ECU Men's Basketball Earns 10th-Straight Victory Over Henderson State
January 25, 2019
ADA – The East Central University men's basketball team picked up its 10th-straight victory over Henderson State, claiming an 82-63 victory in Great American Conference action at the Kerr Activities Center.
Scoring
First Half: 39-28
The Tigers (10-6, 7-4 GAC) started the game on an 11-4 run in the first four minutes
The Reddies (12-6, 7-5 GAC) cut the deficit to four (14-10) over the next three minutes
ECU earned its first double-digit advantage (20-10), with 10:33 remaining
HSU pushed back, but was only able to cut the deficit to six (29-23) over the next five minutes
The Tigers quickly pushed the lead back to double-digits (33-23) in the next minute
ECU kept the advantage between 11-13 the rest of the stanza
Second Half:43-35
The Tigers kept up the pressure and increased the lead to 21 (52-31) in the first 6:30 minutes of the period
The Reddies were only able to get to a 15-point deficit and led by as many as 23 (73-50) in the remaining time
Tigers Quick Shots
Jr. Camron Talley led the team with 26 points and moved up two spots on the ECU 1,000-Point Club list
No. 16: 1,097 points
No. 15: 1,109 – Bobby Shelton (1985-89)
12 points away
No. 14: 1,120 – Duane Goodwin (1985-89)
23 points away
Talley was one of two players with double-digit point totals
Talley: 26 pts., 4 reb., 1 steal
Sr. Da'Rion King: 16 pts., 6 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals
RFr. Gerren Jackson was close to his first double-double
9 pts., 10 reb., 2 assists, 2 steals
Jr. Jalan Brown was close to his second double-double
9 pts., 9 reb., 1 assists, 1 steal
ECU had a strong night shooting
FG: ECU – 24-of-56 (42.9%) / HSU – 26-of-69 (37.7%)
3PT FG: ECU – 7-of-19 (36.8%) / HSU – 1-of-16 (6.3%)
The biggest difference came at the free throw line
The Tigers made more shots than they allowed the Reddies to attempt
ECU: 27-of-34 (79.4%) / HSU: 10-of-19 (52.6%)
The Tigers 27 free-throws are a season-best
ECU earned a 50-33 advantage on the boards
The Tigers are ranked fourth in the GAC standings at 7-4
Southern Nazarene, Southern Arkansas and Oklahoma Baptist are tied for first (9-2)
ECU is participating in the Coaches vs. Cancer: Sneakers and Suits Weekend
Coaches are wearing sneakers with their suits
Team is also raising money for the American Cancer Society
Donations will be accepted through the next game
Up Next
The Tigers will wrap up a four-game home stand, Saturday, Jan. 26 vs. Ouachita at 3 p.m.
The other GAC Tigers are the only team that ECU has not seen yet during the 2018-19 season
The Tigers will then hit the road for the next five games
Jan. 31-Feb. 14
Next home game is Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. vs. Oklahoma Baptist
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