East Carolina 67, Richmond 71

1 2 OT T
ECU (1-1) 31 30 6 67
RICH (1-0) 34 27 10 71

Final

7:00 PM ET, November 14, 2006
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA

Richmond 71, East Carolina 67 (OT)

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Team Stat Comparison
EAST CAROLINA RICHMOND
Points 67 71
FG Made-Attempted 22-52 (.423) 23-56 (.411)
3P Made-Attempted 7-26 (.269) 9-24 (.375)
FT Made-Attempted 16-29 (.552) 16-26 (.615)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 25 (0/0) 24 (0/0)
Largest Lead 7 5
Game Leaders
 EAST CAROLINARICHMOND
PointsC. Captain 22P. Thomas 16
ReboundsG. Blair 15B. Morris 10
AssistsD. Jenkins 3B. Morris 8
StealsG. Blair 1D. Geriot 3
BlocksG. Blair 2D. Geriot 2
 · Team Stats: East Carolina | Richmond
2006-07 Season
DATEGAMELINKS
· Nov 14, 2006 @RICH 71, ECU 67Recap | Box Score
Next 5 Games
EAST CAROLINA (ET) RICHMOND (ET)
11/18 @UNCG 7:00pm
11/21 LIM 7:00pm
11/26 NCCU 3:30pm
12/02 @LIB 7:00pm
12/05 @UNCW 7:00pm
11/17 AMER 7:00pm
11/20 LONG 7:00pm
11/25 @ODU 12:00pm
11/29 RAD 7:00pm
12/02 MRST 7:00pm
 · Complete Schedule: East Carolina | Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Ryan Butler's 3-pointer with 1:12 remaining gave Richmond the lead in overtime and the Spiders held off East Carolina Tuesday night for a 71-67 win.

Following Butler's basket, the Pirates' Courtney Captain hit two free throws to cut the margin to 66-65 with 35.8 seconds remaining. Richmond's Peter Thomas hit a layup, and Captain retaliated with two free throws with 15.8 seconds remaining.

Brian Morris hit a pair of free throws, the Spiders forced Cory Farmer into a turnover and Jarhon Giddings hit one of two free throws with 3.8 seconds to seal the win.

The Pirates (1-1) led by seven with 12:19 remaining. Richmond came back slowly, finally tying the game at 61 on Dan Geriot's 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left. Over the final 9:01 of the second half and through the overtime period, the Pirates missed 13 of 15 field goal attempts.

Thomas led the Spiders (1-0) with 16 points. Geriot added 14, Morris had 11 points with 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and Butler added 11 points.

Captain led the Pirates with 22 points, Sam Hinnant added 13 and Gabe Blair 10 with 15 rebounds.

East Carolina Coach Ricky Stokes is a Richmond native, a former Virginia Tech coach and Virginia star.


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