ADA, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team did not disappoint their fans in the first game at the Kerr Activities Center for the 2019-20 season, coming back to defeat Southern Nazarene 81-80 in Great American Conference action.

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Scoring

• 1^st Half: 31-36
  • The teams battled through the first 5:30 minutes to a 12-all tie
  • The Crimson Storm (5-3, 1-1 GAC) then went on a 13-6 run over the next four minutes to lead by 7 (18-25)
  • SNU kept the lead around 7 for the next 3 minutes
  • The Tigers (4-1, 1-1 GAC) then went on a 5-0 run to decrease the disadvantage to 2 (29-27), with 3:52 remaining
  • The Crimson Storm used a 7-4 run for a five-point lead at the half
• 2^nd Half: 50-44
  • SNU increased the lead to 9 in the first minute
  • ECU then went on a 14-4 run to tie the game at 44, with 15:53 left on the clock
    • The Tigers continued the run to 24-6 to lead by 8 (54-46), with 12:43 remaining
  • Both teams went cold for the next 2:30 minutes
  • ECU was the first to break the drought and increased its lead to 10 half way through the stanza
  • The Tigers held the lead between 7-11 points for the next 3:30 minutes
  • The Crimson Storm then went on a 6-0 run over the next minute to decreased the deficit to four (64-60)
  • ECU kept the lead around 9 until the final two minutes
  • SNU then pushed back with a 7-0 run in the next 40 seconds to the drop the difference to 2 (76-74)
  • The Crimson Storm hit two triples in the remaining time to cut the lead to one
  • SNU got within one (81-80) with 8 seconds remaining
  • The Tigers missed two free throws with 4 seconds left
  • The Crimson Storm had one more 3/4-court shot, but just missed

Tiger Quick Shots

• Sr. Camron Talley led a group of four players with double-digit point totals
  • 26 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, .500 (11-of-22) FG%
• So. Gerren Jackson: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists
• So. Tylor Arnold: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal
• Jr. Josh Apple: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist
• The game was a tale of two halves for ECU
  • 1^st Half: .296 (8-of-27) FG% / 2^nd Half: .563 (18-of-32) FG%
  • 1^st Half: .222 (2-of-9) 3PT FG% / 2^nd Half: .556 (5-of-9) 3PT FG%
• Free throws were a key to the victory for the Tigers
  • ECU: 22-of-28 / SNU: 10-of-13
• ECU also claimed a big difference in 2^nd-Chance Points (20/4) and Rebounds (41/32)

Up Next

• The Tigers will now get ready to head to the University of Texas at El Paso for an exhibition game
  • Wednesday, Nov. 27 – 8 p.m.
• ECU then comes back to the Kerr Activities Center for three games
  • 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.