MCPHERSON, KS - No. 23 Texas Wesleyan Men's Basketball (19-7, 12-5 SAC) used four players' double-digit scoring efforts to get past Central Christian (11-14, 4-13 SAC) 80-71 Thursday night in Kansas.

Akeem White led all scorers off the bench with 18 points in 23 minutes, coupled with seven boards - five on the offensive end. It's the eighth game in a row White has averaged nearly a point per minute on the floor (127 points in his last 156 minutes since January 25). Peyton Sallee and Davon Berry each chipped in 17 points with six and eight rebounds, respectively - Sallee almost exclusively knocked in shots beyond the arc (4-of-5 from deep). Sebastian Karwoski totaled 11 points and seven rebounds.

Both teams shot 50 percent or better in the first half but sputtered a bit in the final 20 minutes. The Tigers were clamped down more, making just 10-of-30 shots down the stretch.

Between the 11:21 and 4:29 marks of the second half, Central Christian made 10 free throws but went without a bucket from the field. During that stretch, the Rams preserved a precarious four point lead and bumped it up to seven. The largest lead for TXWES in the second half was just 11, but once Texas Wesleyan took the advantage on White's bucket in the paint with 15:41 remaining, the Rams never surrendered the advantage.

Texas Wesleyan will face Langston Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. going for its fourth 20-win season in the last five years.Shingleton is up to 158 career wins, just two behind Elmer Hanebutt (1956-69) for second most in the program all-time. Of the five coaches who have spent at least eight seasons on the TXWES bench, Shingelton is second all-time in win percentage.

New NAIA Coaches' Poll released
The Rams slipped from No. 20 to No. 23 in the latest Coaches' Poll, but has held a spot in the top 25 every poll during the regular season. Conference rival Mid-America Christian (Okla.) stayed in the No. 2 spot for the third consecutive week with a 25-1 record with a pair of wins over then No. 15 SAGU (Texas) and then No. 20 Texas Wesleyan last week. Georgetown (KY) lost its first game of the season February 6, leaving no undefeated teams in Division I. The last team to finish the regular season unbeaten was Columbia (MO) in 2013 and the last team to win a title without a loss was Oklahoma City in 1992.