ADA, Okla. – In the first game of the season at the Kerr Activities Center, the East Central University men's basketball team gave its first-year head coach Max Pendery his first career victory.  The Tigers (1-3) took little time to take control and earned a 114-52 victory over Arkansas Baptist.

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Scoring

• 1^st Half: 56-21
  • ECU started the game on a 5-0 run and never trailed by less than three
  • The Tigers built the lead to double-digits for the first time, with 13:38 remaining
  • With 4:43 left to play, ECU increased the lead to 20
  • The Tigers kept up the pressure and increased the lead to as many as 35
• 2^nd Half: 58-31 (114-52)
  • The first 40-point advantage came just 18:19 into the second half
  • With 10:30 left in the game, the Tigers claimed their first 50-point lead
  • In the final minute ECU increased the advantage to as many as 66 (114-48)

Tiger Quick Shots

• This was the first 100+ point game for the Tigers since Jan. 25, 2021
  • W, 103-102 (2OT) vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State
  • ECU had two 100+ point games in 2021-22
• The Tigers saw double-digit point totals from four players, with Jr. Ellis Lee, Jr. leading the group
  • Lee, Jr.: 23 pts., 1 assist, 1 steal, .571 (8-of-14) FG, .500 (5-of-10) 3PT FG, 1.000 (2-of-2) FT
    • Career highs for points, field goals made and three-point field goals made
  • Sr. Jalen Crutchfield: 20 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal, .636 (7-of-11) FG, .667 (6-of-9) 3PT FG
    • Career high for three-point field goals made
  • Sr. Jakeem Acres: 19 pts., 2 reb., .500 (6-of-12) FG
    • Career high for points
  • RSr. Josh Apple: 16 pts., 9 reb., 5 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, .857 (6-of-7) FG
    • Career high for assists
• Sr. Romello Wilbert and Sr. Cole Robertson also set career highs in the game
  • Wilbert: 2 pts., 7 reb., 9 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 1-of-1 FG
    • Career high for assists
  • Robertson: 3 reb., 4 assists
    • Career high for rebounds and assists
• All but one of the 11 players that saw action in the game scored and had a rebound
  • All but three did not register an assist
• ECU shot 61.2% (41-of-67) from the floor and 50.0% (19-of-38) from beyond the arc
• Allowed a 27.8% (20-of-72) field goal mark and 4.3% (1-of-23) three-point field goal percentage
• The Tigers forced 13 turnovers by the Buffaloes (1-10) and recorded seven steals

Up Next

• ECU will remain at home for their next outing
  • Saturday, Nov. 27 vs. Rogers State – 3 p.m.
• The Tigers will then start the Great American Conference portion of the season
  • Thursday, Dec. 2 at Southern Nazarene – 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Dec. 4 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 3 p.m.