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SMU sinks Bucs in OT
By The Associated Press
GREENVILLE — Devon Pearson
scored 15 points, including the free throw that sent the game into
overtime, and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Southern Methodist to a 74-70
win over East Carolina on Wednesday.
Pearson tied the game by
making one of two free throws to tie the game at 62-62 at the end of
regulation. He was ejected with 1:16 left in overtime after receiving
his second technical foul.
SMU tied the game at 59-59
with 2:45 left in the second half on a pair of free throws by Dez
Willingham.
East Carolina (6-10, 0-3
Conference USA) led by three points with 1:22 left after Japhet McNeil
made one of two free throws and Jeremy Ingram made two free throws.
But Willingham then scored
a basket for SMU (8-7, 1-2) and Pearson got the free throw to tie the
game.
A hook shot from East
Carolina's Corey Rouse hit the front of the rim and the game went into
overtime. Rouse finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
SMU built a six-point lead
in overtime, but Ingram scored a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to pull
ECU within 72-69. Bryan Hopkins, who led SMU with 24 points, made two
free throws.
Brian Morris scored 11
points for SMU. Ingram scored 14 points for ECU and Tyrone Beale had 12.
ECU continues its
Conference USA schedule Saturday with a road game at Tulane. Tip-off
for the contest is set for 8 p.m.
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BOX SCORE
SOUTHERN METHODIST 74, EAST CAROLINE
70 (OT)
Jan. 18, 2006, Greenville,
NC.
Officials: Curtis Shaw, Tim Clougherty, David Maracich.
Attendance: 4,612.
SOUTHERN METHODIST 35
27 12 - 74
EAST CAROLINA 26 36 8
- 70
SMU (8-7, 1-2
Conference USA)
FG 3PT FT
Reb
No Player
Min M-A M-A M-A
O-D-T A PF ST TO BK PTS
1 Brian Morris 20
4-9 0-0 3-6 3-2-5
2 4 0 0 0
11
2 Devon Pearson 36 5-11 0-2
5-7 5-8-13 1 2 1
0 0 15
21 Bamba Fall 24
2-5 0-0 0-0 0-6-6
0 4 1 2 4
4
3 Dez Willingham 40 2-9 1-3
2-4 0-3-3 6 4
0 4 0 7
11 Bryan Hopkins 42 6-16
4-11 8-9 1-3-4 4
1 3 4 0 24
10 Ike Ofoegbu 11
1-1 0-0 1-1 0-2-2
0 2 0 1 0
3
12 Jon Killen 8
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0
3 2 0 0 0
0
15 Derrick Roberts 27 2-3
0-0 2-4 1-4-5 0
3 0 1 0 6
25 Don. Rackauskas 15 2-3
0-0 0-0 0-3-3 1
2 0 0 1 4
34 Brian Epps 2
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0-0
0 0 0 0 0
0
0-1-1 0
0
Totals
225 24-57 5-16 21-31 10-32-42 17 24
5 12 5 74
Percentages: FG .421, 3PT .313, FT .677; Deadball
Rebounds: 6.
ECU (6-10, 0-3
Conference USA)
FG 3PT FT
Reb
No Player
Min M-A M-A M-A
O-D-T A PF ST TO BK PTS
22 Tyronne Beale 30 6-11
0-0 0-0 2-1-3 0
3 0 1 1 12
23 Corey Rouse 35 5-12
0-0 4-5 1-9-10 2
5 1 1 1 14
14 Sam Hinnant 35 3-11
0-3 0-0 3-3-6 2
2 0 0 0 6
10 Japhet McNeil 34 1-3
0-1 3-6 3-3-6 9
2 3 5 1 5
15 Jeremy Ingram 29 4-13
4-12 2-2 2-3-5 1
5 0 1 1 14
5 Courtney Captain 22 1-9 1-6
2-2 2-0-2 1 3
0 1 0 5
12 Taylor Gagnon 4 0-1
0-0 0-0 1-0-1 0
0 0 0 0 0
21 Tom Hammonds Jr. 15 3-7 2-4
0-0 0-2-2 2 3
0 0 0 8
31 Jonathan Hart 19 0-1
0-0 6-6 1-2-3 0
3 1 1 0 6
44 Quinton Goods 2 0-0
0-0 0-0 0-0-0 0
0 0 0 0 0
20 Josh King
0 0-1 0-0 0-0
0-0-0 0 0 0 0
0 0
2-4-6 0
0
Totals
225 23-69 7-26 17-21 17-27-44 17 26
5 10 4 70
Percentages: FG .333, 3PT .269, FT .810; Deadball
Rebounds: 1. |
02/23/07 10:58 AM
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