ADA, Okla. – The East Central University men's basketball team will be at home and away this week, starting with an arch rivalry game against Southeastern Oklahoma State, Thursday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
The Tigers will then head to Alva, Okla., to face Northwestern Oklahoma State, Saturday, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m.
Tiger Quick Shots
• The Tigers will be playing arch rival Southeastern twice in four days this week
• Game at the Kerr Activities Center (Feb. 3) is sponsored by Tinker Federal Credit Union
• Annual Black Out game
• Chance for ECU students to win prizes
• The Tigers picked up two keys wins last week at the Kerr Activities Center
• RSr. Reggie Crawford had key performances for ECU
• Harding: 12 pts., 4 reb., 1 assist, 4-of-7 FG, 2-of-4 3PT FG, 2-of-2 FT
• Career highs for points, rebounds, FGM, 3PT FGM and FTM
• RSr.
Josh Apple and RFr.
Brennen Burns had career scoring games against Southeastern (Jan. 13)
• Third 100+ point game of the season for the Tigers
• Second overtime game of the season
• ECU and SEOSU combined for over 200 points for the third time since 2018 and the first time on the road
• Apple record 30+ points for the first time in his career
• 31 pts., 10 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, 13-of-24 FG, 2-of-4 3PT FG, 3-of-4 FT
• First ECU player to record 30+ points in a game since Feb. 1, 2020
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Matt Garriga (32) and Cam Talley (33) at Harding
• Ninth career double-double, third in 2021-22 and second-straight
• Burns added 25 pts., 5 reb., 5 assists, 1 block, 1 steal, 11-of-13 FG, 3-of-3 FT
• Career high for points, blocks and field goals made
• So.
Shemar Smith recorded two-straight double-doubles
• at Southeastern (10 pts., 11 reb.) • vs. Southern Nazarene (15 pts., 10 reb.)
• The Tigers have four players averaging double-digits in the points column this season
• Apple: 15.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 31 assists, 14 steals, 5 blocks, .480 (82-of-171) FG, .351 (13-of-37) 3PT FG
• Smith: 12.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 11 assists, 9 steals, 7 blocks,
.536 (74-of-138) FG, .308 (12-of-39) 3PT FG, .829 (29-of-35) FT
• Sr.
Jalen Crutchfield: 11.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 17 assists, 12 steals, 10 blocks,
.434 (69-of-159) FG, .402 (37-of-92) 3PT FG
• Burns: 10.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 50 assists, 29 steals, 4 blocks, .531 (69-of-130), .417 (10-of-24) 3PT FG
• All 11 ECU players have recorded a point, rebound and an assist this season
• Only one has not garnered a steal
• Apple is ranked No. 9 on the ECU Career Field Goal Pct. Top-10 list - .581 (entering the 2021-22 season)
• Moved up to No. 10 ECU Career Blocks list - 44
• No. 9 Henry Pwono - 48
• ECU radio broadcaster Kenny Morrison is working his 25th consecutive season for the
Tigers and his 35th year as a radio broadcaster in the Ada area
• Will be inducted into the ECU Athletics Hall of Fame
