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ECU Falls To N.C. State For First Loss
November 18, 2010 | Men's Basketball
Nov. 18, 2010
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CHARLESTON, S.C. -Lorenzo Brown had 16 points and Scott Wood 13 as North Carolina State used a 42-10 run to defeat state rival East Carolina, 85-65, at the Charleston Classic on Thursday night.
The Wolfpack (2-0) improved to 19-1 against the Pirates (2-1), who lost for the first time under new coach Jeff Lebo.
The Wolfpack's young players took control with less than six minutes to play in the first half and trailing 23-22. They followed with a burst that lasted nearly 15 minutes and spanned halftime.
Brown scored 11 points in the charge that put North Carolina State ahead 64-33 with 12 minutes left.
Corvonn Gaines had 11 points to lead East Carolina.
The Pirates kept the game close early,swapping the lead with the Wolfpack eight times during a seven-minute stretch.
Jontae Sherrod's 3-pointer gane ECU its first lead at 15-14 with less than nine minutes into the game. N.C. State took the lead back momentarily until Brock Young drilled a 3 from the top of the key for a 19-18 advantage. A Robert Sampson tip-in followed by two Gaines' free throw gave ECU its final lead of the game at 23-22 with 5:33 to play.
The Wolfpack closed out the half on a 15-6 run and lead 37-29 at halftime.
Young, who missed Monday night's game due to injury, played 21 minutes, scored 10 points and handed out three assists. Sampson also came off the bench to score double figures for the first time in his career as he finished with 10.
The Pirates will face either Charlotte or George Mason in the consolation brcaket on Friday night at 8:30 p.m. The game will be televised on MASN.
