Box Score The Basics
Score: Evangel 79 – Culver-Stockton 76
Records: Evangel (7-8, 4-7 Heart); Culver-Stockton (1-14, 0-11 Heart)
Location: Springfield, Mo. – Ashcroft Center
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Evangel men's basketball team held off a hot shooting Culver-Stockton team earning a 79-76 victory in league play.
The Crusaders led by as many as 18 but had to fight off the Wildcats who would rally back to pull within a point, 77-76, with just 40 seconds left in the game. Evangel pulled down an offensive rebound with 13 seconds left forcing the Wildcats to foul as Nick Yocum made both free throws to help seal the victory.
Culver-Stockton shot 50 percent from the field and made 11 three-pointers, but Evangel finished 15-of-18 from the free throw line to ice the game.
Yocum finished with a game-high 19 points including five three-pointers to help Evangel. The win was the second straight win and sixth in the last seven games for the Crusaders who have inched within a game of the .500 mark.
Richard Chapman also finished in double figures with 11 points while Jacob Smith and Braden Adams each added nine points. Evangel got 38 points from its bench as all 12 who saw action scored in the game.
Culver-Stockton was led by Alon Hemsani who scored 17 points and pulled down five boards.
Up Next
Evangel returns to the road Thursday night against MidAmerica Nazarene. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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