ADA, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team kept its home record perfect for the 2019-20 season, defeating Oklahoma Baptist 97-85, in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 39-29
  • The Tigers (7-1, 2-1 GAC) started the game on a 14-0 run in the first 4:30 minutes
    • Never let the lead go
  • The Bison (4-3, 1-2 GAC) countered with a 7-0 run over the next four minutes
    • Continued the push to cut the deficit to five (20-15), with 9:40 left on the clock
  • ECU kept the advantage between 6-10 through the first 15 minutes
  • Over the next four minutes the Tigers went on an 11-8 run to lead by as many as 16
• 2^nd Quarter: 58-56
  • ECU held the lead around 10 for the first four minutes
  • OBU then went on a 6-0 run to get back within 5 (53-48)
  • The Tigers kept the advantage between 5-8 points through the first 10 minutes
  • The Bison then went on a 5-0 run over the next minute to get within 3
  • Sr. Camron Talley hit a triple in the next 15 seconds to get the advantage back to 6
  • ECU kept the lead around five for the next 2 minutes
  • The Tigers then pushed back in the next two minutes to get the lead back to double-digits
  • ECU kept the pressure all the way through the game and led by as many as 14 in the final 5 minutes
    • The Tigers only scored from the charity strip in the final 2:30 minutes
      • ECU went 12-of-14 from the line in the span

Tiger Quick Shots

• Free throws became the key to the game
  • ECU: 23-of-27 (85.2%) / OBU: 14-of-22 (63.6%)
• The Tigers also saw an advantage in shooting percentages
  • FG: ECU – 55.4% (31-of -56) / OBU – 46.3% (31-of-67)
  • 3PT FG: ECU – 63.2% (12-of-19) / OBU – 37.5% (9-of-24)
• All nine players to see action for ECU scored at least four points
  • Just one of the nine did not record a rebound
• Four of the Tigers recorded double-digit point totals
  • Sr. Camron Talley: 20 points, 1 rebound, 5 assists, 2 steals, 44.4% (4-of-9) 3PT FG%
    • Season high for assists
  • So. Tylor Arnold: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, 66.7% (6-of-9) FG%, 100% (1-of-1) 3PT FG%, 100% (4-of-4) FT%
    • Season high for points
  • So. Gerren Jackson: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 50.0% (3-of-6) FG%, 50.0% (1-of-2) 3PT FG%
  • Jr. Josh Apple: 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 80.0% (4-of-5) FG%

Up Next

• ECU will now have a week off for finals
• The Tigers will hit the road for the final GAC game in 2019
  • Monday, Dec. 16 at Northwestern – 7 p.m.
• ECU will wrap up the 2019 portion of the season at home
  • Thursday, Dec. 19 vs. Randall – 12 p.m.
    • Annual Kid's Field Trip Day
      • Over 1,100 local 4^th-6^th graders are expected
      • Annual Teddy Bear Toss to benefit Mercy Hospital Ada