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Pirates fight off Tulane

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East Carolina countered a second half Tulane comeback with a rally of its own in the final 3 minutes to claim a 71-68 Conference USA victory Wednesday night in Greenville.

Junior guard Brock Young had 16 points and 9 assists to help the Pirates (8-16, 2-8 C-USA) snap a three-game skid by completing a season sweep of the Green Wave (7-16, 2-8 C-USA).

East Carolina's last win and its only other league victory came over Tulane 61-46 on Jan. 24 in New Orleans.

Junior forward Jamar Abrams scored 16 points and sophomore forward Darrius Morrow and junior guard Jontae Sherrod each recorded 11 points for the Pirates.

Freshman guard Kendall Timmons came off the bench to score 16 points, junior guard Aaron Holmes had 15, junior forward David Booker added 12 and senior reserve forward Asim McQueen contributed 10 for Tulane.

The Green Wave overcame a 10-point halftime deficit and took a 63-62 lead on a jumper by freshman guard Jordan Callahan with 4:28 left.

Sherrod pushed East Carolina temporarily back into the lead with a pair of free throws 30 seconds later, but Booker responded with a three-point play off a layup with 3:39 remaining to give Tulane a 66-64 advantage.

That was the cue for the Pirates to outscore the Wave 7-2 as the clock wound down. Young scored the final 4 points on a jumper at the 1:23 mark and a clinching pair of free throws with 9 seconds left.

The Pirates face a daunting challenge Saturday (9:05 p.m.) when they meet Texas-El Paso in the Don Haskins Center in El Paso. The Miners (18-5, 9-1 C-USA) are in first place in the conference after a 62-51 win over Southern Methodist Wednesday night in Dallas.

BOX SCORE

EAST CAROLINA 71, TULANE 68

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010
Place: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC
Attendance: 3,321
Officials: Duke Edsall, Rick Randall, Doug Sirmons
Technical Fouls: None

SCORE BY PERIODS        1   2   FINAL
Tulane                 31  37 -   68
East Carolina          41  30 -   71

TULANE GREEN WAVE (7-16, 2-8 C-USA)
PLAYER                      FG   3PT    FT   R  PTS  MIN
02 Booker............. f   2-5   0-0   8-9   2   12   29
41 Beasley............ f   0-1   0-1   0-0   0    0    7
05 Callahan........... g   2-7   1-2   0-2   2    5   35
20 Holmes............. g  5-10   1-2   4-8   5   15   34
24 Vianney............ g   4-9   1-5   0-0   8    9   32
03 Rogers...............   0-0   0-0   0-0   0    0    4
04 McQueen..............   5-8   0-0   0-0   2   10   11
22 Timmons..............  6-10   1-1   3-5   7   16   32
23 Mayhane..............   0-5   0-2   1-2   1    1   11
25 Hogan................   0-0   0-0   0-0   0    0    5
TEAM....................                     1
TOTALS.................. 24-55  4-13 16-26  28   68  200
PERCENT.................  43.6  30.8  61.5

EAST CAROLINA PIRATES (8-16, 2-8 C-USA)
PLAYER                      FG   3PT    FT   R  PTS  MIN
01 Morrow............. f   3-4   0-0   5-9   7   11   23
21 Abrams............. f  6-12   4-9   0-0   1   16   34
33 Wynn............... c   0-1   0-0   3-4   1    3   15
10 Young.............. g  5-10   0-0  8-10   6   18   37
24 Sherrod............ g   3-6   1-2   4-4   5   11   26
11 Gaines...............   2-2   0-0   0-0   1    4   16
23 Straughn.............   0-2   0-1   1-2   0    1   13
30 Ellison..............   1-1   1-1   0-0   1    3    9
42 Joyner...............   1-1   0-0   2-2   4    4   27
TEAM....................                     5
TOTALS.................. 21-39  6-13 23-31  31   71  200
PERCENT.................  53.8  46.2  74.2

PAGE UPDATED 02/11/10 02:58 AM.

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