FORT WORTH, Texas – Anthony Roy poured in a game-high 25 factors to guide the No. 2 Langston College Lions previous Mid-America Christian 55-44 on Tuesday night time, claiming their second straight Sooner Athletic Convention match championship.
“MACU deserves a whole lot of credit score for defending us the best way they did,” Langston College head coach and reigning SAC Coach of the Yr Chris Wright stated. “They have been robust, bodily, and made each shot troublesome. This was a nationwide match sort of sport; we wanted this tonight. I’m happy with our guys for locating a solution to make sufficient performs down the stretch to win this one.”
It was robust sledding within the opening half with each offenses gaining no clear benefit. The Lions led 15-14 at halftime however hit solely 23 p.c (seven-of-30) whereas halting the MACU offense to 19 p.c (four-of-21) from the sphere.
Lions have been in a position to get a little bit of respiratory room, helped by two three-pointers from Roy and a jumper by Cortez Mosley to place Langston up 33-26 on the 10:40 mark within the second half. MACU’s Seth Hurd reduce the deficit to 5 at 41-36 with 6:24 remaining however the Evangels by no means bought any nearer.
Langston College picks up its second straight SAC match championship to pair with its second straight SAC common season championship they clinched again on February fifteenth. Along with the convention championships, the wins have additionally stacked up for the Lions and Wright.
Since taking the helm of the Langston males’s basketball program, Wright holds a 61-4 win-loss report and a 41-3 mark in convention play. Tuesday’s win over MACU additionally gave Wright a 5-0 report at Langston vs the Evangels.
Roy completed with 25 factors on nine-of-19 taking pictures in 35 minutes of motion. That is the thirteenth time this season the SAC Participant of the Yr has scored over 20 factors in a contest. Toru Dean and Majok Kuath tied for second on the staff in scoring with seven factors apiece.
Langston College (30-1) now awaits their match draw within the NAIA Males’s Basketball Championship Opening Spherical which will probably be unveiled on March 7 at 6 p.m. by the NAIA on their YouTube Channel. The Lions gained an automated bid to the opening spherical by the use of profitable the SAC common season title and won’t must journey far as they have been chosen as one of many 16 host websites for the NAIA Males’s Basketball First and Second Rounds which begins Saturday, March 15.
