THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Senior guard JaJuan Starks recorded his third 20-point game in the last five contests, scoring 25 points while junior guard Josh Wallace produced a 17-point outburst. Unfortunately for Midwestern State, Mid-America Christian's duo of Justin Bogle and Charles Beauregard outperformed the Mustangs tandem, scoring 27 and 21, respectively, in an 84-79 win by the Evangels on Monday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
 
The pair from MACU did the majority of its damage from beyond the arc, combining for 8-of-16 shooting with five made triples from Bogle.
 
Starks eclipsed the 20-point mark for the third time this season, netting 25 on 9-of-15 shooting. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native came one point shy of matching his season-high set against Eastern New Mexico while matching the team-lead with seven rebounds.
 
Junior guard D'monta Harris tacked on 13, burying a trio of 3-pointers and snaring seven rebounds. Junior forward Gilbert Thomas, Jr., went a perfect 4-for-4 from the floor and notched his fourth double-digit point performance of the season with 10.
 
The Mustangs recorded a season-high 19 assists on 29 made field goals while committing a season-low 11 turnovers.
 
Trailing 57-49 with 13:28 to play, Starks sparked a rally with 10 of MSU Texas 12 points over a four-minute stretch to regain the lead.
 
The Mustangs stretched the advantage out to four as late as the 4:42 mark, but Bogle connected on back-to-back treys on a 30-second run to give MACU the lead for good.
 
Harris lobbed a three with 39-seconds to go, down 78-76, but the ball caromed out and the Evangels hit each of their final six free throws to close out the contest.
 
GAME NOTES
- Midwestern State suffered its sixth-straight setback to fall to 3-7 on the season
- MSU Texas dropped its first decision to Mid-America Christian, moving to 3-1 all-time against the Evangels
- The Mustangs drop their sixth-straight after a 3-1 start to the season
- MSU Texas owned a 19-9 edge in points off turnovers, converting 17 MACU miscues into points while committing a season-low 11 turnovers
- Senior guard JaJuan Starks led the Mustangs with 25 points and four assists, coming one point shy of his season-high and recording his third 20-point contest
- Junior guard Josh Wallace added 17 points and four assists to pace the offense
 
UP NEXT
MSU Texas returns to the court on Wednesday, Dec.19, against Oklahoma Christian. Tipoff at D.L. Ligon Coliseum is set for 7:30 p.m.