Scores

Final

Memphis 75

(17-3, 6-0 C-USA)

East Carolina 68

(12-8, 3-4 C-USA)

7:00 PM ET, January 30, 2013

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC

1 2 T
MEM 28 4775
ECU 27 4168

Top Performers

Memphis: J. Jackson 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 6 Ast, 1 Stl

East Carolina: T. Armstrong 18 Pts, 9 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Stl

Memphis 75, East Carolina 68

Associated Press

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Joe Jackson scored 26 points and Shaq Goodwin pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Memphis to a 75-68 victory against East Carolina in a Conference USA game Wednesday night.

Geron Johnson had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Chris Crawford scored 11 for the Hoyas (17-3, 6-0), who have won 11 consecutive games since an 87-78 loss to Louisville on Dec. 15.

Ty Armstrong had 18 points and nine rebounds, Miguel Paul scored 15, Maurice Kemp 13 and Akeem Richmond 12 for East Carolina (12-8, 3-4).

Memphis never could quite shake the Pirates, who cut the lead to 51-47 on Paul's layup with 8:08 left and trailed 57-52 on Paul's jumper at 4:24.

Memphis pushed its lead to 11 points at 67-56 at 1:40 and held on for the win.

The Tigers' biggest advantage came from the foul line, making 19 of 28 to the Pirates' 8 of 14.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MEM
ECU
Points 75 68
FG Made-Attempted 25-58 (.431) 28-68 (.412)
3P Made-Attempted 6-13 (.462) 4-18 (.222)
FT Made-Attempted 19-28 (.679) 8-14 (.571)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (1/0) 20 (0/0)
Largest Lead 12 6

Game Leaders

 
MEM
ECU
PointsJ. Jackson 26T. Armstrong 18
ReboundsS. Goodwin 10T. Armstrong 9
AssistsJ. Jackson 6M. Paul 6
StealsC. Crawford 2M. Paul 2
BlocksD. Stephens 4P. Roberts-Campbell 1
Team Stats: Memphis | East Carolina

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 9, 2013 @MEM 67, ECU 54Recap
» Jan 30, 2013 MEM 75, @ECU 68Recap

Next 5 Games

MEM
ECU
02/02 TLSA 2:00pm
02/06 @SMU 8:00pm
02/09 @USM 4:00pm
02/13 UCF 8:00pm
02/16 @MRSH 8:00pm
 02/02 @RICE 8:00pm
02/09 @UCF 4:00pm
02/13 UAB 7:00pm
02/16 USM 5:00pm
02/20 @TLSA 8:05pm
Complete Schedule: Memphis | East Carolina

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis16-030-4
Southern Miss12-425-9
UTEP10-618-14
UCF9-720-11
East Carolina9-718-12
Tulsa8-817-15
Houston7-919-12
UAB7-916-17
Tulane6-1019-14
Marshall6-1013-19
Southern Methodist5-1115-17
Rice1-155-26
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