Scores

Final OT

UCF 85

(11-5, 1-1 C-USA)

East Carolina 88

(10-5, 1-1 C-USA)

7:00 PM ET, January 12, 2013

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC

1 2 OT T
UCF 36 40 985
ECU 27 49 1288

Top Performers

UCF: K. Clanton 36 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Blk

East Carolina: M. Paul 16 Pts, 1 Reb, 11 Ast, 1 Blk

East Carolina 88, UCF 85

Associated Press

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Corvonn Gaines drained a 3-pointer with 3 seconds remaining in overtime as East Carolina topped Conference USA-foe Central Florida 88-85 Saturday night.

East Carolina (10-5, 1-1) trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half but crawled back and forced a 74-74 tie. Maurice Kemp hit two free throws to put the Pirates up 76-74, but Keith Clanton hit a jumper with 17 seconds left in regulation to force overtime.

East Carolina's Robert Sampson scored first in overtime with a dunk, then the teams exchanged the lead four times.

Clanton's layup tied it 85-85 with 14 seconds left, but then Gaines drained his game-winning 3-pointer. It was Gaines' only shot attempt.

Kemp, Ty Armstrong, Shamarr Bowden and Miguel Paul tied for the Pirates' team lead with 16 points each.

Keith Clanton paced UCF (11-5, 1-1) with 36 points, and Tristan Spurlock had 23 with 11 rebounds.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
UCF
ECU
Points 85 88
FG Made-Attempted 37-70 (.529) 34-76 (.447)
3P Made-Attempted 4-16 (.250) 10-29 (.345)
FT Made-Attempted 7-12 (.583) 10-13 (.769)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 14 (0/0) 16 (0/0)
Largest Lead 17 8

Game Leaders

 
UCF
ECU
PointsK. Clanton 36M. Paul 16
ReboundsT. Spurlock 11R. Sampson 10
AssistsD. Walker 5M. Paul 11
StealsT. Spurlock 2M. Kemp 3
BlocksK. Clanton 2R. Sampson 1
Team Stats: UCF | East Carolina

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
» Jan 12, 2013 @ECU 88, UCF 85Recap
Feb 9, 2013 @UCF 83, ECU 73Recap

Next 5 Games

UCF
ECU
01/19 @HOU 6:00pm
01/23 RICE 7:00pm
01/26 SMU 4:00pm
01/30 @TULN 8:00pm
02/02 @MRSH 2:00pm
 01/16 HOU 7:00pm
01/19 @MRSH 7:00pm
01/23 @UAB 8:00pm
01/26 UTEP 7:00pm
01/30 MEM 7:00pm
Complete Schedule: UCF | East Carolina

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
Memphis16-030-4
Southern Miss12-425-9
UCF9-720-11
Houston7-919-12
East Carolina9-718-12
Tulane6-1019-14
UTEP10-618-14
Tulsa8-817-15
UAB7-916-17
Southern Methodist5-1115-17
Marshall6-1013-19
Rice1-155-26
View expanded standings »

Research Notes

Keith Clanton of Central Florida scored 36 points on 15-19 from the floor in Saturday's loss to East Carolina. The 15 made field goals are tied for the most made field goals this season, but Clanton is the only player to do it in a losing effort.

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