Scores

Final

East Carolina 55

(12-13, 3-9 C-USA)

UCF 64

(19-7, 8-4 C-USA)

7:00 PM ET, February 18, 2012

UCF Arena, Orlando, FL

1 2 T
ECU 25 3055
UCF 33 3164

Top Performers

East Carolina: D. Morrow 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Ast, 1 Stl

UCF: K. Clanton 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

UCF 64, East Carolina 55

Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Keith Clanton scored 16 points and A.J. Rompza added 10 points and five assists to lift Central Florida to a 64-55 win over East Carolina.

The Knights (19-7, 8-4 Conference USA) got 10 points from Marcus Jordan to win for the fourth time in their last five games.

Darrius Morrow led East Carolina (12-13, 3-9) with 15 points. Miguel Paul added 10 points and eight assists for the Pirates.

Clanton had 10 points as UCF built a 33-25 halftime lead, but the Knights came out cold to start the second half and East Carolina drew even at 35-35 on a 3-pointer by Shamarr Bowden with 14:49 left in the game.

UCF responded with a 10-0 run that included 3-pointers from Jordan and Rompza. The Knights successfully nursed the lead to the finish line, despite hitting only 8 of 14 free throw attempts in the final two minutes.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
ECU
UCF
Points 55 64
FG Made-Attempted 23-60 (.383) 23-46 (.500)
3P Made-Attempted 4-24 (.167) 5-16 (.313)
FT Made-Attempted 5-10 (.500) 13-22 (.591)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 22 (1/0) 15 (1/0)
Largest Lead 1 11

Game Leaders

 
ECU
UCF
PointsD. Morrow 15K. Clanton 16
ReboundsE. Straughn 7K. Clanton 7
AssistsM. Paul 8A. Rompza 5
StealsR. Sampson 3A. Rompza 2
BlocksR. Sampson 1I. Sykes 3
Team Stats: East Carolina | UCF

2011-12 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 7, 2012 UCF 81, @ECU 63Recap
» Feb 18, 2012 @UCF 64, ECU 55Recap

Next 5 Games

ECU
UCF
02/22 @MEM 8:00pm
02/25 UAB 5:00pm
02/29 MRSH 7:00pm
03/03 @TULN 8:00pm
03/07 @RICE 1:00pm
 02/22 @RICE 9:00pm
02/25 UTEP 8:00pm
02/28 @MEM 9:00pm
03/03 UAB 7:00pm
03/08 UAB 10:18pm
Complete Schedule: East Carolina | UCF

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis13-326-8
Southern Miss11-525-8
UCF10-622-10
Marshall9-721-13
Tulsa10-617-14
Rice8-817-15
Houston7-915-15
East Carolina5-1115-16
Tulane3-1315-16
UAB9-715-16
UTEP7-915-17
Southern Methodist4-1213-19
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