WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team saw their first loss of the 2019-20 season, falling at Southwestern Oklahoma State, 95-86 in Great American Conference action.

Scoring

• 1^st Half: 38-56
  • The Bulldogs (3-2, 1-0 GAC) opened the game on a 5-0 run in the first 2:20 of the game
  • The Tigers (3-1, 0-1 GAC) quickly cut the deficit to four
  • SWOSU kept up the pressure and kept an advantage for the entire stanza
  • With 13:37 left, ECU started a comeback
    • Started an 8-2 run over a two-minute span to take a 21-19 advantage
  • The Bulldogs countered with an 8-0 run to regain control
  • SWOSU continued to increase the pressure and go the lead out to as many as 20 late in the stanza
• 2^nd Half:
  • The game was close through the first 7:30 minutes
  • The Tigers then started an 11-3 run to cut the deficit to 11, with 9:40 left on the clock
  • ECU kept fighting and cut the disadvantage to nine (71-80), with just under seven minutes' left
  • The teams traded points and small runs the rest of the game, but the Tigers could not get closer than six

Tiger Quick Shots

• Sr. Camron Talley led a group of three ECU players with double-digit point totals
  • 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 steals, .714 (10-of-14) FG%, .667 (4-of-6) 3PT FG%
  • Passed Will Francis (Harding 2013-17) on the GAC Career Scoring Leaders list for No. 3
    • Currently 1,437 points
    • 76 points away from No. 2 – Adrian Motley (NWOSU – 2013-17) – 1,513
• So. Tylor Arnold and So. Gerren Jackson also garnered double-digit point totals
  • Arnold: 15 points, 8 rebounds, .500 (4-of-8) FG%, 7-of-7 FT, 4 assists, 2 steals
  • Jackson: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 6-of-6 FT, 2 assists, 1 steal
• The Tigers led in all shooting percentages
  • FG: ECU .491 (26-of-53) / SWOSU .432 (32-of-74)
  • 3PT FG: ECU .421 (8-of-19) / SWOSU .367 (11-of-30)
  • FT: ECU .813 (26-of-32) / SWOSU .714 (20-of-28)
• The Bulldogs led on the glass (35-40)
• Key difference came in points off turnovers and second-chance points
  • Off T/O: ECU 10 / SWOSU 22
  • 2^nd Chance: ECU 4 / SWOSU 15

Up Next

• The Tigers will wrap up a four-game road trip at the start of the 2019-20 season
• ECU will then be at the Kerr Activities Center for the next four games
  • Saturday, Nov. 23 vs. Southern Nazarene – 3 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 30 vs. Austin College – 3 p.m.
  • Wednesday, Dec. 4 vs. Bacone College – 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 7 vs. Oklahoma Baptist – 3 p.m.
• The Tigers will have two more games before ending the 2019 portion of the season
  • Monday, Dec. 16 at Northwestern Oklahoma State – 7 p.m.
  • Thursday, Dec. 19 vs. Randall – 12 p.m.
    • Annual Kid's Field Trip Day
      • Over 800 local 4^th-6^th graders are expected to be in attendance