Pirates charge back to
advance in CIT
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Miguel Paul & Akeem Richmond...
Miguel Paul picked a good
time to find his shooting eye in East Carolina's game against visiting
Savannah State Tuesday night.
The senior point guard
nailed a three off an assist from Akeem Richmond with 47 seconds left to
give ECU its first lead. Thirty-four seconds later, Paul hit a decisive
pair of free throws to help the Pirates capture a 66-65 comeback victory
in the first round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
Richmond, a junior guard,
sealed the triumph when he planted his hand on the ball as SSU senior
forward Rashad Hassen tried to get off a last second shot.
Paul, who made only 2-of-8
field goal attempts, scored 8 of ECU's final 12 points as the Pirates
put the finishing touches on a remarkable rally that overcame a
double-digit lead held by SSU during much of the second half.
Story continues after the
following picture.
Miguel Paul launches the three that
gave ECU its first lead with 47
seconds left. (W.A. Myatt photo)
After jumping out front on
a trey by junior guard Deven Williams in the game's first minute, the
Tigers led the entire first half and built 15-point advantages on two
occasions in the final frame before ECU began its charge.
Maurice Kemp, a first-team
All-Conference USA stalwart, was the Pirates' offensive catalyst. The
senior forward led all scorers with 21 points and had 6 assists and a
game-high 4 steals.
Richmond, who has excelled
in his role as ECU's sixth man, came off the bench to fire in four
threes and score 14 points.
Paul finished with 10
points and junior forward Robert Sampson had 9 points and a game-high 14
rebounds.
Williams scored 18 points
and senior forward Louis Arnold had 15 to pace Savannah State (19-15).
The outcome marked ECU's
first postseason win since joining the Division I ranks in 1965-66 and
assured the Pirates a host spot in the CIT second round. ECU (19-12)
will face an opponent to be named on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Other CIT first round
scores from Tuesday night:
• Eastern Kentucky 69,
Gardner Webb 62
• East Carolina 66, Savannah State 65
• Rider 63, Hartford 54
• Youngstown State 99, Oakland 87
• Loyola MD 70, Boston University 63
• Evansville 84, Tennessee State 72
Wednesday's CIT first
round schedule:
• Fairfield (19-15)
at Kent State (20-13) 7 pm
• Elon (21-11) at Canisius (18-13) 7 pm
• North Dakota (16-16) at Northern Iowa (18-14) 8 pm
• Green Bay (18-15) at Bradley (16-16) 8 pm
• South Alabama (17-12) at Tulane (19-14) 8 pm
• Chicago State (11-21) at Illinois-Chicago (17-15) 8 pm
• Oral Roberts (18-14) at UT Arlington (19-13) 8:30 pm
• Cal Poly (18-13) at Weber State (26-6) 9 pm
• High Point (17-13) at UC Irvine (20-15) 10:30 pm
• Air Force (17-13) at Hawaii (17-14) 12:00 am
CollegeInsider.com Tournament |
East Carolina 66, Savannah State
65 |
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Date: Tuesday,
Mar. 19, 2013
Facility: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Attendance: 2,053
Records: ECU 18-12; SSU 17-14
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SCORE BY PERIODS |
1 |
2 |
FINAL |
Savannah State |
32 |
33 |
65 |
East Carolina |
25 |
41 |
66 |
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03/20/13 04:31 AM.
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