Scores

Final

St. Andrews 69

 

East Carolina 74

(5-6, 3-1 home)

7:00 PM ET, December 19, 2009

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC

1 2 T
SA 28 4169
ECU 28 4674

Top Performers

St. Andrews: M. Jackson 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast

East Carolina: B. Young 14 Pts, 4 Reb, 9 Ast, 2 Stl

East Carolina 74, St. Andrew's 69

Associated Press

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Jontae Sherrod scored 17 points and East Carolina defeated St. Andrew's 74-69 on Saturday night.

The Pirates (5-6) opened the second half on a 6-2 run, breaking a 28-28 tie at halftime. Sherrod hit two free throws with 18:40 left to put East Carolina ahead 34-30.

The Division II Knights (5-4) regained the lead, 54-50, on Marvin Jackson's 3-pointer with 9:36 to play, but the Pirates then pulled away.

East Carolina scored 10 straight and Darrius Morrow put the Pirates up 60-54 with 7:14 left to play.

St. Andrew's tied it one more time, 68-68, on Zack Garst's jumper with 1:51 to play. The Pirates then got a layup from Brock Young, forced a turnover, and Sherrod hit a jump shot for a 72-68 lead with 16 seconds left.

Morrow scored 15 points, and Jamar Abrams and Young each had 14 for East Carolina.

Jackson paced the Knights with 18 points.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
SA
ECU
Points 69 74
FG Made-Attempted 23-52 (.442) 26-57 (.456)
3P Made-Attempted 7-16 (.438) 8-20 (.400)
FT Made-Attempted 16-24 (.667) 14-17 (.824)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 18 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 4 8

Game Leaders

 
SA
ECU
PointsM. Jackson 18J. Sherrod 17
ReboundsZ. Garst 7J. Abrams 10
AssistsA. Christian 9B. Young 9
StealsA. Moffitt 2B. Young 2
BlocksM. Connor 5C. Wynn 1
Team Stats: East Carolina

2009-10 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

SA
ECU
11/10 @WIN 4:00pm
11/21 @HP 7:00pm
12/04 @ECU 7:50pm
 12/22 GW 7:00pm
12/29 @VCU 7:30pm
01/03 NCCU 3:00pm
01/06 @UAB 8:00pm
01/09 MRSH 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: East Carolina