Pirates cruise in hoops opener
By
Al Myatt
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Lebo, Nzege &
Guilmette
post-game audio...
GREENVILLE — East Carolina rolled
past North Carolina Wesleyan 99-81 to open the 2014-15 basketball season
at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum on Friday night.
The Pirates (1-0) won their first
game of the season for the 15th consecutive time.
Freshman B.J. Tyson had 22 points to
lead ECU. Sophomore transfer Michel-Ofik Nzege had 18 points and 12
rebounds. Adding 14 points each against the Division III Bishops were
Marshall Guilmette, Terry Whisnant and Caleb White.
The visitors were paced by 25 points
from Eric Dortch-Jones.
Nzege had 10 points during a 31-14
run that pushed ECU's lead to 44-23 with just over two minutes remaining
in the first half.
The Pirates led 48-27 at the break.
Wesleyan had a 31-14 run in the
second half but the Bishops' momentum was curtailed by three technical
fouls in a seven-second span.
After the technical spree, ECU went
on a 29-9 run.
The teams shot 76 free throws between
them as the officials took control of the contest after the cluster of
technicals.
The Pirates converted 36 of 46 at the
line while Wesleyan dropped 20 of 30.
ECU takes on UNC-Asheville at 2 p.m.
Sunday at home.
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11/15/14 05:37 AM.
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