Pirates Earn Road Win At USF

Wednesday, January 3

Tampa, Fla.

7 P.M.

East Carolina University

7-7 (1-2AAC)

USF

7-9 (0-3AAC)

ECU

USF

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

January 03, 2018 | Men's Basketball

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RESULT
ECU rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to earn its first road win of the season Wednesday night at USF, 67-65.

TURNING POINT
B.J. Tyson knocked down the go-ahead 3-pointer with 2:04 to play to give ECU (7-7, 1-2) a 65-63 lead. After the Bulls (7-9, 0-3) came up empty on their ensuing possession, the Pirates extended their lead on a pair of free throws by Kentrell Barkley after Demitri Spasojevic kept the possession alive with an offensive rebound.

ECU PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Barkley scored a team-high 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting, sinking 2-of-5 free throw attempts … It was the first time he scored double figures since Dec. 18 against Charlotte … Barkley surpassed the 900-point plateau for his career.

USF PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Stephan Jiggetts scored a game-high 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting, burying 4-of-6 3-point attempts … Jiggetts also grabbed five rebounds and dished out a team-best five assists.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"This is a new start to our success. We just have to build on this and keep the energy and confidence going." – Kentrell Barkley

KEY PERFORMERS
After being held scoreless in the first half, Isaac Fleming scored 12 points after halftime … Fleming also distributed six assists to bring his season total to 66, matching his career-best from his freshman year at Hawaii … Tyson scored 14 points, made 2-of-6 3-pointers and was a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line … Jabari Craig missed matching his career-high for scoring by one point, finishing with 13 and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
ECU finished the game shooting 45.3 percent from the floor and improved to 7-2 when shooting over 40 percent from the field … The Pirates posted their best shooting half of the season, connecting on 57.1 percent (12-21) of their second half attempts .. ECU committed a mere six turnovers, its lowest total of the season … ECU made more free throws (14) than USF attempted (12) … The Bulls committed 14 turnovers which led to 13 Pirate points.

UP NEXT
ECU continues its two-game road trip along the eastern seaboard Saturday against UCONN. Tip-off is set for 12 noon at XL Center in Hartford. The game will be televised on ESPNEWS.