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 final 30 seconds to hold off the Bisons.

JV Long led four Harding players in double figures with 16 points. He also had a team-best five assists and four steals. Adam Horn had 14 points and led the team with seven rebounds. Colin Hale had two of Harding's six 3-pointers and scored 13 points, and J.P. Brandon made 6-of-7 shots to finish with 12 points.

Talley, who entered averaging 21.4 points, made 11-of-21 shots, including 5-of-12 from 3-point range.

East Central shot 53 percent (17 of 32) in the first half and led 41-35 at the break.

Harding is back in action Saturday against Southeastern Oklahoma, a 90-86 winner over Arkansas Tech on Thursday.