SHAWNEE, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team played its final game before a 12-day break for the holiday's at Oklahoma Baptist, falling 82-71 at the Noble Complex.

Scoring

• 1^st Half: 26-42
  • The teams traded shots in the first two minutes
  • The Bison (6-4, 3-1 GAC) then with on a 6-0 run in the next 1:30 minutes to take the lead
  • The Tigers (3-7, 1-3 GAC) kept fighting, but could not get closer than four the rest of the half
  • OBU kept up the pressure and used several runs to increase the advantage to and many as 20
• 2^nd Half:45-40 (71-82)    
  • ECU kept the disadvantage around 15 for most of the stanza
  • The Tigers cut the deficit to as little as 10 (6 minutes left)
  • OBU made a final push in the final minute and had the lead back out to 20 (60-80)
  • ECU finished the half strong with an 11-2 run

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers held made the most of their free point attempts
  • FT: ECU 18-of-22 / OBU 7-of-8
• The Bison took control from the floor
  • FG: ECU 25-of-52 (48.1%) / OBU 35-of-75 (46.7%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 3-of-16 (18.8%) / OBU 5-of-19 (36.3%)
• ECU also struggled with turnovers, but took better advantage of the miscues by OBU
  • Turnovers: ECU 20 / OBU 9
  • Points off Turnovers: ECU 18 / OBU 23
• RFr. Brennen Burns missed earning his first career double-double by one rebound
  • 22 pts., 9 reb., 3 assists, 4 steals, 8-fo-15 (53.3%) FG, 6-of-6 FT
    • Career high for points, rebounds, steals and field goals made
• RSr. Josh Apple and So. Shemar Smith added double digit point totals
  • Apple: 16 pts., 9 reb., 1 assist, 1 block, 4-of-10 (40%) FG, 6-of-6 FT
  • Smith: 11 pts., 4 reb., 1 steal, 5-of-6 (83.3%)
• Apple moved on to the ECU Career Blocks Top-10 list
  • 42 career blocks – No. 10
  • No. 9 – Henry Pwono (2012-15) - 48

Up Next

• The Tigers will now take a break for the holiday's, with their next game 12 days away
  • Thursday, Dec. 30 at Harding – 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 1 at Arkansas Tech – 3 p.m.