Washington, Tyson Lead ECU Past Hampton

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- B.J. Tyson had 17 points and Andre Washington made 5 of 6 from the floor for 13 points and blocked five shots as East Carolina ran away from Hampton in the final half of second period for a 68-48 win on Tuesday night.

Kentrell Barkley made 5 of 9 field goal attempts for 12 points and had six rebounds for East Carolina.

East Carolina (6-2), which has won five straight at home, made 51 percent of its field goals, while holding Hampton to just 18-of-64 (28%) shooting. East Carolina was up 36-28 at the break. A.J. Astroth hit a jump shot as Hampton closed to 42-41 with 13:37 remaining. Barkley made two free throws and Tyson nailed a jumper to start East Carolina on a 10-0 run and a 52-41 lead at the 9:36 mark. Hampton could not recover.

Jermaine Marrow led Hampton (1-6), which has lost five straight, with 12 points.

IT'S A GAME OF RUNS

ECU scored the game's first seven points and that was the largest by either side for the first 19 minutes of the game. Hampton counter with a 10-2 run for its first lead of the night at 10-9 with 11:19 to play in the half. There were three lead changes and four ties over the next eight minutes.
Tyson's layup put ECU ahead 28-26 and the Pirates ended the first half on a 10-2 to lead by eight at intermission, 36-28, with Tyson scoring eight points in the final 3:20.
Clinging to a one-point lead, 42-41, with 12:54 remaining, ECU scored 10 unanswered to take its first double digit lead of the game, 52-41, capped off by a dunk from Washington.
ECU stretched its lead to 16, 59-43, as it held Hampton without a field goal for 9:26. HU made just one of its last 21 shots in the final 13 minutes.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Tyson scored 17 points to bring his career total to 999. His next point will make him the 29^th player in ECU history to score 1,000 points.
White became the seventh player in school history to reach 1,300 career points. He sits 68 points shy of sixth-place on the program's scoring list.
Riak posted a career-high eight rebounds, topping his previous career mark of six on two occasions.
Freshman Jeremy Sheppard finished with his highest scoring total of the season, netting nine points on 3-of-4 shooting with a 3-pointer and pair of made free throws.
Senior Clarence Williams made multiple 3-pointers in a game for the second time as a Pirate. He also made two at Temple last season.
Sophomore walk-on Justice Obasohan scored the first points of his career with a tip-in with 22 seconds remaining.
Senior Michel Nzege made his first appearance of the season after sitting out the first seven games due to injury.

THEY SAID IT
"After not a great first half of taking care of the basketball, I thought we did a much better job in the second half. Defensively I thought we're awfully good, in particular the second half. I think the last 13 minutes they might've had one field goal, so defensively we were solid." – Lebo on his team's performance

"He's getting better. I think he's getting more comfortable and you can see his speed and his shiftiness and he handles the ball very easily; he can pass and he's shooting the ball pretty well for us. He can score the ball from the point guard position. He missed three games, and as a freshman it takes time [to get acclimated], but I thought tonight was his best game. We'll need him to continue to grow and get better, and get more confident as the season goes on." – Lebo on Sheppard's growth as a player

"I just like blocking shots, it's just something I like to do. It's intimidating, you know? If I block one shot and they come in there again then they're going to be scared. I pretty much just have my hands up and being a presence." – Washington on blocking shots

"I just play hard. I'm just thankful to be out here, thankful for God giving me the opportunity to come here and play so I'm not really worried about foul trouble. I sat the bench at Wake for like four years so if I got the game I didn't have before so I'm just thankful to be out there so I'm just going to play as hard as I can while I'm here." – Washington on playing aggressively without fouling

"[Coach] Lebo harped on it at halftime and talked to us about slowing down and just playing our game." – Tyson on better ball control in the second half

"They're not a very good transition defense team so Coach Lebo was telling us to just catch it, rebound it and just attack and when I caught it or they pitched that outlet to me I looked up and the lanes were open and I just went for it." - Tyson on driving to the basket

NEXT TIP-OFF

East Carolina will return to action Saturday, Dec. 3, against N.C. Central. Tip-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

Players Mentioned

Kentrell Barkley

Michel Nzege

Justice Obasohan

Jeremy Sheppard

B.J. Tyson

Andre Washington

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