BETHANY, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team picked up their second Great American Conference road victory at Southern Nazarene this season, with a 64-51 win at the Sawyer Center.

Scoring

• 1^st Half: 33-12
  • The score was close for the first four minutes (5-4)
  • The Tigers (5-5, 5-5 GAC) then went on a 12-0 run to gain a 17-4 advantage, after nine minutes
  • ECU kept up the pressure through the half and pushed the lead to 21
• 2^nd Half: 31-39 (64-51)
  • The Crimson Storm (5-5, 5-5 GAC) started the half on a 7-0 run, in the first 2:30 minutes
  • The Tigers kept the advantage on their side, but SNU used a few runs to cut the deficit throughout the half
    • Closest the Crimson Storm got was 9

Tiger Quick Shots

• ECU was led by four players with double-digit point totals
  • Sr. Josh Apple: 13 pts., 8 reb., 2 blocks, .545 (6-of-11) FG
  • Jr. Tylor Arnold: 13 pts., 2 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal, .600 (6-of-10) FG
  • Jr. Jalen Crutchfield: 13 pts., 6 reb., 3 assists, 1 steal, .455 (5-of-11) FG
  • Jr. Jakeem Acres: 12 pts., 3 reb., 1 steal, .444 (4-of-9) FG
• Jr. Romello Wilbert: 9 pts., 4 reb., 3 assists, 3 steals, .667 (4-of-6) FG
  • Career high for assists, steals and field goals made
• The Tigers had a strong night shooting from the floor
  • ECU: 27-of-54 (50.0%) / SNU 17-of-49 (34.7%)
• The Tigers also earned a key advantage on the boards: 37-28

Up Next

• ECU will wrap up the week at the Kerr Activities Center
  • Saturday, Feb. 6 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 4 p.m.
• Next week the Tigers will have a three-game slate
  • Monday, Feb. 8 at Southeastern – 7:30 p.m.
  • Thursday, Feb. 11 at Oklahoma Baptist – 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 13 vs. Northwestern – 4 p.m.