ADA, Okla. – For the first time in the 2019-20 season, the East Central University men's basketball team dropped a game in the Kerr Activities Center, falling to Northwestern Oklahoma State, 84-76, in Great American Conference action.

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Scoring

• 1^st Half: 28-38
  • The teams traded the first two shots
  • The Rangers (8-14, 5-11 GAC) then earned a slight advantage, with a 3-0 run
  • NWOSU held the lead until 15:20 remained
  • The Tigers (16-6, 10-6 GAC) then went on a 5-0 run to gain an 11-9 advantage, over the next 30 seconds
  • The teams then traded small run to knot the game at 15, with 11 minutes left on the clock
  • The teams again traded runs to see a 21-all tie, with 8 minutes remaining
  • The Rangers then used a key 6-0 run to regain the advantage
  • The teams traded shots for the next 2 minutes before another 6-0 run by NWOSU pushed the advantage to 10 (36-26), with 3 minutes left
• 2^nd Half: 48-46
  • The teams traded shots for most of the stanza, with the Rangers holding a lead around 10
  • NWOSU increased the pressure in the second half of the stanza
    • Went on a 10-1 run over 3 minutes to gain an 18-point lead
  • The deficit got out to as many as 20, with 3 minutes remaining
  • Over the next minute, the Tigers went on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 11
  • In the final minutes the Rangers lead was between 7-14 points

Tiger Quick Shots

• Points off turnovers became the difference in the game
  • ECU 14 / NWOSU 24
• Two players scored double-digit point totals, with one earning a double-double
  • Sr. Jalan Brown: 15 pts., 12 reb., 1 assist, 3 blocks, 2 steals, 6-of-11 (54.5%) FG
    • Third career double-double and second of the season
    • Season high for blocks, steals and FGM
  • Sr. Camron Talley: 15 pts., 2 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals, 2-of-4 (50%) 3PT FG, 5-of-5 FT
• First home loss since Feb. 16, 2019 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (64-66)
  • 12-game home winning streak

Up Next

• The Tigers will wrap up their five-game home stand, Thursday, Feb. 13 vs. arch rival Southeastern (7:30 p.m.)
  • Annual BlackOut! the Kerr Night
• ECU will then hit the road for the next three games
  • Saturday, Feb. 15 at Oklahoma Baptist (3 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 20 at Arkansas-Monticello (7:30 p.m.)
  • Saturday, Feb. 22 at Southern Arkansas (3 p.m.)
• The Tigers will then play the final two regular season games at the Kerr Activities Center
  • Thursday, Feb. 27 vs. Ouachita Baptist (7:30 p.m.)
    • PinkOut! Game
  • Saturday, Feb. 29 vs. Henderson State (3 p.m.)
    • Senior Day