MOORE, Okla. - The Mid-America Christian University men's basketball team has been waiting for their shots to start falling from the outside. On Tuesday night, they fell early and often, and the Evangels ran away with the game at Randall University.
MACU (7-3) opened the game on a 12-2 run, and they never looked back, cruising past Randall (5-8) 90-68 to conclude their non-conference schedule.
A sizeable contingent of MACU supporters came across town for the game, and they didn't have to wait long for things to get exciting. Justin Bogle scored just 15 seconds into the game, and that ignited a 12-2 run that saw Daniel William, Anthony Black, and Cade Upshaw also get in on the scoring act. The run spurred Randall into taking two timeouts to try and stem the tide, but neither worked the way they were intended. MACU continued to push the lead out, using a 7-0 run to take a 26-11 lead, and another 9-0 run late in the half that gave MACU a 45-21 advantage on their way to a 48-23 lead at the break.
The MACU lead reached a high mark of 29 points sevaral times in the second frame, and while the lead never reached 30, it also never dipped below 20 in the half. The Evangels kept the Saints at arms' length throughout the period, and MACU cruised home with a resounding 90-68 win.
Charles Beauregard, Jr. led the way for MACU with 21 points in the game, and he added three assists. Justin Bogle posted his second straight double-double with 18 points, 13 reboundsand five assists; Black added 15 points, three assists, and three steals; and William Gibbons chipping in 10 points.
MACU made 34-of-63 (54%) shots in the game, and that included a 13-for-32 (40.6%) mark from long distance. At the line, MACU attempted only 12 foul shots, but they made nine (75%). The Evangels also out-rebounded the Saints 35-30, and they had 21 assists to only eight turnovers.
MACU will resume Sooner Athletic Conference play on Thursday evening when they host the Lions of Southwestern Assemblies of God University (6-1, 1-1 SAC) at 8 p.m. for their final home game of 2018.
