ADA, Okla. – After falling to Arkansas Tech by 20 on Monday, the East Central University men's basketball team came away with a different outcome in today's game, defeating the Wonder Boys (6-9, 3-6 GAC) 77-69, in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center.

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Scoring

• 1^st Half: 32-33
  • ATU started the game on a 6-0 run (first three minutes)
  • ECU countered with a 7-2 run to get within one (7-8), over the next 1:30 minutes
  • The Wonder Boys then regained control of the momentum and used a 15-2 run in the next 4:30 minutes, to push the lead to 23-9
  • The Tigers (7-10, 5-6 GAC) fought back with a few runs over the next nine minutes to take a 32-30 lead, with 1:15 left on the clock
  • Neither team then scored until ATU took a one-point lead into the locker room with a buzzer beating three
• 2^nd Half: 45-36 (77-69)
  • The teams traded runs through the first four minutes, with ATU leading 41-39
  • Over the next five minutes, the Tigers used an 11-3 run to gain the lead for good (50-44)
  • ECU kept up the pressure and increased the lead to 10, with 7:15 left to play
  • The Wonder Boys followed with a 9-2 run to get within three (65-62), with five minutes left to play
  • The Tigers counted with a 6-1 run to put the advantage back around 10, where they kept it the rest of the game

Tiger Quick Shots

• ECU took advantage of turnovers and had a much better night shooting from beyond the arc to secure the victory
  • FG: ECU 27-of-50 (54%) / ATU 26-of-61 (42.6%)
  • 3PT FG: ECU 11-of-25 (44%) / ATU 5-of-25 (20%)
  • FT: ECU 12-of-18 (66.7%) / ATU 12-of-19 (63.2%)
  • Turnovers: ECU 11 / ATU 11
    • Points off Turnovers: ECU 14 / ATU 8
• Sr. Jalen Crutchfield led a group of four players with double-digit point totals
  • Crutchfield: 17 pts., 4 reb., 1 block, 5-of-11 FG, 5-of-9 3PT FG, 2-of-2 FT
  • Fr. AJ Ferguson, Jr.: 13 pts., 6 reb., 4 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 4-of-9 FG, 4-of-5 FT
    • Career high for assists and 3PT FG
  • So. Shemar Smith: 12 pts., 3 reb., 2 steals, 4-of-6 FG, 3-of-3 FT
  • RFr. Brennen Burns: 11 pts., 2 reb., 5 assists, 1 block, 5-of-9 FG
• The Tigers spread around their rebounds for the night, with all 10 players to see action recorded at least two
• All but one player scored in the game as well

Up Next

• ECU will be at home for the next two games
  • Saturday, Jan. 29 vs. Harding (3 p.m.)
  • Thursday, Feb. 3 vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State (7:30 p.m.)
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