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Men's Basketball
87
Winner East Central ECU 12-9,7-8 GAC
67
Harding Hard 5-16,1-14 GAC
Winner
East Central ECU
12-9,7-8 GAC
87
Final
67
Harding Hard
5-16,1-14 GAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
East Central ECU 41 46 87
Harding Hard 30 37 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Scott Goode (2/4/23)

East Central Holds Off Harding; Bisons Fall 87-67

SEARCY – Every time Harding made a run Saturday in its Great American Conference matchup with East Central, the Tigers had an answer.

East Central made 11 3-pointers and shot 56% from the field, defeating Harding 87-67 in GAC action at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House.

The loss dropped Harding to 5-16 overall and 1-14 in the GAC. The Bisons will be back in action Thursday against Southern Nazarene in Bethany, Oklahoma.

East Central won its 12th straight in the series and improved to 12-9 overall and 7-8 in the GAC.

Taylor Currie and Keyln McBride combined for 22 points in the first half, but Harding trailed East Central 41-30 at the break.

Stetson Smithson hit a 3-pointef for Harding with 15:52 left to cut East Central's lead to 50-40. The Tigers responded with five straight points.

A layup by McBride trimmed the lead back to 55-44 with 12:36 left, but East Central went on a 9-2 run to go back up by 18 points.

Harding came back with nine straight points, capped by a banked jumper from the right wing from Wyatt Gilbert that pulled the Bisons within 72-60 with 4:52 left. But East Central answered with an 11-2 run to pull away.

Currie and McBride finished with 18 points each. It was a season high for McBride, who shot 7-of-11 from the field and 3-of-6 from 3-point range.

 
Gallery: (2-4-2023) 2022-23 mbball vs. East Central
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