ADA – For the second-straight home game and the first Great American Conference battle of the 2018-19 season, the East Central University scored over 100 points, defeating Southwestern Oklahoma State, 101-74 at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• First Half: 48-44
  • The Tigers (3-2, 1-0 GAC) jumped out to a 9-0 advantage in the first three minutes
  • The Bulldogs (0-4, 0-1 GAC) followed with a 15-3 run over the next four minutes to take a 15-12 lead
  • SWOSU held on to the lead (as many as four) through the first 9:30 minutes to lead 21-17
  • ECU followed with a 6-1 run over the next minutes to lead (23-22)
  • The teams battled through the next three minutes, toggling the lead back-and-forth
  • Tied at 31 (5:31 left)
  • The Tigers then went on a 7-0 run until four minutes were left (38-37)
  • ECU continued the run to 13-2 for a nine-point advantage (2:20 left), 42-33
  • SWOSU kept fighting and dropped the deficit to two (44-42), with a minute left
  • ECU used a 4-2 run in the final time to take a48-44 lead into the locker room
• Second Half: 53-30
  • The teams traded runs, with the lowest deficit for the Bulldogs being three and the largest 10
    • ECU led 64-54, with 13:07 remaining
  • The Tigers then took control and pushed the lead out to 20 (82-62), with 6:05 left
  • SWOSU kept the disadvantage around 20 until the final 3:30
    • ECU pushed the lead out to 29 (101-72)

Tiger Quick Shots

• Second-straight home game that ECU tallied over 100 points
  • Nov. 17 vs. Bacone – W, 109-71
• ECU shot 59.6 (34-of-57) from the field and 44.0 (11-of-25) from three-point range
  • Held the Bulldogs to a 42.6 (26-of-61) FG% and 37.5 (9-of-24) 3PT FG%
• Jr. Camron Talley scored 30-or-more points for the second time this season and the third in his career
  • 30 pts., 7 reb., 2 assists, 3 steals, 1 block, 50.0 (10-of-20) FG%
• ECU saw four players score double-digit point totals
  • RFr. Tylor Arnold: 25 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 3 steals, 72.7 (8-of-11) FG%, 71.4 (5-of-7) 3PT FG%, 100 (4-of-4) FT%
  • Sr. Da'Rion King: 16 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 100 (8-of-8) FG%
  • RFr. Gerren Jackson: 13 pts, 5 reb., 8 assists, 2 steals
• Talley now has 889 career points, just 111 from 1,000
  • Would be the 19^th member of the 1,000-Point Club

Up Next

• The Tigers have four games remaining before the holiday break
  • Saturday, Dec. 1 at Southern Nazarene (3 p.m.)
  • Tuesday, Dec. 4 at Oklahoma Baptist (7:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Dec. 8 vs. McKendree (1 p.m.)
  • Monday, Dec. 17 vs. Northwestern (7:30 p.m.)