OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU men's basketball team will look to keep things rolling in the third game of its four-game home stand as the Evangels will host crosstown rival Southwestern Christian for White Out Night inside the Gaulke Activity Center. Tip-off is slated for 7:45 p.m. tonight.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 14-5 (10-3 SAC)
• Last Game: Won vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State – 82-47 – Jan. 29, 2024 – Gaulke Activity Center
• Stat Leaders:
  • Points: Eddie Smith (224, 12.4 ppg), Mikel Henderson (199, 10.5 ppg), Seth Hurd (196, 10.9 ppg)
  • Field Goal Percentage (%, M-A): Quentin Woodson (63.8, 30-47), Seth Hurd (53.1, 85-160), Magok Manyang (50.4, 59-117)
  • 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (%, M-A): Eddie Smith (41.9, 31-74), Magok Manyang (37.5, 21-56), Mikel Henderson (32.8, 38-116)
  • Free Throw Percentage: Mikel Henderson (86.1, 31-36), Eddie Smith (76.7, 33-43), Magok Manyang (76.5, 39-51)
  • Rebounds: DeAngelo Adkins (127, 6.7 rpg), Magok Manyang (119, 6.3 rpg), Seth Hurd (77, 4.3 rpg)
  • Assists: Jasiah Lewis (82, 4.3 apg), Eddie Smith (44, 2.4 apg), Mikel Henderson (41, 2.2 apg)
  • Steals: DeAngelo Adkins (37, 1.9 spg), Jasiah Lewis (25, 1.3 spg), Eddie Smith (24, 1.3 spg)
  • Blocks: Magok Manyang (26, 1.4 bpg), DeAngelo Adkins (16, 0.8 bpg)
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian is coming off one of its best defensive performances since joining the NAIA in 2007 after defeating Oklahoma Panhandle State 82-47 on Saturday. In the victory, the Evangels tied the program's single game blocks record with nine rejected shot attempts, the most since picking up a 69-55 win against St. Gregory's (Okla.) on Feb. 7, 2015. The 47 points allowed also marked the third-fewest allowed in a game, sitting just three back of last year's record of 44 set in a 56-44 win over John Brown (Ark.) inside the Gaulke on Jan. 12, 2023.
  • Leading MACU's blocking efforts in that game was Magok Manyang, as his five rejections is tied for the second-most in a single game. Manyang's marks sits only behind Chris Runnels, who tallied six rejections in a 101-95 victory over Philander Smith (Ark.) on Nov. 14, 2015. Overall, Manyang has blocked 14 shots in his last six games and currently sits in a three-way tie for eighth in MACU's NAIA Era season record book (26).
  • Overall, MACU's defense continues to rank as one of the best in the NAIA with its scoring defense sitting in 19^th (66.7 ppg) while its field goal percentage defense is even better at 13^th (39.2).
  • As a result of MACU's phenomenal week, MACU head coach Josh Gamblin was selected as the HoopDirt.com NAIA Coach of the Week. A weekly honor that was established prior to the start of the 2016-17 season, Coach Gamblin has received the honor four times, earning the Week 11 award in 2020-21, the Week 10 accolade in 2019-20 and the Week 14 honor in 2017-18.

SCOUTING REPORT
Southwestern Christian (Okla.)

• Record: 1-14 (1-12 SAC)
• Last Game: Lost vs. (RV) Wayland Baptist (Texas) – 75-55 – Jan. 27, 2024 – Bethany, Okla.
• Series vs MACU (2004-): MACU leads 27-13
• Last Game vs MACU: MACU won 99-64 – Jan. 8, 2024 – Bethany, Okla.
• Series Streak: MACU won 1
• Players to Watch:
  • Ronald Moore – SR – G
    • 250 Points (16.7 ppg), 91-169 FG (53.8%), 19-48 3FG (39.6%), 49-83 FT (59.0%), 70 Reb (4.7 rpg), 50 Assists (3.3 apg)
  • Robert Chapman – SR – G
    • 146 Points (9.7 ppg), 56-102 FG (54.9%), 22-41 3FG (53.7%), 59 Reb (3.9 rpg), 20 Assists (1.3 apg), 21 Steals (1.4 spg)
  • Bralen Patterson – JR – G
    • 145 Points (9.7 ppg), 46-96 FG (47.9%), 7-26 3FG (26.9%), 46-56 FT (82.1%), 53 Reb (3.5 rpg)
• Team Notes:
  • Southwestern Christian struggled on the offensive end in its last home game against Wayland Baptist as the Eagles shot just 37.3 percent from the field, including going only 4-of-21 (19 percent) from three-point range in a 75-55 inside Pickens-Springer Gym on Saturday.
  • It has been a tough year for the Eagles on the defensive end in 2023-24 as SCU ranks dead last in the Sooner Athletic Conference in scoring defense at 87.3 ppg, allowing a league-worst 47.6 percent shooting percentage while posting the 10^th-worst three-point defense (36.1). Southwestern Christian possesses the ninth-ranked scoring offense (70.4 ppg), but the Eagles are the fifth-best shooting team in the conference (44.6 percent).
  • The only Eagles player averaging in double-figures offensively this season is senior guard Ronald Moore, who is turning in 16.7 ppg on a blistering 53.8 percent shooting clip while converting on 39.6 percent of his three-point tries and leads the team in assists (3.3 apg).
  • Mid-America Christian put together one of its best offensive performances of the season in a dominant 99-64 road win at Southwestern Christian when the two teams met three weeks ago in Pickens-Springer Gym. In that victory, MACU put up its second-best shooting game of the season (53.3 percent) while knocking down a season-high 14 three-pointers. Mikel Henderson led five Evangels in double-figures with 15 points on 5-of-11 from the field, including going 4-for-9 from downtown.