OKLAHOMA CITY – The No. 1-ranked Mid-America Christian University Evangels cruised to a 103-74 victory over the Bacone College Warriors in Sooner Athletic Conference action today (Dec. 3) inside the Gaulke Activity Center.

It was a wire-to-wire win for the Evangels, who used an 8-0 run to extend a seven point lead into a 15 point bulge at the 8:39 mark of the opening half.

Trey Slate and Olajuwon Garner each connected from three-point distance to spark the spurt that made it 31-16.

With the lead down to 10, Devonse Reed produced a three-point play to ignite a string of 10 straight for the Evangels that suddenly made it a 20-point cushion of 45-25.

Keyshawn Perkins scored four points and Ex'Zavia Seaton capped the burst with a three at the 5:35 mark.

MACU controlled the remainder of the half and led 56-39 at the break.

The closest the Warriors came in the second half was 11 points in the early going.

From there, the Evangels quickly pulled away again as Mann scored two straight buckets to begin a decisive 16-4 push that was finished by treys from Reed and Garner that pushed the lead to 74-51 with 11:12 remaining.

The Evangels put it on cruise control from that point, twice leading by a game-high 32 points down the stretch.

Garner led all scorers with 20 points for the Evangels (9-2, 2-0 SAC) and hit 5-of-8 from beyond the arc.

Reed scored 17 with seven rebounds and Devante Moore added 12 points. Seaton and Tyler Chaisson each had 10 points, with Chaisson recording a career-high tying seven boards.

Perkins dished out a game-high seven assists and Jerrick Warren set his personal season-high with four dimes.

Richie Spiller led the Warriors (3-5, 1-1 SAC) with 18 points and Kevin Pritchett had 11 points. Shakur Cathey pulled down a game-high eight rebounds for Bacone.

The Evangels will next be in action in one week (Dec. 10) for an exhibition matchup at the University of Central Oklahoma, an NCAA D-II program. Tip-off will be at 3:30 pm in Edmond, Okla.