Scores

Final

East Carolina 58

(7-4, 0-0 away)

Coast Carolina 59

(9-2, 1-0 Big South)

12:30 PM ET, December 18, 2010

Myrtle Beach Convention Center, Myrtle Beach, SC

1 2 T
ECU 25 3358
CCAR 24 3559

Top Performers

East Carolina: J. Sherrod 19 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Blk

Coastal Carolina: D. Holloway 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

Coastal Carolina 59, East Carolina 58

Associated Press

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Kierre Greenwood's jumper with 2 seconds left gave Coastal Carolina a 59-58 victory over East Carolina on Saturday, the Chanticleers' seventh straight win.

Desmond Holloway scored 21 points for Coastal Carolina (9-2) and Mike Holmes scored 16, including 12 in the second half.

The lead changed hands four times in the final minute.

After the Pirates (7-4) took a 56-54 lead on Robert Sampson's 3-pointer, Chad Gray hit 1 of 2 free throws and Holmes made a layup to put Coastal ahead 57-56 with 27 seconds left. Corvonn Gaines' layup put East Carolina on top 58-57 at the 0:10 mark.

The Chanticleers scored the game's first 10 points, but the Pirates rallied to lead 25-24 at halftime. East Carolina's Jontae Sherrod scored 10 of his 19 points in the first half.

The win was the 595th in Division I for Coastal Carolina coach Cliff Ellis, breaking a tie with Tom Penders.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ECU
CCAR
Points 58 59
FG Made-Attempted 20-48 (.417) 17-55 (.309)
3P Made-Attempted 5-12 (.417) 3-13 (.231)
FT Made-Attempted 13-19 (.684) 22-32 (.688)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 26 (0/0) 17 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 5

Game Leaders

 
ECU
CCAR
PointsJ. Sherrod 19D. Holloway 21
ReboundsJ. Sherrod 6S. McLaurin 8
AssistsC. Gaines 3D. Nieman 5
StealsC. Gaines 3D. Nieman 1
BlocksC. Gaines 2C. Gray 4
Team Stats: East Carolina | Coastal Carolina

2010-11 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
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Next 5 Games

ECU
CCAR
12/22 @GW 7:00pm
12/29 @CLEM 7:00pm
01/03 @NCCU 7:00pm
01/08 @MEM 4:00pm
01/12 UAB 7:00pm
 12/20 TMC 7:00pm
12/31 RAD 2:00pm
01/02 HP 2:00pm
01/06 @VMI 7:00pm
01/08 @LIB 6:00pm
Complete Schedule: East Carolina | Coastal Carolina