East Carolina University
2-1
Charlotte
3-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 24 | 40 | 64 |
| Charlotte | 25 | 51 | 76 |
Short-Handed Pirates Fall To Charlotte
November 17, 2016 | Men's Basketball
Jon Davis added 24 points and five assists, and Braxton Ogbueze and Hudson Price added 11 points each for the 49ers (3-0).
Charlotte took the lead for good at 56-54 on Hudson Price's 3-pointer with 7:41 left. The teams traded baskets and then Charlotte scored nine straight for a 67-56 lead.
All five of the East Carolina (2-1) starters scored in double digits but none more than 12. Andre Washington, B.J. Tyson and Raquan Wilkins had 12 points each, Clarence Williams scored 11 and Kentrell Barkley added 10.
East Carolina had the lead for stretches of the first half and never trailed significantly until Charlotte first pulled away at 52-42. The Pirates held a 38-29 edge on the glass but committed 21 turnovers to the 49ers' eight.
The Net Worth
- Barkley and Washington each grabbed eight rebounds to lead ECU.
- ECU shot 46.0 percent from the field, but after holding Charlotte to 29.4 percent in the first half, the Pirates allowed the 49ers to connect on 61.3 percent of their second half attempts to finish the game at 44.6 percent.
- The Pirates scored twice as many second chance points as Charlotte, 10-5.
- East Carolina got to the foul line twice as many times as Charlotte, 18-9.
- The first half featured seven lead changes with neither side leading by more than four points. Despite committing 17 turnovers, ECU only trailed by one at halftime (25-24).
- Charlotte scored seven points in one minute to spurt out to a 10-point lead, 52-42, with 12:02 to play.
- East Carolina countered with a 12-1 run to retake the lead, 54-53, with 8:54 remaining. Back-to-back 3s from Tyson and Wilkins brought ECU within two before Washington made four straight free throws to put the Pirates back on top.
- Davis scored seven of Charlotte's next 14 points as the 49ers put together a 14-2 run and take an 11-point lead with 3:57 left in regulation and led by double figures for the final 2:32.
Points After
- Only seven scholarship players were in uniform for ECU tonight due to either injury or rules violations
- Prior to the game it was announced freshman Elijah Hughes will be out indefinitely with a foot injury..
- Wilkins made his first career start and scored double figures for the first time in his career. Washington also scored double figures for the first time in his collegiate career.
- Former student manager turned walk-on Addison Hill scored two points and grabbed one rebound in 13 minutes of action.
Next Tip-Off
- East Carolina returns to action Sunday, Nov. 20, at 1 p.m. against Stetson inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum in the opening game of the Savannah Invitational.
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