ALVA, Okla. – After having Thursday off because of the winter weather that come through the area earlier this week, the East Central University men's basketball team started a four-game road trip at Northwestern Oklahoma State, falling 74-53.

Scoring

• 1^st Half: 20-30
  • The teams traded shots for a 4-all tie, with 17:15 remaining
  • The teams then traded small runs, with no team leading by more than five for the first nine minutes
  • The Rangers (15-6, 10-5 GAC) then used a 9-0 run to take a 10-point advantage, with 8:30 left to play
  • The Tigers (8-11, 6-7 GAC) kept the disadvantage around 10 for the remainder of the half
• 2^nd Half:
  • NWOSU came out strong in the second half, going on an 11-2 run in the first three minutes to push the advantage to 19
  • The score was kept around the same deficit the rest of the game

Tiger Quick Shots

• The Tigers struggled to get their shots to land in the game, except at the charity stripe
  • FG: ECU 20-of-56 (35.7%) / NWOSU 31-of-64 (48.4%)
  • 3PT FG: 6-of-23 (26.1%) / NWOSU 8-of-22 (36.4%)
  • FT: 7-of-11 (63.6%) / NWOSU 4-of-6 (66.7%)
• So. Shemar Smith and Fr. AJ Ferguson, Jr. led the team in scoring
  • Smith: 15 pts., 4 reb., 1 block, 6-of-11 FG, 3-of-6 3PT FG
  • Ferguson, Jr.: 10 pts., 2 reb., 2 steals, 4-of-7 FG

Up Next

• The Tigers will remain on the road for the next three games
  • Thursday, Feb. 10 at Arkansas-Monticello – 5:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, Feb. 12 at Southern Arkansas – 3 p.m.
  • Monday, Feb. 15 at Henderson State – 6 p.m.
• ECU has rescheduled their game against Southeastern Oklahoma State in Ada for Sunday, Feb. 20 - 3:30 p.m.