ADA, Okla. – Southern Arkansas received 18 points and six rebounds from DeVante Brooks and 14 points from Draylan Perkins, but it was not enough as the Muleriders dropped their third-consecutive contest with a 77-69 loss to East Central in a Great American Conference affair on Saturday afternoon from inside the Kerr Activities Center.

SAU (18-8, 13-7 GAC) slides into a three-way tie for third-place in the regular season standings with two games to go. The Muleriders' 13-7 record in league play matches Oklahoma Baptist and East Central.

Southern Arkansas turned the basketball over 17 times in t...