ADA, Okla. – Camron Talley, the Great American Conference's second-leading scorer, made five 3-pointers and scored 28 points to lead East Central to an 82-74 victory over Harding on Thursday in conference play at the Kerr Activities Center.

East Central (6-4, 3-2) improved to 5-0 at home and won its sixth straight in Ada dating to last season.

Harding (5-6, 3-2) trailed by as many as 15 in the second half, but rallied late to pull within four points twice in the final minute. Talley made a layup with 48 seconds left to give East Central a 78-72 lead, and the Tigers hit three free throws in the...