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Clemson shreds East
Carolina
By The Associated Press
CLEMSON — Sharrod Ford and
Shawan Robinson each scored 14 points to lead red-hot Clemson to a 74-40
victory over ice-cold East Carolina on Wednesday night.
Clemson (9-3) shot 55
percent from the field, and scored 26 points off 18 turnovers.
The Tigers opened the
second half with a 14-3 run to go ahead 48-22 with 15:42 to play.
East Carolina answered
with a 12-2 run that cut Clemson's lead to 50-34 with 11:53 remaining.
The Pirates scored seven points from the free throw line during the run.
But the Tigers put the
game away with 15-2 run. Vernon Hamilton had two baskets and an assist
off the backboard to Olu Babalola for a dunk during the run. Akin
Akingbala's field goal capped the run to give the Tigers a 65-36 lead
with 4:27 left. Akingbala and Cheyenne Moore added 10 points apiece.
East Carolina (4-7) was
led by Mike Cook with a game-high 18 points. Cook was the lone Pirate in
double figures.
Clemson's man-to-man
defense limited East Carolina to 21 percent from the field in the first
half. The Pirates made just seven field goals in the opening half and
Clemson led 32-23 at the break.
The Tigers used a 14-2 run
in a five-minute span to take a 16-4 lead with 13:18 left in the half.
Robinson and Cliff Hammonds both made 3-pointers during the run.
The Pirates scored just
six points in the first 12 minutes. After Tom Hammonds made a field goal
at the 16:42 mark, the Pirates made just one of their next 15 shots and
had four turnovers.
ECU's next game is
Monday, Jan. 3, when the Pirates host St. Andrews at 7 p.m., before
diving into a 16-game gauntlet of Conference USA battles starting with a
visit by South Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 5.
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BOX
SCORE CLEMSON 74, EAST
CAROLINA 40
Records: East Carolina 4-7;
Clemson 9-3.
Halftime: Clemson 34-19.
EAST CAROLINA
Name FG FT
Pts
Rouse 2-6
0-2 4
Hart 0-4
0-0 0
Castro 0-1
3-6 3
McNeil 0-4
0-0 0
Hammonds 3-9
3-5 9
Gagnon 0-1
0-0 0
King 0-3
0-0 0
Badiane 0-10
6-8 6
Cook 7-19
2-2 18
Totals 12-57 14-23
40
CLEMSON
Name FG FT
Pts
Ford 6-10
2-3 14
Moore 4-7
0-0 10
Akingbala 5-6
0-0 10
Robinson 5-8
0-0 14
Hammonds 2-7
0-0 5
Hamilton 3-6
0-2 6
Allen 0-1
0-0 0
Babalola 3-5
2-3 8
Hudson 0-0
2-2 2
Morris 0-0
0-0 0
Perry 1-2
0-0 2
Mays 1-2
1-5 3
Totals 30-54
7-15 74
3-Point goals: East
Carolina 2-15 (Hart 0-1, Castro 0-1, McNeil 0-2, Hammonds 0-2,
Gagnon 0-1, King 0-3, Cook 2-5); Clemson 7-18 (Moore 2-4,
Robinson 4-6, Hammonds 1-6, Hamilton 0-2).
Fouled out: Castro.
Rebounds: East Carolina 39
(Badiane 8); Clemson 40 (Ford 7).
Assists: East Carolina 5
(McNeil 2); Clemson 21 (Hamilton 7).
Total fouls: East Carolina
20, Clemson 14.
Attendance: 5,300.
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02/23/07 10:56 AM
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