Marshall 72, East Carolina 64
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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EAST CAROLINA |
MARSHALL |
| Points |
64 |
72 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
22-45 (.489) |
23-42 (.548) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
10-23 (.435) |
4-9 (.444) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
10-14 (.714) |
22-25 (.880) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
18 (0/0) |
13 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
8 |
10 |
| Next 5 Games |
| EAST CAROLINA (ET) |
MARSHALL (ET) |
| 01/17 UTEP 7:00pm | | 01/21 @HOU 8:00pm | | 01/24 @SMU 5:00pm | | 01/28 MEM 7:00pm | | 01/31 @RICE 2:00pm |
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| 01/14 @WVU 8:00pm | | 01/17 @TLSA 8:05pm | | 01/21 SMU 7:00pm | | 01/25 @UCF 2:00pm | | 01/27 @USM 9:00pm |
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Associated Press
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Tyler Wilkerson scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Marshall to a 72-64 victory over East Carolina on Saturday.
The Thundering Herd (8-7, 1-1 Conference USA) shot 54.8 percent from the field (23 of 43) and held off East Carolina (9-6, 1-1) in the final minute.
Marshall led 66-56 with 3:11 remaining in the game before the Pirates cut the lead to 67-64 on
Darrius Morrow's free throw with 56 seconds left.
The Thundering Herd clinched the game at the free-throw line, going 5 of 6 in the final 32 seconds.
Wilkerson was 7 of 10 from the field and 10 of 12 from the line. He hit three free throws and had three rebounds in final 24 seconds of the game.
Dago Pena scored 14 points and
Markel Humphrey added 11 points for Marshall.
James Legan scored 16 points,
Sam Hinnant added 14 and
Jamar Abrams had 13 points for East Carolina.
East Carolina 64, 
Marshall 72