ADA, Okla. - East Central University men's basketball junior Tylor Arnold hit a last-second three to give the Tigers a 103-102 double-overtime victory over archrival Southeastern Oklahoma State at the Kerr Activities Center.

Photo Gallery

Scoring

• 1^st Half: 32-34
  • The Savage Storm (2-5, 2-5 GAC) opened the game on a 4-0 run, in the first two minutes
  • The Tigers (3-4, 3-4 GAC) fought back and tied the game at six, in the next three minutes
  • The teams traded shots over the next minute before SEOSU went on a 5-0 run to take a 15-10 lead
  • ECU kept pushing and tied the game at 24, with 6:33 left in the half
  • The Savage Storm added another 6-0 run to take a 32-26 advantage, with 3:49 left to play
  • The Tigers used the remaining time to go on a 6-2 run to get within two
• 2^nd Half: 48-46 (80-80)
  • The stanza was close throughout, with the teams tied or SEOSU leading until five minutes remained
  • The Tigers earned their first lead (72-71), with 5:15 left, and battled back-and-forth until the end of the stanza
  • Jr. Jalen Crutchfield hit a jumper with 10.4 seconds left to tie the game at 80
• 1^st OT: 12-12 (92-92)
  • The stanza was a back-and-forth battle
• 2^nd OT: 11-10 (103-102)
  • ECU jumped out to a 97-92 lead in the first 2:30 minutes
  • SEOSU fought back to tie the game at 97, with just under two minutes to play
  • The Savage Storm took a 102-100 lead, with 4.7 second on the clock, on two free throws
  • Arnold then went down and hit a triple in the corner at the buzzer to give the Tigers the win

Tiger Quick Shots

• Sr. Josh Apple earned his second double-double of the season and fourth of his career
  • 17 pts., 10 reb., 2 blocks, .778 (7-of-9) FG, 1.000 (3-of-3) FT
• Apple was one of four ECU players to score in double-digits
  • Jalen Crutchfield: 25 pts., 8 reb., 1 steal, .769 (10-of-13) FG, .667 (4-of-6) 3PT FG
    • Career high for points, rebounds and field goals made
  • Arnold: 23 pts., 3 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal, .571 (8-of-14) FG
  • Jr. Jakeem Acres: 18 pts., 2 reb., 1 assist, 2 blocks, .600 (6-of-12) FG
    • Career high for points and field goals made
• The Tigers had a strong shooting performance
  • FG: 59.4% (38-of-64)
  • 3PT FG: 41.2% (7-of-17) / Held SEOSU to a 34.4% (11-of-32) mark
• ECU's first 2OT game since Feb. 1, 2020 – W, 103-94 vs. Harding (H)

Up Next

• The Tigers will hit the road for a game in Alva, Okla., Thursday, Jan. 28, at Northwestern Oklahoma State – 7:30 p.m.
• ECU will then return home to face Oklahoma Baptist, Saturday, Jan. 30 – 5 p.m.