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NCAAB Game Recap - Eastern Kentucky at East Carolina
Sat Dec 28, 2019 4:00 PM EST

Lou
70
KY
78
F(OT)
Brown
50
Duke
75
F
NOrl
55
Mem
97
F
ULM
36
Butl
67
F
CAPoly
57
SDSU
73
F
N AL
71
FSU
88
F
(N/A)
46
MorSt
102
F
YSU
83
IUPUI
73
F
Piedm
47
WCU
108
F
CenMI
62
Purd
97
F
Amer
60
GTown
80
F
LongB
63
Fla
102
F
(N/A)
53
Mercer
104
F
WIMil
64
NoKY
74
F
StPet
67
Hamp
70
F
Wisc
68
Tenn
48
F
Buck
59
LaSal
71
F
CenAR
54
Marq
106
F
Toled
66
Brad
78
F
(N/A)
49
UAB
82
F
WIGB
84
WriSt
90
F
NE
61
Tows
45
F
Charl
76
Drex
65
F
Maris
54
Colum
69
F
E MI
49
UNLV
64
F
TXSo
81
AzSt
98
F
PaulQ
62
SFA
94
F
Detr
69
Oakl
78
F
E OR
61
UtSt
129
F
(N/A)
64
UTSA
99
F
Fairf
66
Merrim
54
F
Longw
65
GrgWas
78
F
E WA
79
Web
77
F
(N/A)
62
ColSt
87
F
Mobil
47
USA
76
F
FIU
62
Minn
89
F
Hof
82
JMU
76
F
E KY
74
ECU
82
F
Clev
66
IL-C
71
F
(N/A)
84
LIU
125
F
(N/A)
73
ArkSt
84
F
CS-Ful
77
UCLA
74
F
(N/A)
65
UtVal
80
F
CarBi
56
JSU
120
F
(N/A)
34
UNCG
106
F
N CO
65
PorSt
69
F
(N/A)
52
ChaSo
108
F
(N/A)
54
Crei
91
F
(N/A)
68
Wyo
82
F
Sac
51
MTSt
66
F
CSNor
72
Bois
103
F
TxWes
64
N TX
102
F
Niag
57
Syr
71
F
UNCW
68
Del
82
F
Belm
79
W Ky
62
F
Seatt
58
StMar
84
F
CmbTN
46
Murr
81
F
Pepp
68
SJSU
83
F
UCRiv
60
Fres
57
F
NoAZ
72
Mont
79
F
Ida
60
IdaSt
62
F
ORU
73
BYU
79
F
Morg
74
LoyMa
71
F
(N/A)
75
CBU
92
F
Pacif
56
UCIrv
69
F

East Carolina 82, Eastern Kentucky 74

Boxscore

Recap

Dec 28, 2019, 4:00 PM EST

Final

1

2

T

Eastern Kentucky

39

35

74

East Carolina

32

50

82
E. Carolina rallies then fends off E. Kentucky for 82-74 win
Sat Dec 28, 2019 6:23 PM

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Jayden Gardner scored 25 points with 14 rebounds and Tyrie Jackson scored 16 on four 3-pointers and East Carolina beat Eastern Kentucky 82-74 on Saturday.

Tremont Robinson-White scored 16 and Bitumba Baruti grabbed 10 rebounds.

Eastern Kentucky started with a 15-5 lead when Ty Taylor scored nine. The Colonels led 39-32 at halftime before East Carolina (6-7) erupted to start the second half with a 21-8 run and led 53-47 with 12:51 left. Robinson-White made 1-of-2 shots from the foul line for a 48-47 advantage; the first lead for the Pirates since 2-1.

Gardner put in a layup off his own miss and the Pirates extended it to 60-51. The Colonels used a 12-5 spurt and closed to 65-63 on a 3 from Taylor but couldn't get closer. The Pirates reeled off nine straight to take control.

Jomaru Brown scored 25 for EKU, Tre King 18 with 12 boards, Taylor 12 and Michael Moreno 11.

Eastern Kentucky (3-10) begins Ohio Valley Conference play on Thursday when it hosts Tennessee Tech.

East Carolina starts American Athletic Conference action at Wichita State on New Year's Day.

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Leaders

Eastern Kentucky PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Brown 25 0 2 6 0 0
T. King 18 0 1 12 3 0
East Carolina PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Gardner 25 0 3 14 1 0
T. Jackson 16 0 2 6 1 1

Team Comparison

E KY ECU
Points For 74 82
Field Goals 26/73-36% 28/60-47%
Three Pointers 8/27-30% 8/21-38%
Free Throws 14/19-74% 18/29-62%
Offensive Rebounds 14 12
Defensive Rebounds 25 32
Rebounds 39 44
Blocks 0 8
Steals 10 11
Turnovers 18 22
Personal Fouls 23 18
Technical Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0
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2019-20 Reg Season - ECU Leads Series 1-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Sat Dec 28 E KY 74 @ ECU 82 J. Brown 25 J. Gardner 25
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Game Information

Stadium: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, North Carolina
Attendance: 3,481
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