Final
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East Carolina beats Rice, 76-65

Feb 20, 2010 - 10:35 PM HOUSTON(AP) -- Brock Young scored 27 points to lead East Carolina to a 76-65 victory over Rice on Saturday.

Jontae Sherrod added 15 points and Jamar Abrams 13 for the Pirates (9-17, 3-9 Conference USA), who shot 45 percent for the game from the field, including 60 percent in the second half.

Young's jumper late in the first half broke a 24-24 tie and gave East Carolina the lead for good. The Pirates scored the last six points of the half, and the final score matched their biggest lead of the game.

Tamir Jackson scored 22 to lead Rice (8-18, 1-11). Lucas Kuipers scored 14 for the Owls, whose only Conference USA victory this season came last month against East Carolina in Greenville, N.C. Rice won that game 69-58.








  • NCAA BB
    EAST CAROLINA 76
    RICE 65 FINAL

    Feb 20 4:59 PM
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    East Carolina 60, Rice 55  2nd - 4:04Feb 20 4:41 PM


  • NCAA BB
    HALFTIME 1ST 2ND TOTAL
    --- --- -----
    EAST CAROLINA 30 30
    RICE 24 24 HALFTIME
    HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME
    EAST CAROLINA - BROCK YOUNG 15, JONTAE SHERROD 5, TWO
    PLAYERS WITH 4
    RICE - LUCAS KUIPERS 8, TAMIR JACKSON 6,
    ARSALAN KAZEMI 4

    Feb 20 3:52 PM
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    East Carolina vs. RiceFeb 19 9:04 AM