ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team picked up its 10^th-straight victory over Henderson State, claiming an 82-63 victory in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• First Half: 39-28
  • The Tigers (10-6, 7-4 GAC) started the game on an 11-4 run in the first four minutes
  • The Reddies (12-6, 7-5 GAC) cut the deficit to four (14-10) over the next three minutes
  • ECU earned its first double-digit advantage (20-10), with 10:33 remaining
  • HSU pushed back, but was only able to cut the deficit to six (29-23) over the next five minutes
  • The Tigers quickly pushed the lead back to double-digits (33-23) in the next minute
  • ECU kept the advantage between 11-13 the rest of the stanza
• Second Half:43-35
  • The Tigers kept up the pressure and increased the lead to 21 (52-31) in the first 6:30 minutes of the period
  • The Reddies were only able to get to a 15-point deficit and led by as many as 23 (73-50) in the remaining time

Tigers Quick Shots

• Jr. Camron Talley led the team with 26 points and moved up two spots on the ECU 1,000-Point Club list
  • No. 16: 1,097 points
  • No. 15: 1,109 – Bobby Shelton (1985-89)
    • 12 points away
  • No. 14: 1,120 – Duane Goodwin (1985-89)
    • 23 points away
• Talley was one of two players with double-digit point totals
  • Talley: 26 pts., 4 reb., 1 steal
  • Sr. Da'Rion King: 16 pts., 6 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals
• RFr. Gerren Jackson was close to his first double-double
  • 9 pts., 10 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals
• Jr. Jalan Brown was close to his second double-double
  • 9 pts., 9 reb., 1 assists, 1 steal
• ECU had a strong night shooting
  • FG: ECU – 24-of-56 (42.9%) / HSU – 26-of-69 (37.7%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU – 7-of-19 (36.8%) / HSU – 1-of-16 (6.3%)
• The biggest difference came at the free throw line
  • The Tigers made more shots than they allowed the Reddies to attempt
    • ECU: 27-of-34 (79.4%) / HSU: 10-of-19 (52.6%)
    • The Tigers 27 free-throws are a season-best
• ECU earned a 50-33 advantage on the boards
• The Tigers are ranked fourth in the GAC standings at 7-4
  • Southern Nazarene, Southern Arkansas and Oklahoma Baptist are tied for first (9-2)
• ECU is participating in the Coaches vs. Cancer: Sneakers and Suits Weekend
  • Coaches are wearing sneakers with their suits
  • Team is also raising money for the American Cancer Society
  • Donations will be accepted through the next game

Up Next

• The Tigers will wrap up a four-game home stand, Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Ouachita at 3 p.m.
  • The other GAC Tigers are the only team that ECU has not seen yet during the 2018-19 season
• The Tigers will then hit the road for the next five games
  • Jan. 31-Feb. 14
• Next home game is Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. vs. Oklahoma Baptist