OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels' bid to halt the No. 4-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University Lady Bison's 12 game winning streak fell just short as OBU squeaked out a 65-64 win in a tight Sooner Athletic Conference matchup Tuesday evening (Feb. 4) inside the Gaulke Activity Center.

Meanwhile, the loss snaps the Lady Evangels' three-game winning streak. 

The Lady Evangels (13-9, 7-6 SAC) trailed by four with 56 seconds left, but rallied to tie it on a jumper from Alliyah Spatafora and a layup by Lauren McKinney with 10 seconds remaining.

MACU had a chance to win after Cameerah Graves split a pair at the charity stripe, but a steal by Charity Fowler in the closing seconds sealed the win for the Lady Bison. 

The Lady Evangels started strong as Ashlee Ferguson scored their first eight points to build an early 8-2 lead three minutes into the contest.

Spatafora then hit a three and two free throws to put MACU up 13-7 at the 14:07 mark.

The lead was two when the Lady Evangels used a 10-2 spurt to extend to a double-digit lead of 27-17 at the 4:01 mark of the opening half.

The Lady Evangels went into the locker room with a 33-25 halftime edge.

OBU would grab its first lead of the game when Jalissa Council scored four straight inside and Fowler capped a 10-2 run with a bucket that made it 45-43 in favor of the Lady Bison with 11:18 remaining.

The Lady Evangels battled back in front with a 9-2 run to lead by five at 52-47 at the 8:52 mark. 

It was 56-54 when the Lady Bison again surged ahead with seven straight points as a three by Graves made it 61-56 with 4:26 remaining.

Ferguson led the Lady Evangels with a game-high 23 points and knocked down 4-of-8 from the perimeter.  Spatafora also scored in double-figures with 12 points and delivered four assists.  Lauren McKinney posted a game-high eight rebounds.

Council paced the Lady Bison with 13 points and seven rebounds, with Fowler also adding 11 along with seven boards. 

After a cold-shooting first half, both teams warmed up in the second.  MACU shot 37 percent (10-of-27) after shooting 22.2 percent (6-of-27) in the opening half, while OBU was 41 percent (16-of-39) following a 24.2 percent (8-of-33) clip in the first.

The Lady Evangels will conclude their three-game homestand and host Wayland Baptist University on Thursday evening (Feb. 6) inside the Gaulke Activity Center.