Men's Basketball 3/6/2014 8:49:00 PM

Stars stumble 87-85 to Mid-America

McGhee leads OCU with 21 points

Jamaal Crayton scored 11 of his 12 points in the second half.

Box Score
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Mid-America Christian tripped Oklahoma City University 87-85 on Thursday in the Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals at the Noble Complex.
Jamaal Crayton's jumper in the lane cut the Stars' deficit to 86-85 with eight seconds left, then Angelo Lewis hit a free throw to put Mid-America Christian back up two points.
Reggie Davis' steal at the end sealed the outcome. Mid-America will play in the conference semifinals 6 p.m. Friday.
OCU tumbled to 16-12. The final NAIA Division I rankings and national-tournament qualifiers will be unveiled 3 p.m. Wednesday. Pairings for the NAIA Division I Tournament will be revealed 8 p.m. Wednesday. The Stars will hope for an at-large bid into the national tournament.
Davis increased Mid-America Christian's advantage to 78-68 with a bucket at the 4:08 mark.
The Stars responded with free throws to slice into Mid-America's lead. Terry Johnson and Crayton canned two free throws each to cut OCU's deficit to 78-72 with 3:19 remaining. Then Crayton and R.J. McGhee nailed a pair of foul shots each to bring OCU to within 81-77 at the 2:14 mark.
Crayton cut Mid-America's edge to 85-81 by connecting on a jumper in the paint. McGhee dropped in two free throws to make the score 86-83 in favor of the Evangels with 52 seconds to go.
OCU overcame an early 8-0 deficit to take a 27-23 edge. Terry Johnson and Terence Bonhomme fired in back-to-back 3s to put the Stars up four points with 7:22 left in the first. Mid-America regained the lead on Stephen Armstrong's free throws with 3:55 remaining in the first period.
McGhee, a senior from Baton Rouge, La., supplied the Stars with 21 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Bonhomme, a freshman from St. Martinville, La., produced 14 points, four rebounds and three steals, while Johnson, a senior from Chicago, provided 14 points, four rebounds and two steals for OCU.
Crayton, a senior from Augusta, La., chipped in 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists, and Terrence Walker, a senior from Jonesboro, Ark., had 10 points and five rebounds for the Stars.

Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament
MEN
At Noble Complex, Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, Okla.
Wednesday's Results
First Round
Science & Arts of Oklahoma 76, Southwestern Christian 66
Oklahoma Baptist 103, Texas Wesleyan 76
John Brown 107, Northwood 100, OT
Thursday's Games
Quarterfinals
Game 4: Mid-America Christian 87, Oklahoma City 85
Game 5: Oklahoma Baptist 79, Southwestern Assemblies of God 78, OT
Game 6: St. Gregory's (21-8) vs. USAO (14-14)
Game 7: Wayland Baptist (21-9) vs. John Brown (21-10)
Friday's Games
Semifinals
Game 8: Mid-America Christian (17-10) vs. Oklahoma Baptist (17-15), 6 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Game
Championship
Game 10: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9, 7 p.m.

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