East Carolina University
Richmond
Pirates Fall In Overtime Thriller
November 14, 2006 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 14, 2006
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Ryan Butler's 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining gave Richmond the lead in overtime and the Spiders held off East Carolina Tuesday night for a 71-67 win.
Following Butler's basket, the Pirates' Courtney Captain hit two free throws to cut the margin to 66-65 with 35.8 seconds remaining. Richmond's Peter Thomas hit a layup, and Captain retaliated with two free throws with 15.8 seconds remaining.
Brian Morris hit a pair of free throws, the Spiders forced Cory Farmer into a turnover and Jarhon Giddings hit one of two free throws with 3.8 seconds to seal the win.
The Pirates (1-1) led by seven with 12:19 remaining. Richmond came back slowly, finally tying the game at 61 on Dan Geriot's 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left. Over the final 9:01 of the second half and through the overtime period, the Pirates missed 13 of 15 field goal attempts.
"On the last play we wanted to foul up by three, but Courtney Captain slipped and got us into scramble mode" said Pirate head coach Ricky Stokes. "But that one play doesn't mean a game.
"We didn't shoot free throws particularly well and didn't defend the three and didn't rebound the ball - we didn't come up with key rebounds. We didn't execute at crucial times. By and large, we didn't deserve to win. Give them a lot of credit."
Thomas led the Spiders (1-0) with 16 points. Geriot added 14, Morris had 11 points with 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Butler added 11 points.
Captain led the Pirates with a career-high 22 points, Sam Hinnant added 13 and Gabe Blair 10 with 15 rebounds, the most boards by a Pirate freshman since the 2000-01 season.
East Carolina returns to action Saturday night as it goes on the road to face UNC Greensboro. Tip-off is slated for 7 p.m.
