NCAAB Game Recap - East Carolina at Temple
Thu Mar 9, 2017 3:30 PM EST

Mia-FL
53
UNC
78
F
Vill
108
StJon
67
F
E MI
62
Akr
79
F
UTSA
70
MTSU
86
F
UtSt
69
Nev
83
F
AzSt
57
Oreg
80
F
TCU
85
Kansas
82
F
PorSt
72
UND
95
F
UCRiv
67
UCIrv
76
F
CAPoly
55
UCDav
66
F
UAB
57
LaTec
69
F
Toled
66
Ohio
67
F
VaTec
68
FSU
74
F
Tex
53
WVU
63
F
Xav
62
Butl
57
F
ChiSt
53
NMSt
67
F
Sac
70
E WA
89
F
AF
55
ColSt
81
F
Col
78
Ariz
92
F
CSNor
68
CS-Ful
81
F
How
68
Morg
65
F
Lamar
59
SFA
75
F
Marsh
64
ODU
63
F
Kent
68
Buff
65
F
KSU
70
Baylor
64
F
UVA
58
ND
71
F
Crei
70
Prov
58
F
UTRGV
78
UMKC
82
F(OT)
S UT
70
Web
90
F
SDSU
87
Bois
68
F
USC
74
UCLA
76
F
OkSt
83
IaSt
92
F
Duke
81
Lou
77
F
Seton
82
Marq
76
F
W MI
63
Ball
66
F
Rice
76
UTEP
86
F
SeatU
53
UtVal
65
F
NM
60
Fres
65
F
Cal
78
Utah
75
F
Mont
77
Ida
81
F
SHSU
63
HCU
59
F
MD-ES
68
Hamp
66
F
HI
62
LongB
73
F
UMass
60
StBon
73
F
PSU
51
MSU
78
F
MissSt
55
Bama
75
F
SoFL
66
UConn
77
F
Rut
61
NW
83
F
StLou
46
GrgWas
53
F
Mizzu
74
Miss
86
F
Tul
60
Tuls
66
F
Ford
71
GMas
82
F(OT)
Ind
95
Iowa
73
F
TAMU
41
Vand
66
F
David
82
LaSal
73
F
Ill
55
Mich
75
F
Tenn
57
UGA
59
F
ECU
80
Temp
69
F

Mar 9, 2017, 3:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

(9) East Carolina

36

44

80

(8) Temple

29

40

69

Barkley leads ECU over Temple, into matchup with No. 12 SMU
Thu Mar 9, 2017 6:18 PM

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Kentrell Barkley had career highs of 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead East Carolina to an 80-69 victory over Temple in the first round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday.

Elijah Hughes added 17 points and Caleb White 11 for the ninth-seeded Pirates (15-17), who led wire-to-wire to advance to play top-seeded and No. 12-ranked SMU in a Friday quarterfinal. Barkley made three 3-pointers for ECU, which shot 51 percent overall and 48 percent from the arc (10 of 21).

Obi Enechionyia made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points for the eighth-seeded Owls (16-16), who split their two regular-season games with the Pirates. Quinton Rose added 13 points, Shizz Alston Jr. 11 and Quinto Rose 13 points and nine rebounds.

Deng Riak and Barkley hit 3-pointers to start the game as ECU took a 36-29 halftime lead. The Owls got within one at 11:20 of the second half put the Pirates pulled away, a 15-5 run giving them a 15-point lead in the final minute.

Leaders

East Carolina PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
K. Barkley 26 0 3 16 0 1
E. Hughes 17 0 0 0 1 1
Temple PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
O. Enechionyia 20 0 0 3 0 2
I. Lewis 13 0 3 9 3 0

Team Comparison

ECU Temp
Points For 80 69
Field Goals 28/55-51% 26/69-38%
Three Pointers 10/21-48% 9/29-31%
Free Throws 14/20-70% 8/10-80%
Offensive Rebounds 10 16
Defensive Rebounds 28 19
Rebounds 40 41
Blocks 5 3
Steals 5 6
Turnovers 13 10
Personal Fouls 13 20
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2016-17 Reg Season - ECU Leads Series 2-1

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Jan 7 ECU 62 @ Temp 81 K. Barkley 9 D. Dingle 19
Wed Feb 15 Temp 64 @ ECU 78 M. Williams 15 K. Barkley 19
Thu Mar 9 ECU 80 @ Temp 69 K. Barkley 26 O. Enechionyia 20

Game Information

Stadium: XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut
Attendance: 0
Game Time: