Marshall 60, Pikeville 49
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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PIKEVILLE |
MARSHALL |
| Points |
49 |
60 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
19-46 (.413) |
21-43 (.488) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
4-13 (.308) |
3-13 (.231) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
7-16 (.438) |
15-30 (.500) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
22 (0/0) |
16 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
0 |
12 |
| 2007-08 Season |
| DATE | GAME | LINKS |
| · Nov 13, 2007 | @MRSH 60, PIKE 49 | Recap | Box Score |
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Associated Press
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) -- New Marshall head coach Donnie Jones opened the 2007-08 regular season with a 60-49 victory over Pikeville, his alma mater, on Tuesday.
Markel Humphrey led Marshall (1-0) with a team-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting.
Tirrell Baines chipped in 10 points and 9 rebounds, and
Mark Dorris added 10 points.
William Harris and Jeff Ferguson were the only double-digit scorers for Pikeville (2-2) with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
After trailing by 11 at halftime, Pikeville pulled within two points to make it 44-42 following 3-point baskets by
Anthony Ighodaro and
Justin Hicks with 6:38 remaining in the contest.
Despite shooting 50 percent from the charity stripe (15-30), Marshall was able to hold off Pikeville by hitting 8-of-10 free-throw attempts in the final six minutes.
With a new up-tempo style of play, Marshall caused 23 Pikeville turnovers and had 13 steals.
Pikeville led 14-11 with 8:30 remaining in the first half, but Marshall put together a 16-2 run to lead 27-16 at the break. Humphrey had 13 of his 21 points in the first half.
Pikeville 49, 
Marshall 60