Monday, November 20
Greenville, N.C.
7 P.M.
East Carolina University
2-2
72
vs
69
Cleveland State
1-3
1
2
F
Cleveland State
32
37
69
ECU
33
39
72
Fleming, Tyson Lead ECU Rally Past Cleveland State
November 20, 2017 | Men's Basketball
RESULT
ECU ended the game on a 12-2 run and held Cleveland State scoreless for the final 1:50 and rallied from seven points down in the final two minutes to post a 72-69 victory inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Monday night.
TURNING POINT
Following three made free throws by Isaac Fleming, B.J. Tyson forced a Vikings' turnover and then buried a 3-pointer to bring ECU within one, 69-68, with 56 seconds remaining. The Pirates then forced another turnover and Fleming worked his way into the lane and converted an old fashion 3-point play to put ECU ahead 71-69 with 29 seconds left. After a missed jumper by Bobby Word, CSU fouled Shawn Williams then he made 1-of-2 free throws with five seconds left. The Vikings' game-tying shot hit off the back iron.
ECU PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Tyson had 25 points, five rebounds and five assists. He shot 9-of-15 from the field, connecting of 4-of-7 in the first half and 5-of-8 after halftime. It was the first time he scored 20 points in a game since scoring 22 at Tulane (Feb. 24, 2016) as a sophomore, finishing one point off his career-high. He knocked down four 3s for the second straight game as well as led the team in scoring for the third consecutive contest. Tyson moved into sixth-place on The American career scoring list, passing former Memphis forward Shaq Goodwin with 1,190 career points.
CLEVELAND STATE PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Freshman Tyree Appleby came off the bench to score 15 on 5-of-10 shooting and 4-of-6 at the free throw line. He also dished out a team-high four assists in 22 minutes of action. He made two free throws with 1:50 to play and gave the Vikings at 69-62 advantage.
QUOTE-OF-THE-NIGHT
"B.J. was terrific. He made some big, big shots for us coming down the stretch. We made a change late, putting him on Appleby. Appleby's speed and quickness really hurt us. He did a terrific job [of guarding him late in the game]." - ECU Head Coach Jeff Lebo
KEY PERFORMERS
ECU junior Kentrell Barkley scored 14 points, eight of which came in the first four minutes of the second half to help ECU build an 11-point lead less than four minutes after intermission … Fleming handed out a career-best 11 assists and became the first Pirate with double digit assists since 2016 … Jabari Craig and Dimitri Spasojevic led ECU with seven rebounds apiece with Barkley collecting three steals.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
After starting 3-of-11 from the floor, ECU made 10 of its final 14 field goal attempts to end the first half, erasing a 10-point deficit (15-25) and taking a 33-32 halftime lead … The Pirates made 24 of their final 41 field goal attempts (.585) … ECU shot 60.6 percent inside the arc (20-of-33) … Assists were credited on 20 of 27 made field goals … ECU outscored its opponent in the paint for the fourth consecutive game to start the season … Cleveland State played without leading scorer and rebounder Kenny Carpenter due to injury.
UP NEXT
ECU will play its first road game of the season Friday, Nov. 24, at Rutgers. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and will be televised on Big Ten Network Plus.
ECU ended the game on a 12-2 run and held Cleveland State scoreless for the final 1:50 and rallied from seven points down in the final two minutes to post a 72-69 victory inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Monday night.
TURNING POINT
Following three made free throws by Isaac Fleming, B.J. Tyson forced a Vikings' turnover and then buried a 3-pointer to bring ECU within one, 69-68, with 56 seconds remaining. The Pirates then forced another turnover and Fleming worked his way into the lane and converted an old fashion 3-point play to put ECU ahead 71-69 with 29 seconds left. After a missed jumper by Bobby Word, CSU fouled Shawn Williams then he made 1-of-2 free throws with five seconds left. The Vikings' game-tying shot hit off the back iron.
ECU PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Tyson had 25 points, five rebounds and five assists. He shot 9-of-15 from the field, connecting of 4-of-7 in the first half and 5-of-8 after halftime. It was the first time he scored 20 points in a game since scoring 22 at Tulane (Feb. 24, 2016) as a sophomore, finishing one point off his career-high. He knocked down four 3s for the second straight game as well as led the team in scoring for the third consecutive contest. Tyson moved into sixth-place on The American career scoring list, passing former Memphis forward Shaq Goodwin with 1,190 career points.
CLEVELAND STATE PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Freshman Tyree Appleby came off the bench to score 15 on 5-of-10 shooting and 4-of-6 at the free throw line. He also dished out a team-high four assists in 22 minutes of action. He made two free throws with 1:50 to play and gave the Vikings at 69-62 advantage.
QUOTE-OF-THE-NIGHT
"B.J. was terrific. He made some big, big shots for us coming down the stretch. We made a change late, putting him on Appleby. Appleby's speed and quickness really hurt us. He did a terrific job [of guarding him late in the game]." - ECU Head Coach Jeff Lebo
KEY PERFORMERS
ECU junior Kentrell Barkley scored 14 points, eight of which came in the first four minutes of the second half to help ECU build an 11-point lead less than four minutes after intermission … Fleming handed out a career-best 11 assists and became the first Pirate with double digit assists since 2016 … Jabari Craig and Dimitri Spasojevic led ECU with seven rebounds apiece with Barkley collecting three steals.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
After starting 3-of-11 from the floor, ECU made 10 of its final 14 field goal attempts to end the first half, erasing a 10-point deficit (15-25) and taking a 33-32 halftime lead … The Pirates made 24 of their final 41 field goal attempts (.585) … ECU shot 60.6 percent inside the arc (20-of-33) … Assists were credited on 20 of 27 made field goals … ECU outscored its opponent in the paint for the fourth consecutive game to start the season … Cleveland State played without leading scorer and rebounder Kenny Carpenter due to injury.
UP NEXT
ECU will play its first road game of the season Friday, Nov. 24, at Rutgers. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and will be televised on Big Ten Network Plus.
Team Stats
CLEV
ECU
FG%
.414
.519
3FG%
.231
.368
FT%
.833
.440
RB
33
32
TO
15
17
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Pts
25
FGM
9
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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