SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Central Methodist drilled a single-game school record 25 three-pointers Wednesday, but No. 24 Evangel (Mo.) rallied from a 16-point deficit to pull out a 125-114 double-overtime win in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) Men's Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals in the Ashcroft Center.

Evangel (22-9), the four-seed in the Tournament, advances to face top-seed Benedictine (Kan.), ranked 10th in the country, on Friday in the Semifinals after defeating five-seed Central Methodist (18-13).

The 37 combined three-point field goal makes by both teams ties the NAIA Division I single-game record set by Houston Baptist (Texas) (15) versus Mountain State (W.Va.) (22) on Dec. 7, 2002. The 25 makes by Central Methodist ties for most in a Division I game with Wisconsin-Parkside [vs. Lakeland (Wis.), Feb. 14, 1989] and Western Baptist (Ore.) [vs. Southern Oregon, Dec. 28, 1990] and breaks the Eagles' previous mark of 21 set during the 1994-95 season.

The 44 three-point field goal attempts by the Green and Black breaks the previous single-game school mark of 37 from the 1994-95 campaign.

The Eagles shot 56.5 percent (39-of-69) overall and 56.8 percent (25-of-44) from distance.

The build-up for Wednesday's matchup between the HAAC Co-Players of the Year, Eagles' guard Melvin Tillman and Crusaders' forward Zach Kleine, lived up to the hype. Evangel entered Wednesday's game having won four-straight HAAC Tournament first round games, but the Green and Black proved to be the early aggressors.

Central Methodist started 11-of-11 from the field, including 6-of-6 from behind the arc, and raced out to a commanding 16-point lead less than seven minutes into the game. Kaylim Noel was the early catalyst for the Eagles, starting 4-of-4 from the field and 3-of-3 from behind the arc.

Evangel went on a 9-0 run to get within 36-33, but Tillman drained consecutive treys to end the run, and Mitchell Farr canned a bucket from distance to push the Eagles' lead back to 45-35 with 5:29 on the clock.

Tillman's sixth three-pointer of the first half came with 35 seconds to play to give his team an 11-point edge, and the Eagles led 53-44 at intermission.

Tillman and Noel combined for 31 points in the first period. Tillman was 7-of-9 shooting, including 6-of-8 from three to go along with five assists and three boards. Noel scored all 11 of his points in the first 20 minutes to go along with four rebounds.

Central Methodist shot 63.3 percent (19-of-30), recording 12 assists on 19 made buckets. The Green and Black were 57.1 percent (12-of-21) from distance.

The 53 first-half points were four shy of the total put up by the Eagles in a 24-point loss to the Crusaders on February 20.

Kleine had a team-high 12 points in the first half.

Evangel used the first 10 minutes of the second period to close the deficit. The Crusaders put together a 6-0 run capped by a J.J. Williams conventional three-point play, but a Farr layup and jumper on back-to-back possessions pushed the Eagles lead back to 66-60 midway through the half.

Evangel finally tied the contest off another Williams old-fashioned three-point play, but Farr drilled a trey as the Eagles regained the upper hand, 69-66, at the 9:08 mark.

Farr's sixth trey of the night at the 7:08 point stretched Central Methodist's advantage back to 77-69. The junior guard scored 26 of his 34 points after halftime.

Brodie Wingert and Tillman put on a three-point shooting display in a two minute span down the stretch. Wingert made three-straight treys for Evangel, but Tillman answered with consecutive treys to keep the Eagles' advantage at 89-85 with 1:41 left in the period.

The Crusaders didn't take their first lead until there were 5.1 seconds left in regulation when Williams converted a conventional three-point play to make the score 93-92. John Palmer went the length of the court and got fouled with 0.6 seconds left. The Crusaders thought they had a block, and after a four-minute video review, the foul call was upheld, sending Palmer to the line for two shots. Palmer missed the front end but made the second attempt to send the game into overtime tied at 93.

Kleine made two free throws to give the Crusaders only their third lead of the night, 97-95, with 3:06 left in the extra time.

Twice down by five points, Farr answered with treys, with the latter coming at the 1:30 mark. A Palmer drive to the basket ended in a layup to tie the game at 105 with 48.6 seconds left on the clock.

Palmer stripped Williams of the ball on the next possession, but a Farr turnover with three seconds left forced a second overtime.

Evangel scored the first six points of the second overtime before a Tillman trey cut the Eagles' deficit to 111-108 with 3:32 left, but Kleine made four straight free throws in the next 39 seconds, and the Eagles would get no closer.

Tillman scored 20 of his game-high 37 points before halftime. In his final game for the Eagles, the Richmond, Ind., native shot 11-of-21 from the field and 10-of-15 from distance. The 10 makes is two shy of Farr's single-game record set against then-No. 21 Park (Mo.) on October 31, 2013.

After the 37-point performance, Tillman becomes only the 12th play in program history to surpass 1,400 career points. He ends his career with 1,429 points in three seasons wearing a green and black uniform.

Tillman also dished out a team-high seven assists and had four rebounds and four steals.

Farr finished 13-of-21 from the floor and 8-of-14 from three. The Racine, Wis., product, who ends the season with 106 made treys, becomes the third Eagle behind former greats Zach Towe and Matt Sherman to surpass 100 made treys in a season.

Noel finished with seven rebounds. Palmer recorded nine points and six assists. Eric McDaniel had eight points. Scott Stegeman had seven points and six rebounds. Andrew Wright netted six points on 2-of-3 shooting from deep.

Williams scored a team-high 36 points and was 17-of-18 from the line. He also had 10 assists for a double-double.

Kleine finished with 29 points and seven rebounds. Wingert added 24 points. Korry Tillery had 17 points, while Richard Chapman had 10.

Evangel shot 57.1 percent (40-of-70) overall and 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from three. The Crusaders were 94.3 percent (33-of-35) from the charity stripe and turned 18 Eagles' turnovers into 30 points.