Huskies overtake ECU
By
Al Myatt
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STORRS, CT — A pair of 17-0 runs
boosted host Connecticut to a 65-52 American Athletic Conference win
over East Carolina after the Pirates had taken a 10-point lead late in
the first half on Wednesday night.
Ryan Boatright led the defending
national champions with 23 points as he made seven shots from beyond the
arc.
Freshman B.J. Tyson had 20 points to
lead ECU (9-13, 2-7 AAC) as he dropped all four of his 3-point attempts
and went eight of 11 from the field. Tyson also led the Pirates'
rebounding with six.
Caleb White had 11 points for the
Pirates and attempted ECU's only two free throws, making one. His free
throws came with 1:37 remaining in the game.
White had eight points in the first
half as ECU led 34-27 at the break.
Paris Roberts-Campbell finished with
nine points.
Terry Whisnant scored all six of his
points in the first half, including a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left in
the half that gave the Pirates their biggest lead at 34-24. An ailment
that limited Whisnant's breathing allowed him to play just eight minutes
of the second half.
ECU made 11 of 21 shots from behind
the arc, 52.4 percent.
"We don’t have a real strong inside
game so we’re a very perimeter oriented team," said Pirates coach Jeff
Lebo. "We missed some shots in the second half. Terry Whisnant was hurt
and couldn’t really play much in the second half. That hurt us also.
He’s our best scorer. We couldn’t get to the foul line either. It was
going to be my first time in 25 years as a coach where we didn’t have a
foul shot."
ECU made eight of 13 threes in the
first half but was limited to three of eight from long range in the
second half.
"Our way to win is trying to shoot
the three," Lebo said. "We did a very good job of that in the first
half. In the second half we had some early open looks. They went on a
big run and we missed some open looks that we were making in the first
half."
Whisnant's status for a home game on
Saturday at 5 p.m. against Central Florida is uncertain. The Knights
dropped to 9-12 overall and 2-8 in AAC play with a 75-56 loss at
Southern Methodist on Saturday.
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02/05/15 03:19 AM.
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