Scores

Final

Methodist 51

 

East Carolina 87

(2-0, 2-0 home)

7:00 PM ET, November 13, 2012

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC

1 2 T
MET 24 2751
ECU 36 5187

Top Performers

Methodist: B. Hockaday 15 Pts, 10 Reb, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

East Carolina: M. Kemp 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

East Carolina 87, Methodist 51

Associated Press

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Maurice Kemp scored 21 points and Robert Sampson finished with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and four blocks to lead East Carolina over Division III Methodist 87-51 Tuesday night.

Kemp had 11 points in the first half to help East Carolina (2-0) build a 36-24 halftime lead.

Methodist (0-1) struggled from the field, shooting just 31.1 percent (19 of 61) for the game.

East Carolina shot 55.6 percent (20 for 36) and forced Methodist into 10 turnovers in the second half to blow the game open.

The Pirates scored 14 points in the second half off of Methodist turnovers while outscoring the Monarchs 32-10 on points in the paint.

Marshall Guilmette scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead East Carolina off the bench.

Bryan Hockaday led Methodist with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MET
ECU
Points 51 87
FG Made-Attempted 19-61 (.311) 36-74 (.486)
3P Made-Attempted 5-17 (.294) 4-26 (.154)
FT Made-Attempted 8-11 (.727) 11-17 (.647)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 17 (0/0) 11 (0/0)
Largest Lead 0 36

Game Leaders

 
MET
ECU
PointsB. Hockaday 15M. Kemp 21
ReboundsB. Hockaday 10R. Sampson 10
AssistsT. Hilliard 4S. Bowden 9
StealsT. Hilliard 2A. Richmond 4
BlocksB. Hockaday 1R. Sampson 4
Team Stats: East Carolina

2012-13 Season

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Next 5 Games

MET
ECU
11/16 UNCG 7:00pm
11/20 APP 7:00pm
11/26 @GAST 7:00pm
12/01 @CHAR 7:00pm
12/04 SA 7:50pm
Complete Schedule: East Carolina