Inside The Box Score - vs. Houston
January 30, 2011 | Men's Basketball
Jan. 30, 2011
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Player of the Game
Darrius Morrow scored 18 points and grabbed six rebounds in 36 minutes of action. Morrow scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half and was 3-of-4 from the floor after halftime. He finished 5-of-8 for the game. Morrow was 6-of-8 from the free throw line in the second half and was 8-of-10 overall. Morrow's steal with 1:53 to go set up the possession that allowed East Carolina to take the lead.
Play of the Game
With the Pirates trailing by six, sophomore Corvonn Gaines drove baseline, scored and got fouled. He went to the line and converted the free throw for a traditional three-point play.
Turning Point of the Game
After Alandise Harris drained a 3-pointer to give Houston a 66-57 lead with 4:02 to play, Brock Young answered with a 3-pointer for ECU which was followed by the first of two crowd-induced shot clock violations by the Cougars. Young's 3-pointer started a 14-0 run by the Pirates.
Stat of the Game
The ECU pep band chants "Free Throws Win Ball Games" before every Pirate attempt at the foul line. East Carolina made 28-of-34 free throws (82.4 percent) Saturday night, including 24-of-28 (85.7 percent) in the second half. Houston was just 13-of-19 (68.4 percent) for the game.
Additional Game Notes
• East Carolina snapped a three-game losing streak to Houston and improved to 3-3 at Williams Arena/Minges Coliseum against the Cougars.
• The Pirates' earned their fourth Conference USA win of the season, equaling their total number of league victories last season.
•With the victory, ECU finished the month of January with a record of 5-3, its first winning record in the first month of the calendar year since 2001 (5-4).
•ECU overcame its third second half double-digit deficit of the season. In addition to rallying from 13 points down tonight, the Pirates overcame a 15-point second half deficit at Marshall and a 13-point second half deficit at home against Charlotte.
•ECU won for the second time this season when shooting under 40 percent (37.5). The Pirates shot just 33.3 percent in their win over N.C. Central.
•After seven Conference USA games, the Pirates have a winning record (4-3) for the first time in their league membership.
•The Pirates improved to 5-6 when trailing at halftime this season.
•East Carolina committed fewer turnovers than its opponent for a third straight game.
•East Carolina made a season-high 28 free throws.
•Senior Jontae Sherrod posted his fifth 20-point game of the season.
•Sophomore Corvonn Gaines scored a career-high 13 points.
•After going 11-of-21 at the free throw line against Marshall, junior Darrius Morrow has made 18-of-23 at the charity stripe the last two games.
•The Pirates drew their largest home crowd of the season (6,308).
