ADA, Okla. – After a four-game losing streak, the East Central University men's basketball team got back on the winning side and clinched a spot in the 2019-20 Great American Conference Championship Tournament, with a 90-76 victory over Ouachita Baptist.

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Scoring

• 1^st Half: 43-29
  • Ouachita (11-14, 9-12 GAC) hit the opening shot, but the Tigers (17-10, 11-10 GAC) followed with a 5-0 run over the next minute
  • ECU continued their push over the next two minutes
    • Used an 8-2 run to push the advantage to 13-4
  • Ouachita used a few small runs to cut the deficit to four (17-13), with 13:22 remaining
  • The Tigers responded and kept the lead around six over the next 2:30 mintues
  • Over the next 1:30 minutes, ECU went on a 7-0 run to push the lead back to double digits (30-19)
  • The Tigers kept pushing the tempo and had the lead out to as many as 17 (40-23), with five minutes left on the clock
  • Ouachita finished the stanza on a 6-3 run
• 2^nd Half: 47-47 (90-76)
  • ECU kept the advantage in double-digits through the first 4:30 minutes
  • Ouachita then used a 6-0 run to briefly cut the disadvantage to 9 (56-47)
  • Over the next 1:30 minutes the Tigers had the advantage back out to 18
  • Ouachita then started a final push
    • Used a 21-13 run to get within eight (79-71), with 5:30 remaining on the clock
  • ECU followed with an 11-3 run over the next five minutes to push the lead back to 16

Tiger Quick Shots

• ECU secured its seventh-straight trip to the GAC Tournament
• Ouachita held an advantage in most shooting percentages, but the Tigers hit more shots
  • FG: ECU 34-of-73 (46.6%) / OUA 29-of-60 (48.3%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 9-of-32 (28.1%) / OUA 3-of-10 (30.0%)
  • FT: ECU 13-of-18 (72.2%) / OUA 15-of-21 (71.4%)
• The Tigers saw six players hit double-digit point totals and one earn a double-double
• Sr. Jalan Brown tallied his fourth career and third double-double of the season
  • 14 pts., 10 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, 5-of-7 FG, 4-of-6 FT
• Sr. Camron Talley led the team with 20 points
  • 20 pts., 4 reb., 3 assists, 2 steals
  • Now has 1,915 career points
• So. Tylor Arnold, Jr. Caleb Williams, So. Gerren Jackson and Sr. Zac Neely also tallied 10-or-more points
  • Arnold: 13 pts., 3 reb., 3 assists, 2 steals, 5-of-9 FG, 3-of-5 3PT FG
  • Williams: 11 pts., 3 reb., 1 assist, 4-of-8 FG, 3-of-4 FT
  • Jackson: 10 pts., 4 reb., 5 assists, 1 steal, 3-of-7 FG
  • Neely: 10 pts., 5 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, 5-of-10 FG
    • Career high for assists

Up Next

• ECU will wrap up the 2019-20 regular season, Saturday, Feb. 29
  • vs. Henderson State – 3 p.m.
• The Tigers will honor their four seniors
  • Camron Talley, Jalan Brown, Bishop Coulter and Zac Neely