ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University men's basketball team suffered its first loss at home in the 2018-19 season, with a 75-56 loss to Southern Nazarene at the Kerr Activities Center.

Scoring

• First Half: 27-40
  • The Tigers (9-6, 6-4 GAC) hit the first shot of the game
  • Teams traded shots for the first three minutes to be knotted at eight
  • ECU took a small 1-2 advantage in the next four minutes, but the Crimson Storm (15-3, 8-2 GAC) fought back to tie the game at 17
  • SNU took its first lead of the game, with 10:20 remaining (19-20)
  • The Crimson Storm kept pushing and got their advantage to 10, with four minutes left
  • In the final four minutes SNU went on a 7-0 run to push the lead to 17
• Second Half: 29-35
  • The Tigers cut the lead to 11 in the first five minutes
  • SNU then pushed the lead back to 18 (52-34) over the next minute
  • The Crimson Storm kept pushing and got the lead out to as many as 22 (61-39)
  • ECU made a final run, but could only get the disadvantage down to 14 (62-48), with 6:15 remaining in the game
  • SNU pushed the lead back out to as many as 20 in the remaining time, but the Tigers could not get closer than 14

Tigers Quick Shots

• The loss was the first loss at home for the 2018-19 season
  • ECU had an 8-0 home-winning streak going that dated back to Feb. 24, 2018
• Jr. Camron Talley was the lost player for the Tigers to score 10-or-more points
  • 20 pts., 3 reb., 1 assists, 2 steals
  • Next top scorer was So. Josh Apple: 8 pts., 1 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal
• RFr. Gerren Jackson led the team on the glass
  • 5 pts., 8 reb., 4 assists, 1 steal
• All but one of the nine players to see action tallied at least one point and one rebound
• Both teams had strong games shooting
  • ECU: 41.2 % (21-of-51) FG% / 54.5% (6-of-11) 3PT FG%
  • SNU: 50% (28-of-56) FG% / 42.9% (9-of-21) 3PT FG%
• The Crimson Storm earned an advantage on the glass: 34-39
• SNU was the first team that ECU has played twice in 2018-19
  • The Tigers have yet to face Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist
• Talley moved his career scoring mark to 1,071
  • Ranked No. 18 on the ECU 1,000 Point Club list
  • Just 20 away from No. 17
    • John Rushing: 1,091 (1969-71)

Up Next

• ECU will wrap up a four-game home stand next week
  • Thursday, Jan. 24 vs. Henderson State (7:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Ouachita Baptist (3 p.m.)
• The Tigers will then play the next five games on the road