Ada, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team claimed a 15-point victory over Arkansas Tech, 93-78, in the first of five-straight home Great American Conference games.

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Scoring

• 1^st Half: 50-36
  • The Tigers (14-5, 8-5 GAC) opened the scoring and the teams then traded points for the next two minutes
  • ECU then pushed the advantage to five (11-6), with 15:23 left in the stanza
  • The Tigers kept the advantage between three-eight points for the next six minutes
  • The Wonder Boys (11-8, 7-6 GAC) then went on a 5-0 run to cut the deficit to two (28-26) in the next two minutes
  • ECU then took control for good in the next three minutes
    • Used an 11-2 run to push the lead over 10 points, with 4:35 left on the clock
  • Lead by as many as 16 in the half
• 2^nd Half: 43-42 (93-78)
  • The Tigers held the advantage to no less than 12 in the half
  • ECU earned its first 20-point advantage with 9:21 left (72-52)
  • Led by as many as 24
  • Advantage was at 24 (91-67) with 3:05 left to play
  • ATU then went on a 9-0 run to cut the lead to 15 over the next two minutes

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers had a clear advantage from the floor and beyond the arc
  • FG: ECU 31-of-61 (50.8%) / ATU 26-of-56 (46.4%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 11-of-24 (45.8) / ATU 5-of-21 (23.8%)
• All 10 players to see action scored at least two points in the game
  • Four players tallied over 10 points
• Jr. Caleb Williams: 16 pts., 2 reb., 2 steals, 40.0 (4-of-10) FG%, 7-of-7 FT
  • Career high free throws made
• So. Matt Garriga: 15 pts., 3 reb., 50.0 (5-of-10) FG%, 62.5 (5-of-8) 3PT FG%
  • Career high for 3PT field goals
• So. Gerren Jackson: 14 pts., 7 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, 71.4 (5-of-7) FG%, 100.0 (2-of-2) 3PT FG%
• Sr. Camron Talley: 13 pts., 2 reb.

Up Next

• ECU will continue their home stand over the next two weeks
  • Saturday, Feb. 1 vs. Harding (3 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 6 vs. Southwestern (7:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Feb. 8 vs. Northwestern (3 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 13 vs. Southeastern (7:30 p.m.)