ECU Rallies From 17 Down To Defeat Campbell

Monday, December 4

Greenville, N.C.

7 P.M.

East Carolina University

5-4

Campbell

4-5

Campbell

ECU

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

December 04, 2017 | Men's Basketball

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RESULT
ECU rallied from 17 points down in the second half to earn its third straight overall victory with a 69-66 win over Campbell inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Monday night. With the victory ECU improves to 5-4 overall, while the Camels fall to 4-5.

TURNING POINT
The Pirates trailed by 17 with 15 minutes to play and slowly began to chip away at the Camels' lead, cutting its deficit to four on a layup by Isaac Fleming with 3:40 remaining. The Pirates allowed Campbell to score on the ensuing possession, but then held it scoreless the remainder of the contest, finishing on a 9-0 run, Fleming's layup with 34 second left put ECU ahead to stay. Jabari Craig and Kentrell Barkley each went 1-for-2 from the line in the final 16 seconds to ensure the win.

ECU PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Fleming scored 19 points on 5-of-10 shooting with four assists and three rebounds in 37 minutes of action … It was his fifth consecutive game scoring double figures, matching his career-long streak … He led the Pirates in scoring for the third time in the last seven games … Fleming is averaging 18.8 ppg over the last five games.

CAMPBELL PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Marcus Burk scored a game-high 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds with three assists and three steals … He connected on 8-of-18 overall from the field and 3-of-9 outside the 3-point arc.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"In the second half we came together as a group. When we were down by 15, we got together in the huddle and let each other know that we have to believe in each other. That's what we did and came out with the win." – B.J. Tyson

MILESTONE BOARD
Barkley became the 23^rd player in school history to pull down 500 career rebounds. He entered the game four rebounds shy of the milestone and finished with seven.

KEY PERFORMERS
Tyson scored 16 points, including 11 after halftime, on 5-of-10 shooting with seven rebounds and three assists … Barkley added 14 points … Jabari Craig led the Pirates with eight rebounds and three blocked shots … ECU's starters (Fleming, Tyson, Barkley, Spasojevic, Craig) scored 64 of the team's 69 points.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE AND MORE
The 17-point comeback tied for the fourth-largest comeback at ECU since 1981 and largest since rallying form 18 down against UTSA in 2013 … The Pirates earned a third consecutive win for the first time since 2015 when it defeated Stetson, Florida Atlantic and USC Upstate in succession .. ECU posted its best shooting half of the young season, knocking down 54.5 percent (12-22) of its second half shots … The Pirates outscored their opponent in the paint for the eighth time in nine games (36-34) … The Pirates improved to 20-2 at home against the Camels since 1980 … ECU held Campbell to 22.2 percent (6-27) shooting in the final 15 minutes of the game, while the Pirates connected on 11-of-16 (.688) in the last 15 minutes.

UP NEXT
The Pirates will take 14 days off between games while taking final exams before returning to the hardwood Dec. 18 against Charlotte.