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MBB vs SAU
Erica Minden
Fr. AJ Ferguson,Jr., and RFr. Brennen Burns via for a rebound.
71
East Central ECU 8-13,6-9 GAC
87
Winner Southern Ark. SA 14-9,10-7 GAC
East Central ECU
8-13,6-9 GAC
71
Final
87
Southern Ark. SA
14-9,10-7 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
East Central ECU 27 44 71
Southern Ark. SA 37 50 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Faces Southern Arkansas

MAGNOLIA, Ark. – The East Central University men's basketball team finished the second, of three-straight, road games, falling 87-71 to Southern Arkansas.

Scoring
  • 1st Half: 27-37
    • The teams traded shots and small runs through the first 15:30 minutes of the game
      • No team lead by more than six
    • The Muleriders (14-9, 10-7 GAC) then went on a 9-0 run over the next two minutes to gain the lead for good
      • Increased the lead to 12 (23-35)
    • Difference remained around 10 the rest of the stanza
  • 2nd Half: 44-50 (71-87)
    • The Tigers (8-13, 6-9 GAC) came out strong in the second half and cut the deficit to five
      • Used an 8-3 run in the first 2:30 minutes
    • SAU kept the lead between 5-12 for the next four minutes
    • The Muleriders then pushed the momentum again and got the advantage out to 22 (68-46) in the next four minutes
    • SAU kept the difference between 15-20 the rest of the game
Tiger Quick Shots
  • RFr. Brennan Burns and Fr. AJ Ferguson, Jr. led a group of four players with double-digit point totals
    • Burns: 16 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals, 4-of-7 FG, 1-of-1 3PT FG, 7-of-7 FT
    • Ferguson, Jr.: 16 pts., 3 reb., 1 assist, 1 steal, 8-of-12 FG
  • So. Shemar Smith and Sr. Jalen Crutchfield added 14 points each
    • Smith: 14 pts., 4 reb., 2 assists, 1 steal, 6-of-14 FG, 2-of-2 FT
    • Crutchfield: 14 pts., 6 reb., 1 assist, 6-of-12 FG, 2-of-2 FT
  • The difference came beyond the arc
    • FG: ECU 27-fo-62 (43.5%) / 32-of-67 (47.8%)
    • 3PT FG: ECU 4-of-19 (21.1%) / 9-of-21 (42.9%)
    • FT: ECU 13-of-14 (92.9%) / SAU 14-of-15 (93.3%)
Up Next
  • The Tigers will continue their busy final three weeks of competition, with their third-straight road game
    • Monday, Feb. 14 at Henderson State – 6 p.m.
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