ADA, Okla. – With ice and cold temperatures outside the Kerr Activities Center, the East Central University women's basketball team and Southwestern Oklahoma State battled through cold shooting percentages inside. The Tigers (14-11, 11-10 GAC) led for most of the game, but ending up falling, 69-64 in overtime, to the Bulldogs (25-4, 19-2 GAC).
Scoring
- 1st Quarter: 15-8
- ECU jumped out to an early 6-2 advantage, in the first two minutes
- The Tigers kept the advantage around five for the rest of the quarter
- 2nd Quarter: 11-16 (26-24)
- SWOSU started the half with a 5-0 run, in the first 30 seconds
- The Bulldogs kept pushing and tied the game at 20, with five minutes left
- ECU countered with a 6-0 run in the next 1:15
- SWOSU then pushed back with a 4-0 run in the remaining time
- 3rd Quarter: 21-14 (47-38)
- The Tigers came out firing and in the first 4:30 minutes had built the lead to 10 (36-36)
- The Bulldogs would fight back to within four and ECU would push the lead back to around 10 the rest of the stanza
- 4th Quarter: 10-19 (57-57)
- The Tigers kept up the pressure and got the lead to 14 (57-43) in the first 3:30 minutes
- SWOSU then took over and went on a 14-0 run in the remaining time in regulation
- ECU had a chance to win the game with a last second shot, but missed to force overtime
- OT: 7-12 (64-69)
- The Bulldogs took their first lead of the game, 15 seconds in, on a free throw
- SWOSU kept pushing and increased the lead to three (60-57) in the first minute
- The Tigers were able to tie the game at 62, with 3 minutes to play and took a 64-62 lead on a 7-2 run
- The Bulldogs finished the game strong, with a 7-0 run to claim the victory
Tiger Quick Shots
- Both teams struggled to make shot early in the game, with shots from the free-throw line becoming the key to the game
- FG: ECU 24-of-70 (34.3%) / SWOSU 21-of-58 (36.2%)
- 3PT FG: ECU 6-of-25 (24%) / SWOSU 2-of-18 (11.1%)
- FT: ECU 10-of-15 (66.7%) / SWOSU 25-of-36 (69.4%)
- RSr. Madison Rehl had a strong game rebounding, with a career-best
- 5 pts., 11 reb., 1 assist, 4 steals
- Fr. Emily Wilson and RSo. Izzy Cummings led a group of three with double-digit point totals
- Wilson: 16 pts., 9 reb., 6-of-15 FG, 2-of-4 3PT FG, 2-of-3 FT
- Cummins: 16 pts., 6 reb., 2 assists, 1 block, 2 steals, 6-of-16, 3-of-7 3PT FG, 1-of-1 FT
- RFr. Mackenzie Crusoe: 12 pts., 9 reb., 6 assists, 1 block, 3 steals, 5-of-14 FG
- Career best for assists and blocks
Up Next
- The Tigers will wrap up the 2021-22 regular season Saturday, Feb. 26 vs. Oklahoma Baptist – 5:30 p.m.