Evangels and also had seven rebounds.  Davis scored 15 and Farris had 13 points along with a team-high four assists and a game-high six steals.  Jerrick Massenburge also scored in double-figures with 10 points and Runnels had eight points and nine rebounds. 

Derek Daniels had 14 points to lead the Bobcats and Cameron Pashke added 12.  

The Evangels will next play an exhibition Tuesday night (Nov. 4) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University at 7 p.m. in Weatherford, Okla.