Pirates bombard St. Andrews

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Senior guard Shamarr Bowden and junior guard Akeem Richmond spearheaded a long-range barrage with five threes apiece to help East Carolina sail to a 111-59 victory over NAIA foe St. Andrews Tuesday night in Greenville.

Bowden was a perfect 5-of-5 on 3-point tries as ECU improved to 6-1 against the 0-9 Knights.

Sophomore guard Paris Roberts-Campbell and senior guard Corvonn Gaines each recorded three treys and the Pirates collectively converted a school-record 18 buckets on 36 shots from behind the arc.

Bowden and Richmond each finished with 15 points in limited playing time. Bowden put in 12 minutes on the court, while Richmond logged 19 minutes.

Roberts-Campbell tallied 11 points in 20 minutes as a total of 15 ECU players saw action.

Junior guard Clavontae Brown scored a game-high 18 points and senior forward Demetrius Monroe added 14 to lead St. Andrews.

East Carolina never trailed and bolted to a 64-30 halftime lead.

The Pirates outscored the Knights 54-9 on 3-pointers and won the rebounding battle 51-35.

ECU will take a break for exams before returning to action at North Carolina in a noon game on Saturday, Dec. 15. ESPNU is set to televise the contest.

PAGE UPDATED 12/05/12 08:48 PM.

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