National Basketball Association
East Carolina 75, Florida A&M 57
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 22, 2014
Where: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, North Carolina
Officials:
# Jeb Hartness, # Tony Henderson, # Bret Smith
Attendance:
4234
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East Carolina 75, Florida A&M 57: Caleb White scored scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half as the Pirates held off the visiting Rattlers.
After a 1-of-4 first half, White finished 7-of-15 from the field, including 4-of-9 from 3-point territory, for East Carolina (6-6). Michel-Ofik Nzege had 14 points and six rebounds and B.J. Tyson supplied 11 points for the Pirates.
Jermaine Ruttley posted 16 points, six rebounds and four assists for Florida A&M (0-11). Craig Bowman contributed 13 points and Johnathan Spicer and Jerran Foster combined for 14 points and nine rebounds for the Rattlers, who shot 42 percent from the field.
Despite a rough shooting first half, the Pirates still enjoyed a 10-point advantage with eight minutes remaining before the Rattlers closed the half with a 15-3 run. Mario Karailiev's layup capped a 12-0 spurt that gave Florida A&M a 26-24 lead and after a 3-pointer by the Pirates' Paris Roberts-Campbell, the Rattlers added three more points to go into the break with a 29-27 advantage.
The Pirates appeared ready to shake free from the Rattlers by going up 49-40 less than six minutes into the second half, but again the visitors made a run to cut the deficit to one point. A 9-0 run capped by a 3-pointer from White with seven minutes left helped East Carolina pull away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: East Carolina went 11-of-31 in the first half, including 3-of-12 on 3-point attempts. ... Terry Whisnant was held to five points on 1-of-6 shooting for the Pirates, who shot 43.8 percent, but made 12-of-16 free throws. ... East Carolina forced 18 turnovers and came up with 12 steals.
Top Game Performances
| Florida A&M |
|
East Carolina |
|
Jermaine Ruttley 16 |
Scoring |
Caleb White 19 |
|
Jermaine Ruttley 4 |
Assists |
Terry Whisnant 4 |
|
Jermaine Ruttley 6 |
Rebounds |
Michel-Ofik Nzege 6 |
|
Craig Bowman 4 |
Free Throws Made |
B.J. Tyson 3 |
|
Jerran Foster 2 |
Steals |
B.J. Tyson 2 |
|
Emanuel Pellot 2 |
Blocks |
Greg Alexander 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Florida A&M
|
57 |
42.0 |
4-17 |
11-20 |
10 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
18 |
| East Carolina
|
75 |
43.8 |
7-23 |
12-16 |
17 |
32 |
2 |
12 |
11 |
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