Final
East Carolina defeats Tulane 71-68
Feb 11, 2010 - 3:43 AM GREENVILLE, N.C.(AP) -- Brock Young scored 18 points and hit two free throws with 9 seconds left to help Eastern Carolina defeat Tulane 71-68 on Wednesday night.The Pirates, who led for the first 35 minutes took the lead for good, 63-62, on Jamar Abrams' dunk with 2:02 to play.
David Booker's free throws pulled the Green Wave (7-16, 2-8 Conference USA) within 69-68 with 54 seconds to go, and they had a chance to take the lead after a missed 3 by the Pirates.
However, Jordan Callahan turned the ball over with 10 seconds left and Young made his two foul shots to give East Carolina (8-16, 2-8) its first ever sweep over a C-USA opponent. The Pirates also defeated Tulane 61-46 on Jan 24.
Young finished with 18 points and added Abrams 16 for the Pirates, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
The Green Wave were led by Kendall Timmons with 16 points and Aaron Holmes with 15.
- NCAA BB
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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TULANE 31 37 68
EAST CAROLINA 41 30 71 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: TULANE - AARON HOLMES 15, KENDALL TIMMONS 14,
DAVID BOOKER 12
EAST CAROLINA - BROCK YOUNG 18, JAMAR ABRAMS 16, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 11
Feb 10 8:55 PM - NCAA BB
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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TULANE 31 31
EAST CAROLINA 41 41 HALFTIME
HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
TULANE - AARON HOLMES 10, KENDALL TIMMONS 8,
ASIM MCQUEEN 6
EAST CAROLINA - JAMAR ABRAMS 11, BROCK YOUNG 10,
JONTAE SHERROD 9
Feb 10 7:43 PM
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