National Basketball Association
East Carolina 66, Houston 61
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Where: Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, North Carolina
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # Rick Hartzell, # Ted Valentine
Attendance:
4368
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East Carolina 66, Houston 61: B.J. Tyson scored
16 points off the bench as the Pirates held off the visiting Cougars to notch
their first American Athletic Conference win.
Caleb White added 14 points and Terry Whisnant
had 13 for East Carolina (8-9, 1-3), which snapped a three-game losing
streak. The Pirates, who also received seven rebounds from Tyson and eight
points and four assists from Antonio Robinson, survived 15 turnovers and 21
fouls.
Danrad Knowles had 16 points, and L.J. Rose added
15 and five assists for Houston (7-9, 0-5), which has lost five straight and
eight of its last 10 games. Cavon Baker chipped in 11 points off the bench, and
LeRon Barnes had nine points and eight rebounds for the Cougars, who saw
leading scorer Jherrod Stiggers finish with a season-low five points on 2-of-15
shooting.
The Pirates led 30-21 at halftime and expanded
their advantage to 42-29 with 13:40 to play, but Houston climbed back in with a
27-15 run to close the gap to 57-56 with 2:43 remaining. It was still a
one-point lead for East Carolina with 37 seconds left, but the hosts put the game away by going 4-of-6 at the free-throw line down the stretch while the Cougars missed their final three shots.
East Carolina started slow, hitting three of its
first 10 shots but used 8-0 and 12-2 runs to take the nine-point lead into the break. Houston
shot only 28.6 percent from the field and had 10 turnovers to only four assists in the opening 20 minutes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Led by Tyson, the East Carolina
bench outscored the Houston reserves 29-11. … The Cougars, who entered the game
ranked 13th nationally with 8.9 3-pointers per game, have hit only 10-of-38
long-range attempts over the last two contests, including 6-of-21 Wednesday. … Michel
Nzege, the Pirates’ leading rebounder, was helped to the bench after turning an
ankle late in the first half but started the second half and finished with six
boards and two points.
Top Game Performances
| Houston |
|
East Carolina |
|
Danrad Knowles 16 |
Scoring |
B.J. Tyson 16 |
|
L.J. Rose 5 |
Assists |
Antonio Robinson 4 |
|
LeRon Barnes 8 |
Rebounds |
B.J. Tyson 7 |
|
L.J. Rose 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Caleb White 4 |
|
Cavon Baker 4 |
Steals |
Antonio Robinson 2 |
|
Danrad Knowles 2 |
Blocks |
Michel-Ofik Nzege 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Houston
|
61 |
33.9 |
6-21 |
15-21 |
10 |
34 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
| East Carolina
|
66 |
44.4 |
8-26 |
10-16 |
15 |
34 |
7 |
7 |
15 |
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