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ENMU (3-7) at East Central (7-6)
• When: 7 p.m. (MST) today in a Lone Star Conference crossover game at Ada, Okla.
• Last outing: The Greyhounds have been off since losing to Central Oklahoma 103-85 on Dec. 20 at Greyhound Arena. The Tigers defeated Southwestern Christian 75-57 on Tuesday at Bethany, Okla., snapping a three-game losing streak.
• Last meeting: ECU beat the Hounds 109-98 in December 2009 at Greyhound Arena.
• Notes: Three players are averaging in double figures for the Hounds, led by 6-foot-7 junior F Max Carrier (17.4 ppg). The others are 6-3 junior G Stefan Mirabal (12.2) and 6-7 junior F Aaron Edwards (11.5). … The Hounds, who have lost five in a row since beating Lubbock Christian 75-72 at Greyhound Arena on Nov. 27, are 1-2 in true road games this season. … The Tigers shot 55 percent from the field on Tuesday and placed five men in double figures, led by 6-foot junior G Caprest Rhone (15 points) and 6-3 junior G Jamal Edwards (14). Both had a pair of 3-pointers. … Entering Tuesday, Rhone was second on the team in scoring (10.1 ppg) behind 6-2 senior G Danarius Darby (12.0). … The Tigers are 5-1 at home, losing only to unbeaten Incarnate Word 83-64 on Dec. 13. … ECU is 1-4 in crossovers. … The Tigers tend to struggle offensively, averaging around 61 ppg while shooting 40 percent from the field and 26 percent from 3-point range.