ADA, Okla. – With a shortened bench, the East Central University men's basketball team battled with Southern Nazarene at the Kerr Activities Center, falling 67-50 in Great American Conference action.

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Scoring

• 1^st Half: 24-34
  • The teams traded the first two shots of the game before the Crimson Storm (7-5, 2-4 GAC) used a 6-0 run over three minutes
  • The Tigers (6-9, 4-5 GAC) fought back and used an 11-2 run over the next four minutes to gain a 13-10 advantage
  • SNU then took control for good, using a 16-1 run in the next five minutes to gain a double-digit lead (26-14)
  • The teams traded shots the rest of the half
• 2^nd Half: 26-33 (50-67)
  • The Crimson Storm pushed the advantage to 18 in the first five minutes (47-29)
  • ECU fought back and were able to get within nine (48-39) over the next two minutes
  • SNU then took control of the momentum and led by as many as 20 the rest of the game

Tiger Quick Shots

• The game came down to rebounds and points in the paint
  • Rebounds: ECU 35 / SNU 45
    • Second Chance Points: ECU 5 / SNU 14
  • Points in the Paint: ECU 10 / SNU 34
• The Crimson Storm also led in shooting from the floor, but the Tigers gain and advantage at the charity stripe
  • FG: ECU 17-of-58 (29.3%) / SNU 28-of-62 (45.2%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 8-of-24 (33.3%) / SNU 9-fo-25 (36.0%)
  • FT: ECU 8-of-12 (66.7%) / SNU 2-of-9 (22.2%)
• So. Shemar Smith led the team and recorded his second-consecutive double-double
  • 15 pts., 10 reb., 1 block, 6-of-13 FG, 3-of-5 3PT FG
• Sr. Jalen Crutchfield also added a double-digit point total
  • 14 pts., 7 reb., 1 steal, 2 blocks, 5-of-11 FG, 2-of-2 FT

Up Next

• The Tigers will now hit the road for three games over the next two weeks
  • Thursday, Jan. 20 at Henderson State – 7:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Jan. 22 at Ouachita – 3 p.m.
  • Monday, Jan. 24 at Arkansas Tech – 5:30 p.m.
    • Makeup game from Jan. 1, 2022