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Pirate seniors get youthful send-off
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GREENVILLE — In a positive
sign for East Carolina's future, players who figure to return in 2004-05
made a significant contribution in helping a last-year stalwart secure a
victory in the final home game for five East Carolina seniors.
Senior Derrick Wiley led
the way with 17 points as the Pirates defeated South Florida 69-60 on
Saturday, but he got substantial help from freshman Mike Cook with 14
points and junior Moussa Badiane, who compiled 14 points, eight rebounds
and four blocked shots, and sophomore Belton Rivers, who added 12
points.
The net result was a
much-needed win that kept ECU in the thick of the fight for a spot in
next month's Conference USA Tournament while stamping a positive memory
on the final game in Minges Coliseum's Williams Arena for seniors Wiley,
Erroyl Bing, inujry-sidelined Gabriel Mikulas, Luke MacKay and Garth
Grindley.
The Pirates (12-12, 4-10 Conference USA) outrebounded the Bulls 47-35.
Bradley Mosley paced USF
(7-18, 1-13) with a game-high 20 points. Terrence Leather finished with
13.
Badiane had eight points
in the first half as East Carolina led 37-34 at halftime.
South Florida pulled
within 39-38 on a Moseley layup early in the second half but the Pirates
responded with a 12-2 run. A Belton Rivers layup gave East Carolina a
51-40 lead with 9:49 remaining.
Rivers finished with 12
points.
The Bulls got within seven
on a Mosley 3-pointer but couldn't complete the comeback. East Carolina
led by as many as 14 in the second half.
Brian Swift added 12
points and seven assists for USF.
ECU will close out its regular season with road games against Marquette (Wed., Mar. 3) and Southern
Mississippi (Sat., Mar. 6).
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BOX
SCORE East
Carolina 69, South Florida 60
Records: East Carolina 12-12, 4-10
C-USA; USF 7-18, 1-13.
USF 60
Player FG FT
PTS
Leather 5-10
2-3 13
Morris
0-4 0-0
0
Graham
1-2 2-3
4
Swift
4-14 2-2 12
Moseley 8-19
2-3 20
Brigman
3-6 3-4
9
Flowers
0-0 0-0
0
Diarra
1-2 0-0
2
Totals 22-57
11-15 60
ECU 69
Player FG FT
PTS
Bing
0-4 2-2
2
Grindley 0-0
0-0 0
Mackay
1-1 0-0
3
Wiley
6-16 4-6 17
Cook
4-13 5-8 14
Rivers
4-11 2-2 12
Robinson 0-0
0-0 0
McNeil
0-2 2-2
2
Rouse
2-2 1-2
5
Badiane
6-9 2-4 14
Totals 23-58
18-26 69
Halftime: East Carolina 37-34.
3-point goals: South Florida
5-15 (Moseley 2-5, Swift 2-8, Leather 1-2); East Carolina 5-17
(Rivers 2-8, Mackay 1-1, Cook 1-2, Wiley 1-4, Bing 0-2).
Fouled out: Brigman.
Rebounds: South Florida 35
(Graham 9); East Carolina 47 (Wiley 9).
Assists: South Florida 11
(Swift 7); East Carolina 11 (Cook 4).
Total fouls: South Florida 21;
East Carolina 17.
Technical fouls:
Attendance: 5,621. |
02/23/07 11:01 AM
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