DURANT, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team fell to Southeastern Oklahoma State, 85-77, in the third-of-four Great American Conference games in the 2020-21 season.

Scoring

• 1^st Half: 36-43
  • The advantage toggled back-and-forth throughout the stanza, with no team leading by more than five, through the first 15 minutes (29-29)
  • The Savage Storm (5-7, 5-7 GAC) then used a 12-1 run, over three minutes, to push the lead to 11
  • The Tigers (6-6, 6-6 GAC) finished the stanza with a 7-2 run
• 2^nd Half: 41-42 (77-85)
  • The teams traded small runs until the game was tied at 54, with 15 minutes left to play
  • After a 56-all tie, with 12:43 remaining, SOSU used an 8-2 run, over the next 3:30 minutes, to push the lead back out to six
  • The Savage Storm held onto the lead for the remainder of the game

Tiger Quick Shots

• Jr. Jalen Crutchfield led a group of four players with double-digit point totals
  • 21 pts., 2 reb., 3 steals, .462 (6-of-13) FG, 1.000 (7-of-7) FT
• Jr. Tylor Arnold: 19 pts., 6 reb.,  1 assist, 3 steals, .353 (6-of-17) FG, .571 (4-of-7) 3PT FG
• Sr. Josh Apple: 18 pts., 5 reb., .727 (8-of-11) FG, 1.000 (2-of-2) FT
• Jr. Jakeem Acres: 16 pts., 6 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, .636 (7-of-11) FG, 1.000 (2-of-2) FT
• Three-point shooting became the key difference in the game
  • FG: ECU 28-of-62 (.452) / SOSU 30-of-64 (.469)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 6-of-19 (.316) / SOSU 12-of-30 (.400)
  • FT: ECU 15-of-18 (.833) / SOSOU 13-of-17 (.765)
• Both teams tallied 36 rebounds

Up Next

• The Tigers will continue a busy week with a road and home game
  • Thursday, Feb. 11 at Oklahoma Baptist – 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 13 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State – 4 p.m.
• This week's games wrap up the third-of-four rounds against Great American Conference Western Division teams for the season