BOLIVAR, MO. – The East Central University men's basketball team fell to Lincoln in the 2018-19 season opener, 70-61, at the Great American Conference/Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association Crossover.

Scoring

• First Half: 27-40
  • The Tigers (0-1) opened the game with a 5-0 run
  • Led by as many as six (11-5), with 15:55 remaining
  • The Blue Tigers (1-0) then used an 11-4 run to take a 16-15 lead
  • Never game up the advantage and led by as many as 14 (38-24), with 1:21 remaining
• Second Half: 34-30
  • Kept the deficit between 10-15 the second half
  • In the final five minutes ECU out-scored Lincoln 12-6
• Final: 61-70

Tiger Quick Shots

• This was the first meeting between the Tigers and the Blue Tigers in school history
• The teams were close in all made shots categories
  • Field Goals: 23-24
  • 3PT Field Goals: 7-10
  • Free Throws: 8-12
• Lincoln had a clear advantage in shot percentage
  • Field Goals: 45.1 – 54.5
  • 3PT Field Goals: 30.4 – 55.6
  • Free Throws 61.5 – 75.0
• ECU led the Blue Tigers in points in the paint and points off turnovers
  • Points in the paint: 28-18
  • Points off turnovers: 25-11
• Sr. Da'Rion King led the Tigers: 16 pts., 7 reb., 1 assist
• Jr. Camron Talley: 13 pts., 2 assists
• Fr. Jerritt Dixon: 8 pts., 2 reb., 3-of-3 FG, 2-of-2 3PT FG
• Seven of the 11 Tiger players to play scored at least two points
  • Six of those were over five points

Up Next

• Saturday, Nov. 10 at Southwest Baptist – 7 p.m.
  • Final game of the GAC/MIAA Crossover
• Saturday, Nov. 17 vs. Bacone College -3 p.m.
  • First game at the Kerr Activities Center