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Pirates roll in hoops
opener
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GREENVILLE � East Carolina opened its
2013-14 basketball season at home before a crowd of 5,345 in Williams
Arena at Minges Coliseum with a 97-51 win over North Carolina Wesleyan.
Paris Roberts-Campbell had 21 points
for the Pirates to lead all scorers. Roberts-Campbell made eight of 14
field goal attempts, including three of seven behind the arc and dropped
both of his free throws. He also had four steals, two assists and
blocked one shot.
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Sophomore Michael Zangari goes up against N.C. Wesleyan's Shannon
Huff (35) to tip off East Carolina's 2013-14 season. (W.A. Myatt photo)
Akeem Richmond, who made the
three-pointer that brought the 2012-13 season to a close with
a 77-74 win at Weber State in
the CollegeInsider.com Tournament championship, added 15 points.
Freshmen Caleb White and Bandan Stith
scored 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Marshall Guilmette and Stith grabbed
11 and 10 rebounds as ECU led 50-31 on the boards against the smaller
Bishops (0-1).
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Leading scorer Paris Roberts-Campbell puts up two of
his 17 first half
points. The junior guard had 21 points on the night. (W.A. Myatt photo.)
Guard Josh Morrison led the visitors
with 12 points and Devon Weaver tallied 10.
The Pirates' field goal shooting
warmed up after intermission. ECU made 22 of 34 field goal attempts in
the second half for 64.7 percent, including seven of 11 on 3-pointers
(63.6 percent).
Point guards Prince Williams and
Antonio Robinson combined for 11 assists.
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Freshman Brandan Stith finishes with authority in the second half.
(W.A. Myatt photo)
ECU won its 13th straight season
opener and prevailed in its home opener for the 11th straight time.
The Pirates are 7-0 under fourth-year
coach Jeff Lebo when scoring 90 or more points.
ECU visits UNC-Greensboro on Tuesday
for a 7 p.m. tipoff.
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GAME SUMMARY |
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East Carolina 97, N.C. Wesleyan
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Date: Friday,
Nov. 8, 2013
Facility: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Attendance: 5,345
Records: ECU 1-0; NCWC 0-1
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SCORE BY PERIODS |
1 |
2 |
FINAL |
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N.C. Wesleyan |
20 |
31 |
51 |
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East Carolina |
42 |
55 |
97 |
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11/09/13 04:55 AM.
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