East Carolina hits 3 at buzzer to win CIT
The Pirates fell Weber State on the road for a postseason championship.
EAST CAROLINA PIRATES
Last Game
| Final - 4.2.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina Pirates | 42 | 35 | 77 |
| Weber St. Wildcats | 35 | 39 | 74 |
Stories
CIT championship game info, TV schedule
The winner of Tuesday's game also receives an automatic invitation to next year's CIT Tournament should they not reach the NCAAs or NIT.
2013 CIT Championship Preview
It should be a good atmosphere tomorrow night in Ogden, Utah as Weber State plays host to the Pirates of East Carolina to see who will be crowned champion of the 2013 College Insider Tournament.
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Punches thrown at college hoops game
Conference USA basketball ain't messing around, y'all.
Conference USA Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:52 AM EST)
| Conf | Overall | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| Memphis Tigers | 3 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 |
| East Carolina Pirates | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
UTEP Miners
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2 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| Central Florida Knights | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston Cougars | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| SMU Mustangs | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| Tulane Green Wave | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 |
| UAB Blazers | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Rice Owls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
UTEP Sneaks Past ECU
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North Carolina gets by East Carolina at home
It wasn't perfect, but the Tar Heels picked up a win at home on Saturday afternoon against the Pirates.
Georgia State hurt by lack of experience vs. ECU
The young Georgia State Panthers were pushed around by an older, more experienced East Carolina team on Monday night, according to GSU head coach Ron Hunter.
Panthers fall to Pirates, 62-53
Georgia State came up short against East Carolina on Monday night.
Owls Flying High?
Are the Owls back? Following six losses in eight games, Rice has won two in a row.
Cougars In Need Of Win
Cougars in a up and down season as they look to end a 4-game skid vs. ECU Jan. 21.
UMass 63, East Carolina 58: Minutemen Hold Off Pirates
UMass survived a frantic second half East Carolina comeback to return home with a 63-58 victory over the Pirates.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington & Lee | Saturday, November 10 2012 | win 72 - 50 | coverage |
| Methodist | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 87 - 51 | coverage |
| UNC Greensboro Spartans | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 76 - 73 | coverage |
| Appalachian St. Mountaineers | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 82 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Georgia St. Panthers | Monday, November 26 2012 | win 62 - 53 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Charlotte 49ers | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 64 - 76 | coverage |
| St. Andrews Knights | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | win 111 - 59 | coverage |
| @ North Carolina Tar Heels | Saturday, December 15 2012 | loss 87 - 93 | coverage |
| Gardner-Webb Bulldogs | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | win 62 - 60 | coverage |
| @ UMass Minutemen | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 81 - 88 | coverage |
| Norfolk St. Spartans | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 74 - 63 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Campbell Fighting Camels | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 81 - 86 | coverage |
| N.C. Wesleyan | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 91 - 60 | coverage |
| @ Memphis Tigers | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 54 - 67 | coverage |
| Central Florida Knights | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 88 - 85 | coverage |
| Houston Cougars | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 89 - 78 | coverage |
| @ Marshall Thundering Herd | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 56 - 77 | coverage |
| @ UAB Blazers | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 91 - 85 | coverage |
| UTEP Miners | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 67 - 68 | coverage |
| Memphis Tigers | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | loss 68 - 75 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Rice Owls | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 79 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Central Florida Knights | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 73 - 83 | coverage |
| UAB Blazers | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | win 74 - 61 | coverage |
| Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 82 - 86 | coverage |
| @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | win 72 - 63 | coverage |
| @ SMU Mustangs | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 72 - 69 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 69 - 88 | coverage |
| Tulane Green Wave | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 88 - 85 | coverage |
| Marshall Thundering Herd | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 86 - 79 | coverage |
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | Thursday, March 14 2013 | loss 72 - 79 | coverage |
| Savannah St. Tigers | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | win 66 - 65 | coverage |
| Rider Broncs | Saturday, March 23 2013 | win 75 - 54 | coverage |
| Loyola, Md. Greyhounds | Tuesday, March 26 2013 | win 70 - 58 | coverage |
| Evansville Aces | Saturday, March 30 2013 | win 81 - 58 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Weber St. Wildcats | Tuesday, April 02 2013 | win 77 - 74 | coverage |
Roster
East Carolina Pirates Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Armstrong | 5 | FORWARD | 235 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Shamarr Bowden | 20 | GUARD | 170 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Francis Edosomwan | 10 | GUARD | 205 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Corvonn Gaines | 11 | GUARD | 215 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Marshall Guilmette | 41 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-10 | freshman | |
| Maurice Kemp | 2 | FORWARD | 190 | 6-8 | senior | |
| Yasin Kolo | 42 | FORWARD | 250 | 6-10 | freshman | |
| Miguel Paul | 0 | GUARD | 180 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Akeem Richmond | 1 | GUARD | 180 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Peyton Robbins | 15 | GUARD | 205 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Paris Roberts-Campbell | 22 | GUARD | 180 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Robert Sampson | 12 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Erin Straughn | 23 | GUARD | 215 | 6-6 | senior | |
| Petar Torlak | 3 | GUARD | 185 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Prince Williams | 4 | GUARD | 195 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Michael Zangari | 34 | FORWARD | 230 | 6-9 | freshman |
Stats
East Carolina Pirates Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Maurice Kemp | 30 | 33.7 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 50.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 25.5 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 76.8 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 18.6 |
| Miguel Paul | 28 | 32.8 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 37.0 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 33.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 87.9 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 13.2 |
| Akeem Richmond | 30 | 18.9 | 3.5 | 8.3 | 42.0 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 44.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 82.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 11.3 |
| Ty Armstrong | 30 | 20.2 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 58.6 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 9.0 |
| Robert Sampson | 28 | 29.5 | 3.4 | 7.5 | 45.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 20.3 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 56.0 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 8.8 |
| Paris Roberts-Campbell | 30 | 24.4 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 38.7 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 36.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 69.4 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| Petar Torlak | 4 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 54.5 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 42.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.3 |
| Shamarr Bowden | 22 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 4.5 | 37.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 34.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| Marshall Guilmette | 30 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 51.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 61.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| Yasin Kolo | 5 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 57.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Corvonn Gaines | 22 | 17.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 34.0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 30.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 36.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Michael Zangari | 22 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Prince Williams | 17 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 30.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 85.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Francis Edosomwan | 6 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| Peyton Robbins | 3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
