Cedar Hill, Texas -- The Northwood University Knights limited the No. 14-ranked Mid-America Christian University Evangels to only 37.7 percent (29-of-77) shooting overall and 15.8 percent (3-of-19) from the perimeter in a stunning 115-87 rout Thursday night in Cedar Hill, Texas.

The loss is the Evangels' second straight, putting them at 14-7 overall and 10-5 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.  Even with the setback, the Evangels remain in second place in the SAC.

The Knights enjoyed a double-digit haltime lead and continued to pull away by building the edge to 18 with 13:31 left.

After the Evangels clawed to within 12 at 75-63, the Knights put it away with a 15-4 run over the next three minutes to gain their largest lead to that point of 90-67.

It didn't take long for the Knights to assert themselves, as BJ Dale and Everett Pleasant each scored five quick points for an early 10-1 lead.

Six points from Reggie Davis helped the Evangels respond with a 9-2 spurt that cut the deficit to 12-10. 

The Knights led 24-18 when a three by Davis and consecutive buckets from Semar Farris gave the Evangels their first lead of the game, 25-24 at the 11:23 mark of the first half.

After a trey from Josh Minner put the Evangels up by two, the Knights outscored the Evangels 16-5 over the next five minutes to extend to a 44-35 lead.

Eugene Gipson then scored at the buzzer to give the Knights a 52-42 edge at the break.

Farris led the Evangels with 23 points, followed by Angelo Lewis with 20.  Davis added 18 and Stephen Armstrong chipped in with 11 points.  Josh Smith recorded a game-high 10 rebounds.

Pleasant paced the Knights with 24 points along with a team-high eight boards.  Jerrick Massenburge scored 19 and Dale had 17.  Jordan Johnson dished out a game-high 10 assists.

The Evangels will try to get back on the winning track by hosting No. 5-ranked Southwestern Assemblies of God University in an NAIA Top 25 showdown Saturday afternoon (Feb. 15) at 5 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center.