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Mark Howell
Mark Howell led OCU with five assists Saturday.
70
Oklahoma City University OCU 18-10, 13-9
80
Winner Mid-America Christian (Okla.) MACU 19-11, 12-10
Oklahoma City University OCU
18-10, 13-9
70
Final
80
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) MACU
19-11, 12-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Oklahoma City University OCU 36 34 70
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) MACU 36 44 80

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

OCU falls 80-70 to Mid-America Christian

Stars enter conference tournament as No. 5 seed

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University completed the regular season with an 80-70 setback to Mid-America Christian on Saturday at the Gaulke Activity Center.
The Stars finished the regular season 18-10, 13-9 in the Sooner Athletic Conference. Oklahoma City, ranked 18th in NAIA Division I, took the fifth seed in the SAC Tournament and will face Langston at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Langston, Okla., in the tournament quarterfinals.
The tournament shifts to Abe Lemons Arena on March 1-2 for the tournament semifinals and championship. The championship game tips off 4 p.m. Saturday in Oklahoma City.
Chris Williams, a senior from Denver, provided OCU with 21 points, hitting 7 of 14 shots from the field. Eric McCollum, a senior from Newburgh, N.Y., posted his team-high sixth double-double in 2018-19 with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Stars' Anthony Davis, a junior from Lewisville, Texas, picked up 10 points, while Mark Howell, a senior from Grand Prairie, Texas, dished out a team-best five assists to go with eight points.
Elijah Christman hit a free throw to give OCU its largest lead of the day of 26-20 midway through the first half. Mid-America Christian rallied to take a 36-34 edge on Anthony Black's trey, but Williams responded with a bucket to tie the game 36-36 entering halftime.
In the second half, Howell canned a 3 to tie the game 47-47 at the 15:01 mark. The Evangels tallied the next four points as Britt Hammons had a free throw to give Mid-America a 51-47 lead.
Dominick Ford's foul shot pushed Mid-America Christian's advantage into double digits 62-52 halfway through the second period.
 
Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament
MEN
At campus sites
Tuesday's Games
Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 5 Oklahoma City (18-10) at No. 4 Langston (21-9), 7 p.m.
Game 2: No. 6 Mid-America Christian (19-11) at No. 3 USAO (20-9), 8 p.m.
Game 3: No. 7 Southwestern Assemblies of God (19-11) at No. 2 John Brown (21-9), 7 p.m.
Game 4: No. 8 Panhandle State (15-13) at No. 1 Wayland Baptist (24-6), 8 p.m.
At Abe Lemons Arena
Oklahoma City
Friday's Games
Semifinals
Times TBD
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 4
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3
Saturday, March 2
Championship
Game 7: Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.
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