East Carolina University
2-1
Virginia University of Lynchburg
1-3
ECU Offense Leads Win Over Virginia-Lynchburg
November 20, 2014 | Men's Basketball
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GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Terry Whisnant scored a game-high 16 points; Michel-Ofik Nzege had 12 points and a game leading 13 boards, and East Carolina beat Virginia University of Lynchburg 92-51 on Thursday night.
B.J. Tyson came off the bench to score 14 points and grab eight rebounds, with Caleb White adding 12 and Lance Tejada finishing with 10 for the Pirates, who shot 53 percent from the field, dished out 21 total assists, and outrebounded Va. Lynchburg by 29.
Hakeem Anthony scored a team high 14 points to lead the Dragons, who were held to just 28 percent shooting from the field and 22 percent from the 3-point line. Jacob Knight and Adrian Saunders each added eight, with Saunders finishing with a team-high six rebounds.
East Carolina opened the game on a 17-2 run over the first seven minutes and took a 27-point lead into halftime. The Pirates held the Dragons scoreless for 14:53 as they netted the first nine points. After Saunders made two free throws, ECU ran off eight consecutive points before Knight made the Dragons' first field goal nearly seven minutes into the contest.
Coming out of the under-8 media timeout, Michael Zangari made a free throw to push the lead over 20 for the first time. The Pirates doubled up the Dragons in the final 11:28 of the half, 32-16, capped by White's 3-pointer just before the halftime buzzer.
VUL took seven points off the Pirates' lead in the first four minutes before Whisnant made his fourth 3-pointer of the game. ECU's lead went from 23 to 32 in a span of seven minutes and reached 39 with 2:46 remaining.
Junior walk-on Peyton Robbins capped the night with his first career field goal with 16 seconds remaining.
The Pirates shot better than 50 percent in each half and limited the Dragons to 28.4 percent for the game, outscoring their foe in the paint by 40. On Sunday against UNC Asheville, ECU collected just five offensive rebounds. Against VUL, the Pirates had 22 picks from the offensive glass, which led to 20 second chance points.
East Carolina returns to action Monday, Nov. 24, against Green Bay in the first round of the 2014 Gulf Coast Showcase in Estero, Fla. Tip-off is scheduled for 12 p.m.
