MAGNOLIA, Ark. – Four Muleriders scored in double figures and Southern Arkansas employed a stout defense that held East Central under 60 points for the first time this season as the team picked up its fifth-straight victory to go along with the best 13-game start to a season in 29 years after the 72-58 win over the Tigers on Thursday night inside a full W.T. Watson Center.

The Muleriders (11-2, 6-1) were led in scoring by a trio of seniors as Draylan Perkins, Wesley Nosakhare, and CJ Elkins combined for 38 points in the win. Nosakhare, who was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor and made his lone...