ADA, OKLA. – The East Central University men's basketball team earned a 77-69 victory over Southern Arkansas on the annual Senior Day, to honor seniors
Da'Rion King and
Jamey Woods, at the Kerr Activities Center.
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Scoring
- First Half: 36-31
- The teams traded the first two shots
- The Tigers (16-9, 13-7 GAC) then went on an 11-2 run through the first six minutes
- The Muleriders (18-8, 13-7 GAC) countered with a 7-0 run to cut the deficit to four, with 12:21 remaining
- The teams kept trading runs through the first 10:30 minutes, with ECU leading 20-15
- SAU then took its first lead (24-22) after a 5-2 run (7:24)
- The Tigers quickly tied the game at 24 and took a 27-24 advantage, with 5:32 left to play
- The Muleriders then took a 29-27 advantage (last lead of the stanza), with five minutes left in the half
- ECU finished the stanza on a 9-2 run
- Second Half: 41-38
- The teams traded shots through the first six minutes to keep the advantage around five points
- SAU then cut the deficit to two (48-46), with 11:31 left on the clock
- The teams again traded shots for the next four minutes before the Muleriders were able to cut the lead to one (55-54)
- Things were tight for the next three minutes, with ties at 61 and 63 (4:19)
- ECU then took control with a 6-0 run in the next minute
- The Muleriders were able to get within three (71-68), with 1:43 left on the clock
- The Tigers finished the game on a 6-1 run to secure the win
- In the final three minutes Sr. Da'Rion King scored six of ECU's 10 points
Tiger Quick Shots
- ECU saw five players record double-digit point totals
- Sr. Da'Rion King: 15 pts., 5 assists (season-best), 3 steals (career-high), 87.5 % (7-of-8) FG%
- RFr. Tylor Arnold: 15 pts., 7 reb., 1 assists, 2 steals, 70.0% (7-of-10) FG%
- Sr. Jamey Woods: 14 pts., 4 reb., 3 assists, 1 steals, 66.7% (4-of-6) FG%, 50.0% (2-of-4) 3PT FG%, 100% (4-of-4) FT%
- Jr. Camron Talley: 11 pts., 3 reb., 2 steals
- RFr. Gerren Jackson: 10 pts., 3 reb., 6 assists, 3 steals, 50.0% (3-of-6) FG%
- All nine of the Tigers who saw action scored at least two points
- Talley moved into the No. 11 spot on the ECU 1,000 Point Club List
- 1,278 points
- Passed Darnell Laster (1976-80) – 1,268
- Needs 50 points to move to No. 9
- Currently held by Jay McAdams (1989-93) and Terell Carpenter (2004-08) – 1,317 pts.
- ECU out-shot the Muleriders 60.0% (30-of-50) to 44.2% (23-of-52)
- SAU earned an edge in three-point field goal shots and free throws
- 3PT FG: ECU – 31.8% (7-of-22) / SAU – 32.0% (8-of-25)
- FT: ECU – 50.0% (10-of-20) / SAU – 68.2% (15-of-22)
- The Muleriders also claimed the lead in rebounds (35-22)
- The Tigers are now tied for third in the Great American Conference standings
- Tied with Southern Arkansas and Oklahoma Baptist
- The 2018-19 GAC Championship Tournament field was finalized
- ECU will be in the field with:
- Southern Nazarene (No. 1)
- Southeastern Oklahoma State
- Southern Arkansas
- Oklahoma Baptist
- Henderson State
- Arkansas-Monticello
- Ouachita Baptist
- SNU is the only team secure its position
Up Next
- ECU will wrap up the 2018-19 regular season on the road
- Thursday, Feb. 28 at Ouachita – 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, March 2 at Henderson State – 3 p.m.
- The Tigers will then head to their eight-straight GAC Championship Tournament
- March 7-10 in Bartlesville, Okla.
