ADA, Okla. – In a gym filled with over 1,100 local 4
th-6
th grade students, the East Central University men's basketball team gave the kids a great show, defeating Randall 114-83 at the Kerr Activities Center.
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Scoring
- 1st Half: 49-27
- The Tigers (9-1, 3-1 GAC) started the game on a 9-0 run
- In the first 2:30 minutes
- Pushed the lead to 17-4 over the next 2:30 minutes
- First 20-point advantage came with 9:24 remaining (28-8)
- Did not let the lead get below 16 points the rest of the stanza
- 2nd Half: 65-56
- ECU kept up the pressure and increased the lead to 31, with 11:44 remaining
- Pushed the advantage to 37 (89-52), with 10:15 remaining
- The Saints (4-9) then went on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 28, with 8:18 left to play
- The lead remained around 30 points the rest of the game
Tiger Quick Shots
- This was the largest group of local students for the Kid's Field Trip Day
- Previous high was around 500
- Annual Teddy Bear Toss to benefit Mercy Hospital Ada Pediatric Ward
- The Tigers scored over 100 points for the third time in 2019-20
- Nov. 30 – W, 105-70 vs. Austin College
- Dec. 4 – W, 104-67 vs. Bacone College
- Second-highest number of 100+ point games in a season
- Tied with 3 in 2018-19, 2017-18 and 1995-96
- Season best is 6 in 2009-10
- Highest amount of points scored in a single game since Jan. 16, 2018
- W, 120-86 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State
- Sr. Camron Talley recorded his fifth 30+ point game in his career and second this season
- 41 pts., 2 reb., 5 assists, 3 steals, 56.0 (14-of-25) FG%, 50.0 (9-of-18) 3PT FG%
- Season highs for points, assists, steals, FG made and 3PT FG made
- Second-highest point total in a game for Talley
- Career high: 44 pts – Jan. 16, 2018
- Sr. Jalan Brown recorded his second-career double-double and second of the season
- 14 pts., 11 reb., 5 assists, 1 block, 62.5 (5-of-8) FG%
- Career high for rebounds and season highs for blocks and FG made
- This is ECU's best start since the 1995-96 and 1996-97 seasons
- 1996-97 started 8-0
- 1995-96 started 10-0
- Both teams shot well during the game
- FG: ECU – 53.8% (42-of-78) / RU – 40.3% (29-of-72)
- 3PT FG: ECU – 47.4% (18-of-38) / RU – 50.0% (10-of-20)
- The Tigers saw four players score in double-digits and all but one of the 10 that played score, tally a rebound and an assist
- Talley: 41 pts.
- Jr. Caleb Williams: 16 pts., 3 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, 60.0 (6-of-10) FG% 66.7 (4-of-6) 3PT FG%
- Career highs for points, assists and 3PT FG made
- Brown: 14 pts.
- Sr. Zac Neely: 13 pts., 8 reb., 1 assist, 83.3 (5-of-6) FG%