SHAWNEE, Okla. –The East Central University women's basketball team held off a fourth-quarter surge by Oklahoma Baptist to claim a 57-50 victory at the Noble Complex.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 11-7
  • The Bison (0-4, 0-4 GAC) scored the first two points at the charity stripe, a minute in
  • The Tigers (2-1, 2-1 GAC) then went on an 8-0 run over the next four minutes, before allowing OBU to score a basket
  • Both teams scored (ECU – 3 / OBU – 2) in the next 30 seconds before going cold for the next 3:30 minutes
  • The Bison were the only ones to score the rest of the stanza, earning a layup and free throw
• 2^nd Quarter: 21-14 (32-21)
  • OBU continued to push and took a 15-14 lead, with 7:30 left in the quarter
  • The Bison held a one-point lead for the next 1:30 minutes
  • ECU then went on a 6-0 run, over the next two minutes, to regain the advantage (22-17)
  • The Tigers continued to push and added a 10-4 run through the rest of the stanza to increase the lead to 11
• 3^rd Quarter: 12-9 (44-30)
  • Scoring was slow at the start of the half, with both teams scoring just two points each in the first 2:15
  • Neither team got on the scoreboard for the next two minutes
  • ECU held the Bison to just two points that were not at the free-throw line during the stanza
• 4^th Quarter:  13-20 (57-50)
  • OBU started the quarter with a 7-2 run to cut the deficit to 10 (47-37), with 6 minutes left on the clock
  • The Tigers kept the advantage around 10 for the next two minutes
  • The Bison then went on a 9-0 run to get within three (53-50) over the next 2:30 minutes
  • ECU fought back and used a 5-0 run in the final 1:30 minutes to earn the win

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers saw two players lead the team on the scoreboard, with double-digit point totals
  • Sr. Kendall Schulte: 17 pts., 5 reb., 3 assists, .583 (7-of-12) FG, .500 (3-of-6) 3PT FG
    • Season high for rebounds, field goals and triples
  • Sr. Madison Rehl: 13 pts., 3 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, .400 (4-of-10) FG, .250 (1-of-4) 3PT FG, .500 (4-of-8) FT
    • Only player to attempt free throws for ECU in the game
    • Season high for points, assists, field goals, triples and free throws
• Both teams struggled with shot selection
  • FG: ECU 22-of-64 (34.4%) / OBU 13-of-35 (37.1%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 9-of-32 (28.1%) / OBU 4-of-12 (33.3%)
• The Bison garnered 40% of their points at the free-throw line
  • 20-of-26 (76.9%)
  • Only allowed ECU to have 8 attempts (4 made)
• The Tigers trailed 30-37 on the glass, but earned a 12-7 advantage on the offensive glass
  • Made the most of those extra possessions with 11 second-chance points
• ECU also took advantage of the Bison's 23 turnovers (12 of their own)
  • Scored 26 points off turnovers

Up Next

• The Tigers will return home for two-straight games at the Kerr Activities Center
  • Saturday, Jan. 16 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 2 p.m.
  • Thursday, Jan. 21 vs. Southern Nazarene – 5:30 p.m.
    • Game is technically the second round of Great American Conference Western Division games, but the first with the Crimson Storm first game cancelled at SNU due to COVID