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Lions struggle in classic opener Mid-America was able to actually lead only twice in the game at 28-26 late in the first half and 32-31 early in the second.
The Evangels, however, pulled within 43-40 at 12:49 on Charlie Shorter’s second trey in a row. Southern began pulling away as Jason Adams’ dunk off a Monroe pass gave the Lions a 51-42 lead midway through the half. Adams finished with three dunks in scoring nine points. Southern committed 20 turnovers to 27 for the Evangels and led 37-27 on the boards. Mid-America Christian shot better from the field — 46.9 percent to 42.9. “It wasn’t pretty,” Corn said. “We had too many turnovers in the first half. We made poor decisions. We weren’t strong with the ball. “We also were impatient against their zone (in sinking 13-of-33 from the field). We had too much passing the ball around the perimeter without going inside. As a result, we didn’t shoot free throws. “We’ll have to play better against Lincoln,” Corn added. The Evangels, an NAIA Division I entry under Willis Holley after winning an NCCAA title in 2007, received 16 points from Brandon Williams, 15 from Tyron Goldsmith and 14 from Shorter. Pittsburg St., 65-49 The Gorillas had a pair of double-figure scorers in Spencer Magana (13) and Ivan Evans (11). Magana, who started 10 games for the Gorillas last season, hit 4-of-5 treys. “We did some decent things in the second half,” Iba said. “We struggled early trying to get into sync. We have an awful lot of new guys. “We turned the ball over too much in both halves (committing 20 overall),” Iba said. “We rebounded better in the second half.” Evans’ six rebounds paced an overall advantage of 41-37. The Gorillas shot much better from the field — 45.8 percent to 25 for Lincoln. 
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