SHAWNEE, Okla. – The East Central University women's basketball team earned a win in their final game before the holiday break, defeating Oklahoma Baptist 61-56 at the Noble Complex.

Scoring

• 1^st Quarter: 14-13
  • The Bison (6-4, 1-2 GAC) opened the game on a 5-0 run in the first two minutes
  • OBU kept the lead around for the next four minutes (7-13)
  • The Tigers (5-3, 2-2 GAC) then made their push and used a 10-0 run through the remaining time to take a one-point advantage
• 2^nd Quarter: 19-13 (33-26)
  • ECU continued the run into the second stanza
    • 7-1 run in the first 1:30 minutes (21-15)
  • The Tigers kept up the pressure through the rest of the half
    • Increased the lead to as many as 10, with small runs
• 3^rd Quarter: 10-8 (43-34)
  • ECU kept the advantage on the scoreboard around 10 throughout the stanza
• 4^th Quarter: 18-22 (61-56)
  • The Bison started the quarter with a 5-2 run to cut the deficit to six (45-39)
  • The Tigers fought back and quickly got the lead back around 10, until the final 2:30 minutes
  • OBU made one more push and went on a 7-0 run to get within five (56-51), with a minute left to play
  • The teams traded points for the rest of the game, but ECU kept the advantage on their side

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers held slight advantages in shooting from the floor
  • FG: ECU 22-of-61 (36.1%) / OBU 19-of-52 (36.5%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 6-of-21 (28.6%) / OBU 5-of-21 (23.8%)
• The Bison had a slight led in free-throw shooting
  • ECU: 11-of-15 (73.3%) / OBU 13-of-21 (6.19%)
• The Tigers also picked up key advantages in fast-break points and points off turnovers
  • Fast-break: ECU 12 / OBU 3
  • Points off Turnovers: ECU 20 / OBU 8
  • Turnovers: ECU 15 / OBU 25
  • Steals: ECU 14 / OBU 7
• RSr. Madison Rehl and RFr. Mackenzie Crusoe led the team in scoring
  • Rehl: 22 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 4 steals, 8-of-12 (66.7%) FG, 1-of-1 3PT FG, 5-of-6 (83.3%) FT
    • Moved up to No. 5 on the ECU Career Minutes Played list – 3,092
    • Moved up to No. 4 on the ECU Career Games Played list - 111
  • Crusoe; 19 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 2 steals, 7-of-14 (50.0%) FG, 2-of-6 (33.3%) 3PT FG, 3-of-4 (75.0%) FT
•  Jr. Kate Ogle led the team on the glass
  • 8 reb., 6 pts., 1 assist, 4 steals
    • Career high for rebounds and steals

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 – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 1 at Arkansas Tech – 1 p.m.