49ers escape ECU in OT
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GREENVILLE — East Carolina
came within a defensive rebound of springing one of the bigger upsets of
the Conference USA season Saturday night before Charlotte got new life
on a putback and escaped with an overtime win.
Curtis Withers scored four
of his 21 points in the extra frame and Eddie Basden finished with 27 in
the 49ers' 96-90 victory.
Calvin Clemmons also
scored 15 for the 49ers (14-5, 6-2 Conference USA), including the dunk
off a rebound at the end of regulation that tied the game at 80.
Withers scored the first
four points of overtime and Demon Brown hit four free throws to help
Charlotte hold on. Brown and Brendan Plavich each had 12 points.
Moussa Badiane paced five
Pirates (9-10, 1-8) in double figures with a team-high 20 points and 11
rebounds. Mike Cook had 18 points and reserve Corey Rouse finished with
14 for East Carolina.
ECU shot only 39 percent
in the first half but still managed to take a 40-35 halftime lead.
The two teams combined to
commit 66 fouls and attempt 89 free throws. Five players fouled out for
East Carolina.
Basden made four
3-pointers, including one in overtime that got Charlotte a 93-86 lead.
Derrick Wiley and Erroyl
Bing both had 10 for East Carolina, which made only 3 of 12 shots in
overtime.
Next up for ECU is a
Wednesday home game against the surging Memphis Tigers. Tip-off is 7
p.m.
BOX
SCORE Charlotte 96,
East Carolina 90 (OT)
Records: East Carolina 9-10, 1-8;
Charlotte 14-5, 6-2.
CHARLOTTE
Player FG FT
PTS
Iti
1-1 0-0
2
Withers 7-15
7-11 21
Plavich 3-11
4-6 12
Basden
8-12 7-7 27
Baldwin
1-2 0-2
3
Pigford
2-3 0-1
4
Brown
1-6 9-13 12
Johnson
0-2 0-2
0
Sager
0-0 0-0
0
Clemmons 5-7
5-6 15
Totals
28-59 32-49 96
EAST CAROLINA
Player FG FT
PTS
Robinson 3-6
0-0 7
Badiane 9-14
2-4 20
Wiley
2-17 6-8 10
Bing
2-8 4-7 10
Cook
5-9 8-13 18
Rivers
2-5 2-2
8
McNeil
1-8 1-2
3
MacKay
0-1 0-0
0
Rouse
5-7 4-5 14
Gindley
0-0 0-0
0
Totals
29-75 27-41 90
Halftime: East Carolina 40-35.
3-point goals: Charlotte 8-22 (Basden
4-4, Plavich 2-10, Baldwin 1-1, Brown 1-5, Johnson 0-2); East
Carolina 5-24 (Bing 2-7, Rivers 2-5, Robinson 1-4, MacKay 0-1, Wiley
0-3).
Fouled out: Iti, Robinson,
Wiley, Bing, Cook, Rouse.
Rebounds: Charlotte 46 (Withers
10); East Carolina 45 (Badiane 11).
Assists: Charlotte 16 (Basden
6); East Carolina 17 (McNeil 6).
Total fouls: Charlotte 30, East
Carolina 36.
Technical fouls:
Attendance: 6,017. |
02/23/07 11:01 AM
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