ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University men's basketball team came back from a 10-point first-half deficit to claim an 89-85 victory over arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• First Half: 41-51
  • The Savage Storm (9-5, 5-5 GAC) started the game with a 13-2 run, in the first four minutes
  • The Tigers' (9 -5, 5-4 GAC) deficit was kept between 6-12 points during the rest of the stanza
• Second Half: 48-34
  • ECU started the second half with a 7-2 run, in the first 1:30
  • The Tigers kept fighting and tied the game at 59 and took their first lead of the game (60-59), with 15:28 remaining
  • Southeastern built the lead back to six (62-68) over the next three minutes
  • For the next three minutes the ECU deficit remained between 1-6
  • With 9:03 left in the half, the Tigers tied the game at 74
  • The Savage Storm took a quick one-point (75-76) advantage
  • The teams battled over the next four minutes to end up knotted at 81
  • The Tigers then went on a 4-0 run to take the final lead of the game
    • All four points were scored at the free-throw line
  • Southeastern kept fighting, but ECU kept the lead between 3-5 the rest of the game

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers honored Jr. Camron Talley with a ceremonial ball before the start of the game for becoming the 19^th-member of the 1,000 Point Club
  • Talley added 17 points to his career total
    • 1,051 points ranking No. 18
• ECU extended its home-winning streak to seven games
  • Dates back to Feb. 24, 2018
• The Tigers have now won four-straight games against the Savage Storm
• ECU saw five players score in double-digits
  • Jr. Jalan Brown: 19 pts., 6 reb., 2 assists, 3 blocks
  • Talley: 17 pts., 4 reb., 1 block
  • RFr. Gerren Jackson: 13 pts., 7 reb., 5 assists, 3 steals
  • Sr. Da'Rion King: 13 pts., 5 reb., 3 assists
  • RFr. Tylor Arnold: 12 pts., 2 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal­
• The Tigers led in overall shooting percentage, but trailed in three-point shooting
  • FG%: ECU – 33-of-57 (57.9%) / SE – 27-of-61 (44.3%)
  • 3PT FG%: ECU – 7-of-22 (31.8%) / SE – 15-of-31 (48.4%)
    • The Savage Storm shot 57.1% (12-of-21) in the first half
• ECU lead in the rebounding column 34-30
• The Tigers tallied half of their points in the paint (46)

Up Next

• ECU will finish up the week against Southern Nazarene
  • Saturday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. in Ada
• The Tigers will then play two more games at home
  • Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. Henderson State (7:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Ouachita (3 p.m.)