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ECU turns back charging
Bulldogs
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KINGSTON, RI — East Carolina
withstood a UNC-Asheville comeback to finish the NIT Tipoff Tournament
with an 81-70 consolation win over the Bulldogs in the University of
Rhode Island's Thomas M. Ryan Center on Tuesday evening.
A 20-point effort from Paris
Roberts-Campbell led five Pirates into double-figure scoring as ECU
improved to 6-1 going into a 5 p.m. home game with UNC-Wilmington (4-4)
on Sunday (WITN-TV).
Coincidentally, Seahawks coach Buzz
Peterson added former UNCA coach Eddie Biedenbach to his staff during
this past offseason.
A three by Akeem Richmond put ECU
ahead to stay at 3-2 and the Pirates pushed the lead to 23-9 on a
Roberts-Campbell jumper with 10:58 remaining in the first half.
A three by Roberts-Campbell gave the
Pirates their biggest advantage at 72-52 with 4:05 left to play. The
Bulldogs (1-6) rallied within seven points in the final minute.
ECU dropped nine of 12 free throws
over the last 1:11.
Roberts-Campbell made eight of 12
field goal attempts, including four of six from three-point range.
Prince Williams had 19 points, seven
rebounds, four assists and two steals for ECU.
Tallying 10 points apiece for the
Pirates were Michael Zangari, Richmond and freshman Caleb White.
Freshman Brandan Stith had seven
points and a team-high eight rebounds as ECU led 47-33 on the boards.
Sam Hughes scored 21 points to lead
the Bulldogs' scoring. Andrew Rowsey had 16 points in the setback.
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GAME SUMMARY |
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NIT TIP-OFF TOURNAMENT |
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East Carolina 81, UNC-Asheville
70 |
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Date: Tuesday,
Nov. 26, 2013
Facility: Thomas M. Ryan Center
Attendance: 858
Records: ECU 6-1; UNCA 1-6
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SCORE BY PERIODS |
1 |
2 |
FINAL |
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UNC-Asheville |
27 |
43 |
70 |
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East Carolina |
40 |
41 |
81 |
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11/27/13 04:17 AM.
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