SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Men's Basketball opens postseason on Wednesday (Feb. 26) evening, traveling to the one-seeded Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles for a 7 PM tip-off in the conference quarterfinals.
SERIES HISTORY
Evangel will take on Oklahoma Wesleyan in their 21st all-time matchup, as EU trails all-time, 9-11. The Valor fell at home last Thursday to the Eagles, 51-84.
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel took a wild come from behind victory on Saturday (Feb. 22) afternoon, 67-65, over the Sterling College Warriors to help earn the eight seed in the tournament.
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Garrett Davault led Evangel's charge on Saturday, scoring a team high 12 points. Bryce Ware rounded out double digit scoring with 11 points in the win.
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Garrett Davault averages a team high 15.7 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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Evangel shot just 35.9 percent in Saturday's win, their lowest shooting percentage in a win so far this season (previously 1-7 in games shooting under 40 percent this year).
LOOKING AHEAD
Should Evangel take the win in the quarterfinals, the Valor will travel to take on the winner of #4 Bethel and #5 Ottawa on Saturday (Mar. 1) afternoon at 2:00 p.m. With a loss, the Valor MBB 2024-25 season will come to an end.
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