ADA, Okla. – The No. 3 East Central University men's basketball team used an 81-56 victory over No. 6 Northwestern Oklahoma State, in the Kerr Activities Center, to advance to the 2020-21 Great American Conference Quarterfinal round.

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Scoring

• 1^st Half: 29-27
  • The Rangers (3-13, 1-12 GAC) opened the game on a 7-0 run, in the first 2:30 minutes
  • NWOSU kept up the pressure over the next three minutes to lead by 10 (2-12)
  • The Tigers (10-8, 9-8 GAC) then started their come back, using an 18-4 run, over the next five minutes, to gain a 20-16 lead
  • ECU held onto the lead until the final five minutes (25-20)
  • The Rangers then went on a 7-0 run, over the next two minutes, to push ahead by two (25-27)
  • The teams traded shots the rest of the half, with the Tigers hitting a buzzer beater to take a two-point lead into halftime
• 2^nd Half: 52-29 (81-56)
  • ECU poured on the offensive right from the start of the half
    • In the first 2:30 minutes the Tigers pushed the lead to nine (39-30)
  • ECU kept up the pressure throughout the remaining time
    • Led by double-digits for the first time, with 16 minutes left (42-32)
    • Led by 20, with 10 minutes remaining (59-39)
  • The Tigers kept the advantage between 15-20 points until the final 1:30 minutes
    • Pushed the lead to as many as 25

Tiger Quick Shots

• ECU saw double-digit points totals from four players
  • Jr. Jalen Crutchfield: 17 pts., 2 reb., 1 assist, 2 steals, .545 (6-of-11) FG, .833 (5-of-6) 3PT FG
    • Career high for three-point shots made
  • Jr. Tylor Arnold: 11 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, .714 (5-of-7) FG
  • Jr. Jonathan Baruti: 10 pts., 3 reb., 1 steal, .833 (5-of-6) FG
    • Career high for points and steals
  • Fr. Brennen Burns: 10 pts., 3 reb., 7 assists, 3 steals, .667 (4-of-6) FG, .667 (2-of-3) 3PT FG
    • Career high for assists, steals and three-point shots made
• The Tigers picked up the win on a strong shooting night
  • FG: ECU 31-of-58 (53.4%) / NWOSU 23-of-57 (40.4%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 12-of-20 (60.0%) / NWOSU 3-of-16 (18.8%)

Up Next

• ECU will now hit the road for the first time in 2020-21 to Arkansas
  • Wednesday, March 3 at No. 2 Southern Arkansas – 7:30 p.m.