Balanced Attack Leads ECU Past UNC Asheville, 81-70

Tuesday, November 26

Kingston, R.I.

5:00 PM

East Carolina University

UNC Asheville

November 26, 2013 | Men's Basketball

81
East Carolina

1ST	2ND	F
40	41	81
27	43	70

Game Report | Box Score

Kingston, R.I. ? Attendance: 858

70
UNC Asheville

STATS COMPARISON
Points	81	70
FG Made-Attempted	27-56	26-70
FG Percentage	.482	.371
3PT Made-Attempted	7-21	7-31
3PT Percentage	.333	.226
FT Made-Attempted	20-27	11-14
FT Percentage	.741	.786
Rebounds	47	33
Turnovers	13	8

	STAT LEADERS
Roberts-Campbell	20	Points	21	Hughes
Stith	8	Rebounds	8	PAL
Williams	4	Assists	4	Robertson
Williams	2	Steals	2	Two tied
Stith	2	Blocks	1	Roberts

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From wire and staff reports

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) - Paris Roberts-Campbell scored 20 points and four other East Carolina players scored in double digits Tuesday to secure an 81-70 victory over UNC Asheville in the NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation Round.

The Pirates completed the four-game tournament with a 3-1 record and improved to 6-1 overall with their only loss coming against No. 6 Duke on November 19th when they fell 83-74.

Roberts-Campbell hit four of the Pirates' seven 3-pointers and finished 8 of 12 (67 percent) from the field. Prince Williams followed close behind with a career-best 19 points and Michael Zangari, Akeem Richmond and Caleb White all scored 10 each for East Carolina.

Despite being without the services of 6-10 sophomore Marshall Guilmette, who was sidelined due to injury, the Pirates dominated the glass and out-rebounded their cross-state foe by 14, 47-33. Seven of the nine players that participated grabbed five or more rebounds, led by Brandan Stith's eight boards. Williams swiped the glass for seven rebounds, matching his career-high.

The Pirates, who trailed for a grand total of 15 seconds, built an 18-point first half lead and held a 13-point advantage at halftime, 40-27.

Roberts-Campbell's fourth 3-pointer of the game gave the Pirates' their largest lead of the night, 72-52, with 4:05 remaining. UNC Asheville (1-6) managed to cut the 20-point deficit to eight after scoring 12 straight points with 1:30 left to play.

Andrew Rowsey scored nine straight points, making three free throws and a pair of 3-pointers to bring the Bulldogs within 11, 72-61, with 1:30 to go.

Greenville native Jaron Lane then scored the next five points to make it a three possession game with 58 seconds left. The Pirates responded by making 7 of 8 free throws in the final 53 seconds.

Sam Hughes led the Bulldogs with 21 points while Rowsey finished with 16 and Lane scored 13.