East Carolina University
3-1
Stetson
2-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson | 23 | 27 | 50 |
| East Carolina | 37 | 36 | 73 |
White And Washington Lead ECU Past Stetson
November 20, 2016 | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Caleb White scored 22 points and Andre Washington had 21 with 16 rebounds and East Carolina defeated Stetson 73-50 on Sunday.
The win, in the campus opener Savannah Invitational, gave seven-year coach Jeff Lebo his 102nd win with the Pirates (3-1), tying Tom Quinn (1966-74) for the most victories in the school's Division I era.
Behind Washington, a 7-foot-1 graduate transfer from Wake Forest, the Pirates outrebounded the Hatters 63-38. Clarence Williams had 13 rebounds with four points and Kentrell Barkley had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Washington, who hit 7 of 8 shots and 7 of 12 free throws, also had six blocks.
With Washington, the tallest player in school history, scoring 15 points, East Carolina opened a 37-23 lead at the half. White took over in the second half with 17 points with four of his five 3-pointers.
Derick Newton had 15 points for the Hatters (2-2), who shot 16 percent in the second half and finished 3 of 31 behind the arc.
How It Happened
- Washington scored eight of the Pirates' first 12 points to propel ECU, which led wire-to-wire, out to an early 12-7 lead.
- Leading by three, 12-9, East Carolina went on a 22-5 run to extend to a 20-point lead, 34-14, with 4:23 left in the first half. Stetson countered with a 9-1 run to pull within 12 before Caleb White's jumper sent ECU into the locker room with a 14-point halftime lead, 37-23.
- White capped an 18-10 run by ECU with a 3-pointer, giving the Pirates a 55-33 advantage with 13:43 to play.
- The Pirates took their largest lead of the game, 25 points, when White made 1-of-2 free throws for a 69-44 advantage with 5:39 to play.
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Inside The Box Score
- Washington posted his first career double-double, first career 20-point game and first double digit rebounding game of his career.
- Washington became the first player since Darrius Morrow in 2012 to block five shots in a game (5 vs. Southern Miss, Jan. 25).
- Washington is the first player in 10 years to post 20 points and 15 rebounds in the same game. Corey Rouse had 22 points and 15 rebounds against Saint Paul's on Jan. 7, 2006.
- Williams grabbed a career-high13 rebounds and registered the second double figure rebounding game of his career. His only previous double digit rebounding performance was 11 against Charlotte last season.
- Barkley recorded his first double-double of the season and fifth of his career
- White made five three-pointers in a game for the fifth time in his career.
- The Pirates had three players grab double digit rebounds in a game for the first time since Feb. 11, 2004 against Memphis: Moussa Badiane 11, Derrick Wiley 11, Erroyl Bing 10.
- ECU's starters accounted for 71 of the Pirates' 73 points. Deng Riak was the only player to score off the bench,Â
- The Hatters' 20.3 field goal shooting percentage was the lowest allowed by the Pirates under coach Jeff Lebo. ECU's 63 rebounds were also the most under coach Lebo.
- ECU has held its opponent to less than 30 points in seven of eight halves played this season.
- Freshman Jeremy Sheppard made his ECU debut after sitting out the first three games due to a violation of team rules.
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They Said It
"Terrific win for our guys. Defensively we were outstanding. To hold somebody to 20 percent and nine percent from 3, that's pretty good. Some of it was good defense, some of it was they just had a horrendous night shooting the basketball.
Andre Washington on his performance"I just started off really well and my team saw that so they just kept feeding me the ball."
Caleb White on Andre Washington"It takes a little bit of the pressure off knowing you could just go in and feed it in there when he's scoring like he is at will."
Next Tip-Off
The Pirates return to action Tuesday, Nov. 22, against Florida A&M in their second game of the Savannah Invitational. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
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