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Final minute lifts Pirates
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GREENSBORO — East Carolina trailed
much of the way at UNC-Greensboro on Tuesday night but Akeem Richmond
made three free throws with 1.2 seconds left and the Pirates took an
85-84 nonconference win after a final desperation heave by the Spartans
caromed off the back rim.
A senior guard, Richmond led ECU
(2-0) with 19 points. He made a steal that led to the Pirates' winning
possession.
UNCG had a six-point lead with 1:05
remaining. A dunk by freshman Brandon Stith and two free throws by
Prince Williams closed the margin to 82-80 with 31 seconds to go.
Pirates freshman Caleb White was
fouled on an offensive rebound and dropped two free throws with 12
seconds left to cut the lead to 84-82.
Richmond was fouled behind the arc by
Nicholas Paulos with 1.2 seconds remaining.
Richmond made five of 13 field goal
attempts, including four of 10 behind the arc. He dropped all five of
his foul shots. Richmond made four of ECU's 11 steals.
Paris Roberts-Campbell had 16 points
and three assists for ECU. Freshman Caleb White supplied 11 of his 13
points in the first half. Marshall Guilmette and Stith added 10 points
each.
Scoring six points each for the
Pirates were Michael Zangari and Antonio Robinson. Williams had five
points.
Freshman Tevon Saddler paced UNCG
(1-1) with 34 points. Scoring 16 points apiece were Kyle Cain and Paulos.
Zangari, Roberts-Campbell, White and
Stith had five rebounds each in the win. The Spartans had a 43-31
rebounding edge but committed 19 turnovers to nine for ECU.
The Spartans had a 15-point lead with
7:26 left in the first half but the Pirates trimmed the advantage to
40-30 at the break and began the second half with a 23-11 run.
ECU hosts Chowan at 7 p.m. Thursday.
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GAME SUMMARY |
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East Carolina 85, UNC-Greensboro
84 |
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Date: Tuesday,
Nov. 12, 2013
Facility: Greensboro Coliseum
Attendance: 3,217
Records: ECU 2-0; UNCG 1-1
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SCORE BY PERIODS |
1 |
2 |
FINAL |
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East Carolina |
30 |
55 |
85 |
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UNC-Greensboro |
40 |
44 |
84 |
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11/13/13 04:33 AM.
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