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Acres,Jakeem
Gina Smith
Fr. Jakeem Acres trys to enter the paint with a defender in front of him.
58
East Central ECU 6-5
72
Winner Southern Arkansas SAU 11-2
East Central ECU
6-5
58
Final
72
Southern Arkansas SAU
11-2
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
East Central ECU 28 30 58
Southern Arkansas SAU 44 28 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Winning Streak Halted

MAGNOLIA, ARK. – In a game that would see one teams four-game winning streak come to an end, the East Central University men's basketball team fell 72-58 at Southern Arkansas, in Great American Conference action.

Scoring
  • First Half: 28-44
    • The Muleriders (11-2, 6-1 GAC) went on a 5-2 run in the first 2:30
    • The Tigers (7-5, 4-3 GAC) fought back and forced a battle
      • No team led by more than four points until 8:32 remained
      • The teams combined for one tie score and seven lead changes in the half
      • From 9:22 to 8:23 left SAU went on a 6-0 run to open the lead to seven (23-30)
    • The Muleriders added a 7-0 run in the next three minutes to increase the lead to 14
    • SAU kept up the pressure and led by as many as 18
  • Second Half: 27-28
    • No team scored more than four point in a row
    • The Tigers kept fighting, but were never able to get closer than 14
Tigers Quick Shots
  • Jr. Camron Talley moved his career point total to 1,022
    • Ranks No. 18 (of 19) in the 1,000 Point Club
    • Needs 70 points to surpass No. 17 John Rushing (1969-71) – 1,091
  • Talley was one of two players with double-digits in the points column
    • Talley: 13 pts., 7 reb. (career high), 1 block, 1 steal
  • Fr. Jakeem Acres garnered a career-best 10 points
    • 10 pts., 1 reb., 1 assist
  • Jr. Jalan Brown led the team on the boards, with 8
  • This was the first road game for the Tigers since Dec. 4, 2018
    • The Tigers started their winning streak the next game
  • This was ECU's first road game since Dec. 4, 2018
  • The Tigers trailed the Muleriders in field-goals made, but led in free throws
    • FG: ECU – 20 / SAU – 30
    • FT: ECU – 15 / SAU - 6
Up Next
  • The Tigers will make a quick trip to face Arkansas-Monticello, Saturday, Jan. 12 (3 p.m.)
  • ECU then returns home to start a four-game home stand
    • Games begin with arch rival Southeastern in the annual Black Out! game
      • Thursday, Jan. 17 – 7:30 p.m.
    • The Tigers will also face Southern Nazarene (Jan. 19), Henderson State (Jan. 24) and Ouachita Baptist (Jan. 26) during the span
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