SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Men's Basketball concludes their regular season on Saturday (Feb. 22) afternoon, hosting the Sterling Warriors in a win or go home matchup at 3:00 p.m. Saturday is also senior day, with festivities taking place between the women's and men's contest.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel will take on Sterling in their seventh all-time matchup, as EU leads all-time, 4-2. The Valor took a big win in Sterling back in January behind a career night from Cade Sutton in a 92-67 win.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel fell in their third consecutive game on Thursday to the top ranked team in the KCAC, Oklahoma Wesleyan, 81-54.
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Manrique Alvarado led Evangel's charge on Thursday, scoring a team high nine points.
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Garrett Davault averages a team high 15.8 points per game.
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Senior Manrique Alvarado rounds out double digit scoring averages for EU at 10.3 points per game.
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In order for Evangel to earn the final seed in the conference tournament, the Valor will need to defeat Sterling and have Bethany lose on the road to (RV) Friends. A loss on Saturday or Bethany win will end Evangel's 2024-25 season.
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Evangel's 51-point showing on Thursday night was the lowest amount of points scored in a game for EU since November 9th of 2021, also against Oklahoma Wesleyan (45-69).
LOOKING AHEAD
Evangel will await Saturday's results to see if they earn the eight seed and travel on Wednesday (Feb. 26) evening for the KCAC Conference Quarterfinals. With a loss, the Valor MBB season will come to an end.
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