RUSSELLVILLE, ARK. – The East Central University men's basketball team fell to Arkansas Tech, 92-80, in the first of five-straight road Great American Conference games for the Tigers (11-7, 8-5 GAC).

Scoring

• First Half: 45-48
  • The opening stanza was a back-and-forth battle from start to finish
    • 7 Tie Scores / 9 Lead Changes
    • No team lead by more than five points
  • Final tie at 45, with1:51 remaining in the stanza
  • The Wonder Boys (7-12, 5-8 GAC) hit a triple with 15 seconds remaining for the lead
• Second Half: 35-44
  • ATU started the half on an 8-2 run in the first 2:30 minutes
  • The Wonder Boys kept up the pressure throughout the stanza
    • Built the lead to double-digits with 12:47 remaining
    • Led by as many as 20 (85-65)
  • After the 20-point ATU advantage, the Tigers cut the lead to 12

Tiger Quick Shots

• Sr. Da'Rion King led a group of four players with double-digit point totals
  • King: 21 pts., 7 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal
    • Tallied 17 pts. and 5 reb. In the first half
  • Jr. Camron Talley: 17 pts., 1 assist, 1 steal
  • RFr. Gerren Jackson: 12 pts., 5 reb., 1 assist, 2 steals
  • Jr. Jalan Brown: 10 pts., 9 reb., 1 assist
• Only three of the other six players to see action scored
  • Fr. Jakeem Acres: 9 pts., 2 reb.
  • Fr. Matt Garriga: 6 pts.
  • RFr. Tylor Arnold: 5 pts., 5 reb.,3 assists
• Both teams shot over 50% from the field
  • ECU: 51% (34-of-67) / ATU (54% (35-of-65)
• The Wonder Boys earned a clear advantage in 3PT shooting
  • ECU: 33% (6-of-18) / ATU: 50% (15-of-30)

Up Next

• The Tigers will continue their five-game road trip for the next two weeks
  • Saturday, Feb. 2 at Harding (3 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 7 at Southwestern (7:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Feb. 9 at Northwestern (3 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 14 at Southeastern (7:30 p.m.)
• Next home game Thursday, Feb. 16 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (3 p.m.)