East Carolina University
3-6 , 2-4
Tulsa
6-4 , 5-2
Pirates Fall To Golden Hurricane, 45-13
November 12, 2005 | Football
Nov. 12, 2005
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Paul Smith threw for 230 yards and two touchdowns and Tarrion Adams added two touchdown runs as Tulsa gained bowl eligibility with a 45-13 win against East Carolina on Saturday.
Smith threw a 38-yard scoring pass to Garrett Mills to give the Golden Hurricane a 17-13 lead in the third quarter and start a run of 35 unanswered points.
After Adams scored his second touchdown on a 14-yard run, Smith completed a 29-yard TD pass to Ashlan Davis as Tulsa (6-4, 5-2 Conference USA) bounced back after trailing 13-10 at halftime.
East Carolina (3-6, 2-4) scored 13 straight points in the second quarter and took a 13-10 lead on Robert Lee's 45-yard field goal at the end of the first half.
Smith completed 19 of 28 passes with no interceptions and Mills had nine catches for 127 yards. Uril Parrish rushed for 87 yards on 14 carries and had a 2-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Cauvey Jackson added an 18-yard TD run for Tulsa, which is eligible for a bowl for the second time in three seasons under coach Steve Kragthorpe.
James Pinkney was 20-for-33 for 188 yards - including a 26-yard touchdown pass to Aundrae Allison in the second quarter for the Pirates, who have lost three games in a row and were eliminated from postseason play.
Allison set a new single-season record with 922 yard receiving after grabbing eight catches for 74 yards on the day.
Team Stats
ECU 0, TLS 3
TLS - DeVAULT, Brad 45 yd field goal 5 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:01
ECU 0, TLS 10
TLS - ADAMS, Tarrion 4 yd run (DeVAULT, Brad kick), 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 1:31
ECU 7, TLS 10
ECU - ALLISON, Aundra 26 yd pass from PINKNEY, James (LEE, Robert kick) 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 4:02
ECU 10, TLS 10
ECU - LEE, Robert 24 yd field goal 7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:23
ECU 13, TLS 10
ECU - LEE, Robert 45 yd field goal 6 plays, 22 yards, TOP 0:59
ECU 13, TLS 17
TLS - MILLS, Garrett 38 yd pass from SMITH, Paul (DeVAULT, Brad kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:25
ECU 13, TLS 24
TLS - ADAMS, Tarrion 14 yd run (DeVAULT, Brad kick), 2 plays, 30 yards, TOP 0:41
ECU 13, TLS 31
TLS - DAVIS, Ashlan 29 yd pass from SMITH, Paul (DeVAULT, Brad kick) 7 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:43
ECU 13, TLS 38
TLS - PARRISH, Uril 2 yd run (DeVAULT, Brad kick), 5 plays, 64 yards, TOP 2:32
ECU 13, TLS 45
TLS - JACKSON, Cauvey 18 yd run (SCHULTZ, Matt kick), 7 plays, 90 yards, TOP 2:49
