OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU men's basketball team will look to finish its four-game home stand on a high note as the Evangels take on Texas Wesleyan at 7:45 p.m. inside the Gaulke Activity Center on Thursday night before heading to Chickasha on Saturday to start a four-game road trip with Science & Arts for a 3:45 p.m. tip inside the USAO Fieldhouse.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 15-5 (11-3 SAC)
• Last Game: Won vs. Southwestern Christian (Okla.) – 99-77 – Jan. 29, 2024 – Gaulke Activity Center
• Stat Leaders:
  • Points: Eddie Smith (243, 12.8 ppg), Mikel Henderson (217, 10.9 ppg), Seth Hurd (212, 11.2 ppg)
  • Field Goal Percentage (%, M-A): Quentin Woodson (64.7, 33-51), Seth Hurd (55.4, 93-168), Magok Manyang (50.4, 61-121)
  • 3-Point Field Goal Percentage (%, M-A): Eddie Smith (42.9, 36-84), Conner Calavan (40.4, 23-57), Magok Manyang (37.9, 22-58)
  • Free Throw Percentage (%, M-A): Mikel Henderson (84.2, 32-38), Magok Manyang (77.4, 41-53), Eddie Smith (74.0, 37-50)
  • Rebounds: DeAngelo Adkins (132, 6.6 rpg), Magok Manyang (122, 6.1 rpg), Seth Hurd (85, 4.5 rpg)
  • Assists: Jasiah Lewis (87, 4.4 apg), Eddie Smith (49, 2.5 apg), Mikel Henderson (45, 2.3 apg)
  • Steals: DeAngelo Adkins (37, 1.9 spg), Eddie Smith (26, 1.4 spg), Jasiah Lewis (26, 1.3 spg)
  • Blocks: Magok Manyang (27, 1.4 bpg), DeAngelo Adkins (17, 0.9 bpg)
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian put together an offensive clinic in its 99-77 win over Southwestern Christian on Monday. In the victory, the Evangels shot 36-for-60 (60 percent) from the field and 18-of-33 (54.5 percent) from the free throw line.
  • MACU set a pair of NAIA Era (2007-present) record marks in the victory as the 32 assists marked a three-way tie for the top mark in the single-game book while the 18 made three-pointers matched the second-most in a game.
  • For the first time in the NAIA Era, the Evangels had three different players make at least five three-pointers in a single game as Conner Calavan shot a perfect 6-for-6, Mikel Henderson went 5-of-8 and Eddie Smith knocked down 5-of-10.
  • During MACU's nine-game win streak, the Evangels have found their offensive game by averaging 82.1 ppg on a 49.5 percent shooting clip while knocking down 41.1 percent from three-point range. In the Evangels' 11 previous games, MACU averaged just 72.6 ppg on 41.8 percent shooting while converting on 30.9 percent of its threes.

SCOUTING REPORT
Texas Wesleyan

• Record: 8-12 (6-8 SAC)
• Last Game: Won vs. Science & Arts (Okla.) – 65-61 – Jan. 29, 2024 – Fort Worth, Texas
• Series vs MACU (2013-): MACU leads 14-7
• Last Game vs MACU: MACU won 59-51 – Dec. 7, 2023 – Gaulke Activity Center
• Series Streak: MACU won 4
• Players to Watch:
  • Adetokunbo Bakare – JR – G
    • 331 Points (17.4 ppg), 110-237 FG (46.4%), 47-106 3FG (44.3%), 64-76 FT (84.2%), 102 Reb (5.4 rpg), 31 Assists (1.6 apg), 26 Steals (1.4 spg)
  • Kristian Lafayette – SR – F
    • 272 Points (13.6 ppg), 112-234 FG (47.9%), 45-55 FT (81.8%), 161 Reb (8.1 rpg), 28 Assists (1.4 apg), 23 Blocks (1.1 bpg)
  • Micale Mee – SR – G
    • 153 Points (7.7 ppg), 52-137 FG (38.0%), 27-75 3FG (36.0%), 22-29 FT (75.9%), 70 Reb (3.5 rpg), 25 Assists (1.3 apg), 20 Steals (1.0 spg)
• Team Notes:
  • After getting off to a 4-12 start to the season, Texas Wesleyan has found its stride in the second half of Sooner Athletic Conference play as the Rams enter Thursday night's contest as winners of four-straight, coming off a 65-61 home win over Science & Arts inside the Sid Richardson Center on Monday night.
  • While the Rams have struggled offensively this season, ranking second-to-last in scoring offense (69.5 ppg), TWU has been very good from the three-point arc and the free throw line, sitting third in the SAC from downtown (37.5 percent) and are tied for first in free throw percentage (75.1).
  • A bulk of TWU's offense runs through junior guard Adetokunbo Bakare and senior forward Kristian Lafayette. Bakare comes into the contest ranked sixth in the SAC in scoring (17.4 ppg) while shooting the fourth-best three-point rate (44.3 percent) in the league. Meanwhile, Lafayette has been an efficient big for TWU, averaging 13.6 ppg on a 47.9 percent average while leading the conference in rebounding (8.1 rpg).
  • In their earlier season meeting at Texas Wesleyan on Dec. 7, the Evangels won a defensive grinder by a score of 59-51. Jasiah Lewis led a balanced scoring effort with 12 points while Mikel Henderson and Eddie Smith pitched in 11 points apiece.

Science & Arts (Okla.)

• Record: 14-6 (9-5 SAC)
• Last Game: Lost at Texas Wesleyan – 65-61 – Jan. 29, 2024 – Fort Worth, Texas
• Series vs MACU (2008): USAO leads 19-17
• Last Game vs MACU: USAO won 90-69 – Dec. 11, 2023 – Gaulke Activity Center
• Series Streak: USAO won 8
• Players to Watch:
  • Reggie Quezada – SR – G
    • 352 Points (17.6 ppg), 132-269 FG (49.1%), 35-96 3FG (36.5%), 53-72 FT (73.6%), 97 Reb (4.8 rpg), 61 Assists (3.0 apg), 26 Steals (1.3 spg)
  • Anthony Ray – SR – G/F
    • 246 Points (12.3 ppg), 82-178 FG (46.1%), 65-82 FT (79.3%), 62 Reb (3.1 rpg), 31 Assists (1.6 apg)
  • Rory Pantophet – SR – F
    • 158 Points (8.8 ppg), 65-113 FG (57.5%), 25-33 FT (75.8%), 131 Reb (7.3 rpg)
• Team Notes:
  • Science & Arts is coming off a tough road loss at Texas Wesleyan on Monday as the Rams handed the Drovers a 65-61 defeat to drop USAO to fourth in the Sooner Athletic Conference standings.
  • The Drovers rank as the second-best scoring offense in the SAC, averaging 84.3 ppg while also boasting the second-highest field goal percentage (47.6). However, the Drovers also sit in ninth in scoring defense (77.5 ppg).
  • USAO is led offensively by one of the SAC's top scorers in Reggie Quezada, who is posting the fifth-best scoring average in the league (17.6 ppg) while shooting a highly-efficient 49.1 percent from the field.
  • The Evangels will be looking to snap their longest losing streak to an opponent in the SAC as the Drovers have won the last nine meetings. In their previous meeting inside the Gaulke Activity Center on Dec. 11, MACU struggled to slow down a red-hot shooting Drovers squad as USAO shot 50 percent from the field in a 90-69 win over the Evangels.