ADA, Okla. – After having to reschedule due to winter weather, the East Central University men's basketball team finally got to host arch rival Southeastern Oklahoma State at the Kerr Activities Center. The Tigers (9-16, 7-12 GAC) had defeated the Savage Storm (20-5, 15-4 GAC) on the road in double overtime, but fell to SEOSU at home, 84-74.
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Scoring
- 1st Half: 34-49
- The teams battled back-and-forth for the first 12 minutes of the stanza
- No team lead by more than six points
- SEOSU then took over and used a 11-0 run to gain a 10-point advantage
- The Savage Storm kept up the pressure and increased the lead to as many as 15
- 2nd Half: 40-35 (74-84)
- The Tigers kept the disadvantage around 17 points for the first seven minutes of the half
- SEOSU then made another push and got the lead out to 21 in the next minute
- The difference remained around 20 for the next five minutes
- ECU then made a late push and cut the deficit to 10 by the end of the stanza
Tiger Quick Shots
- So. Shemar Smith led the team and recorded his third double-double of the year
- Second double-double against Southeastern this season
- 27 pts., 10 reb., 2 assists, 11-of-21 FG, 4-of-5 FT
- Career high for points and field goals made
- Sr. Jakeem Acres added 15 points, as the only other player in double-digits
- 15 pts., 1 reb., 1 assist, 5-of-6 FG, 5-of-5 3PT FG
- All but one of the nine players to see action in the game scored at least one point and all nine recorded a rebound and assist
- The game came down to overall shooting percentage
- FG: ECU 28-of-64 (43.8%) / SEOSU 35-of-68 (51.5%)
- 3PT FG: ECU 12-of-29 (41.4%) / SEOSU 6-of-18 (33.3%)
- FT: ECU 6-of-7 (85.7%) / SEOSU 8-of-12 (66.7%)
Up Next
- The Tigers will have one more week with three games to wrap-up the regular season
- Tuesday, Feb. 22 at Ouachita Baptist – 6 p.m.
- Thursday, Feb. 24 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State – 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Feb. 26 vs. Oklahoma Baptist – 3 p.m.
