SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Men's Basketball plays host to the Southwestern College Moundbuilders on Wednesday (Jan. 8) evening, looking to end their three game losing skid at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday night's game will be broadcast by Mediacom22.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel will take on Southwestern in their second all-time matchup, as EU trails all-time, 0-1. The Valor fell on the road last season, 78-86, back in January.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel fell on the road to McPherson, 88-80, after being outscored by 12 in the first half of Saturday's game.
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Josh Mason scored 25 points for the Valor in the loss, joined by Garrett Davault (16 pts.) and Bryce Ware (14 pts.) for double digit scoring.
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The Valor have leaned on junior Garrett Davault in the first half of the season, as the Norwood native averages a team high 15.1 points per game.
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Seniors Josh Mason and Manrique Alvarado round out double digit scoring averages for EU at 12.7 and 11.5 ppg, respectively.
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The Valor were outrebounded on Saturday, 39-19, the largest margin this season.
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The Valor currently sit in 12th in the conference standings while Southwestern is in fifth.
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Evangel opponents currently shoot 47.1 percent against EU, the highest mark allowed in the KCAC.
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel plays host to the Swedes of Bethany College at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 11) afternoon in AGFinancial Arena.
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