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Pirates slip by Rice with
overtime comeback
From Electronic and Staff Reports
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Senior guard James Legan
made a three-pointer with five seconds left to cap a dramatic overtime
rally that lifted East Carolina to a Conference USA victory over Rice
Saturday night in Greenville.
Sophomore wing Jamar
Abrams sank a pair of free throws with 1:21 remaining in the extra frame
to ignite the 7-0 run that vaulted East Carolina from an 88-84 deficit
to the 91-88 win.
Sophomore guard Brock
Young hit a jumper with 31 seconds left to tie the score and set the
stage for Legan's game-winning heroics.
Legan scored 20 points,
freshman center Darrius Morrow added 19, and Young and senior guard Sam
Hinnant had 17 apiece to lead the Pirates. Young had a game-high 14
assists, tying a school record and setting a new school mark for assists
in a season with 189.
Senior guard Rodney Foster
scored a game-high 24 points, sophomore center Trey Stanton added 21,
junior guard Lawrence Ghoram had 13 and freshman guard Connor Frizzelle
contributed 12 for the Owls.
The Pirates led 40-38 at
the half and, after maintaining the upper hand for much of the second
half, appeared poised to win in regulation. But a three-pointer by
Foster with 12 seconds left pulled Rice even at 80-80 and forced the
overtime.
The Owls put on an
impressive shooting display, only to be out-done by the Pirates. Rice
was 33-65 from the field (50.8%) and 12-26 from three-point range
(46.2%), while East Carolina hit 29-54 field goal attempts (53.7%) and
connected on a sizzling 11-22 three-point tries (50%).
The Pirates' production
from the free throw line was a key factor in the game's outcome. East
Carolina converted 22-25 free throws (88%), resulting in a 12-point
swing in the final score. The Owls made only 10-15 from the charity
stripe (66.7%).
East Carolina will meet
Southern Mississippi for the second time this season Tuesday night in
Hattiesburg (8
pm ET). The Pirates
edged the Golden Eagles 82-79
on Feb. 4 in
Greenville.
Southern Miss (13-11, 3-7)
will be coming into the rematch off a 72-47 rout by No. 8 Memphis Saturday
afternoon. The Golden Eagles have lost five games in a row.
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BOX SCORE
EAST CAROLINA 91, RICE 88
(OVERTIME)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 14,
2009
Place: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,435
Officials: Lee Cassell, Jeff Malham, Tim Gattis
Technical Fouls: None
SCORE BY PERIODS 1
2 OT FINAL
Rice................. 42 38 8 - 88
East Carolina........ 40 40 11 - 91
RICE (8-16, 3-7 C-USA)
PLAYER FG 3PT FT
R PTS MIN
Braimoh........... f 3-7 0-0
0-0 2 6 21
Stanton........... c 8-15 4-6 1-2
5 21 42
Frizzelle......... g 5-12 1-6 1-2
3 12 40
Foster............ g 9-14 6-9 0-0
5 24 41
Ghoram............ g 4-8 0-1
5-7 8 13 38
Schwarze............ 0-0 0-0
0-0 0 0 0+
Herndon............. 1-1 0-0
0-0 0 2 7
Beasley............. 0-0 0-0
2-2 1 2 4
Pflieger............ 3-8 1-4
1-2 2 8 32
TEAM................
3
TOTALS.............. 33-65 12-26 10-15 29 88
225
PERCENT............. 50.8 46.2 66.7
EAST CAROLINA (13-11, 5-6 C-USA)
PLAYER FG 3PT FT
R PTS MIN
Morrow............ f 3-4 0-0 13-15
3 19 35
Wynn.............. c 2-4 0-0
0-0 3 4 26
Legan............. g 6-10 4-7 4-4
5 20 28
Hinnant........... g 6-10 5-9 0-0
3 17 37
Young............. g 7-13 1-3 2-2
6 17 38
Kupets.............. 0-0 0-0
0-0 0 0 0+
Turner.............. 1-5 0-0
1-2 2 3 16
Abrams.............. 3-5 1-2
2-2 6 9 29
Sherrod............. 1-3 0-1
0-0 3 2 16
TEAM................
1
TOTALS.............. 29-54 11-22 22-25 32 91
225
PERCENT.............
53.7 50.0 88.0
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02/15/09 03:12 AM.
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