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Blue Raiders roll past ECU
By
Al Myatt
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All rights reserved.
MURFREESBORO, TN — East Carolina had
offensive balance but an early deficit and a double-double by Shawn
Jones of Middle Tennessee State were too much to overcome in an 84-67
Conference USA loss for the Pirates on Thursday night.
Jones had 27 points and 11 rebounds
as the Blue Raiders went ahead to stay at 8-5 on a 3-pointer by Kerry
Hammonds with 16:54 left in the first half.
Guards Tweety Knight and Hammonds had
14 and 13 points respectively in the win. Hammonds had six assists.
MTSU (14-7, 4-2 C-USA) expanded its
lead to 41-22 by halftime before a supportive crowd of 4,411 at the
Murphy Center.
The Pirates (11-10, 0-6) got no
closer than 13 points in the second half although five players reached
double figures in scoring.
The Blue Raiders made 30 of 57 field
goal attempts for 52.6 percent.
Freshman Caleb White paced ECU with
18 points. Paris Roberts-Campbell had 13 points in the setback. Akeem
Richmond and Prince Williams added 12 points each. Richmond dropped four
of 12 shots from behind the arc.
Michael Zangari had 10 points in 21
minutes before picking up his fifth foul. Zangari, Richmond and freshman
Brandan Stith had five rebounds each for ECU.
The Pirates swap opponents with
travel partner Old Dominion for a 3 p.m. tipoff at UAB on Saturday. The
Blazers topped the Monarchs 75-66 Thursday night as all six home teams
won in C-USA play.
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GAME SUMMARY |
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Middle Tennessee State 84, East
Carolina 67 |
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Date: Thursday,
Jan. 30, 2014
Facility: Murphy Athletic Center
Attendance: 4,411
Records: ECU 11-10 (0-6 C-USA); MTSU 14-7 (4-2)
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SCORE BY PERIODS |
1 |
2 |
FINAL |
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East Carolina |
22 |
45 |
67 |
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Middle Tennessee State |
41 |
43 |
84 |
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01/31/14 03:52 AM.
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