Jan. 19, 2011
Recap |
Box Score
Player of the Game
Jontae Sherrod scored 21 points, grabbed a career-high nine rebounds and handed out four assists. Sherrod made 11 free throws, sinking eight in the final 1:43. Sherrod's offensive rebound off a missed free throw with 1:43 allowed ECU to stretch its lead back to nine after UCF had cut the Pirates' 17-point lead down to seven. Sherrod made two 3-pointer to bring his season tally to 41, surpassing his 2009-10 total of 39.
Play of the Game
With the Pirates' lead down to seven with 2:02 to play, Darrius Morrow blocked Keith Clanton's baseline drive and Erin Straughn grabbed the rebound before the Knights fouled Brock Young sending him to the line.
Turning Point of the Game
Brock Young drove into the lane and hit Darrius Morrow with a wrap-around pass ending a 10-1 run by the Knights and pushing ECU back out to a double-digit lead with 3:18 to play.
Stat of the Game
East Carolina shot 58.8 percent (10-17) from behind the arc. The Pirates made 6-of-8 3-pointers in the first half (75.0 percent). Erin Straughn connected on 4-of-5 attempts from 3-point range, while Brock Young made 2-of-3. Jontae Sherrod sank 2-of-4 3-point attempts.
Additional Notes
East Carolina won its 10th game of the season, equaling its 2009-10 season total in its 18th game. The Pirates didn't win their 10th game last year until the 29th game of the season.
The Pirates improved to 2-2 in Conference USA marking the first time they been at .500 through four league games since joining the conference in 2002.
ECU won its second straight game over UCF, both at the UCF Arena. The Pirates have won three of the last five games against the Knights.
It was the first home loss of the season for UCF, which had previously won all 10 of its games at UCF Arena this year.
The Pirates shot a season-high 58.8 percent from the 3-point line.
East Carolina held UCF to its second-lowest output of the season, 62 points. Florida held the Knights to just 57 points.
The Pirates held their fifth consecutive opponent under their season scoring average and sixth straight under their season shooting percentage.
East Carolina's 41 rebounds were its most in Conference USA play this season and second-most overall (50 vs. Fayetteville State).
Senior Jontae Sherrod recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season and fifth of his career, while leading ECU in scoring for the 10th times this season. The Pirates improved to 7-3 this season when Sherrod leads them in scoring.
Sophomore Erin Straughn scored a season-high 14 points and reached double figures for the first time since the Campbell game on Dec. 15. Straughn also tied his career-high with four 3-pointers.
Senior Brock Young moved to within one free throw of tying the East Carolina career free throws made record of 381.
Junior Darrius Morrow scored double figures for the third time in four games and the ninth time in the last 10 games. 
