Scores

Final

Marshall 79

(13-18, 6-10 C-USA)

East Carolina 86

(18-11, 9-7 C-USA)

5:00 PM ET, March 9, 2013

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, Greenville, NC

1 2 T
MRSH 25 5479
ECU 35 5186

Top Performers

Marshall: R. Goff 27 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast, 3 Stl

East Carolina: M. Paul 22 Pts, 2 Reb, 10 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk

East Carolina 86, Marshall 79

Associated Press

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Miguel Paul scored 22 points and handed out 10 assists as East Carolina defeated Marshall 86-79 Saturday night in their final game before next week's Conference USA tournament.

Maurice Kemp added 21 points for the Pirates (18-11, 9-7), who posted a winning conference record for the first time since joining in the 2001-02 season.

East Carolina will have a bye into the tournament quarterfinals Thursday. The Thundering Herd (13-18, 6-10), who defeated the Pirates 77-56 in their regular-season meeting, will play a first-round game Wednesday.

Paul's two free throws gave East Carolina an 84-79 lead with 12 seconds left. The Pirates made 27 of 33 free throws in the second half to Marshall's 10 of 12.

Akeem Richmond scored 18 points and Robert Sampson had 12 rebounds for East Carolina.

Marshall had three players with 20 or more points. Robert Goff scored 27, Elijah Pittman 21 and DeAndre Kane 20.

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Team Stat Comparison

 
MRSH
ECU
Points 79 86
FG Made-Attempted 30-61 (.492) 24-46 (.522)
3P Made-Attempted 5-13 (.385) 10-20 (.500)
FT Made-Attempted 14-20 (.700) 28-39 (.718)
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 26 (0/0) 18 (0/0)
Largest Lead 3 10

Game Leaders

 
MRSH
ECU
PointsR. Goff 27M. Paul 22
ReboundsD. Kane 7R. Sampson 12
AssistsD. Kane 12M. Paul 10
StealsD. Kane 5M. Kemp 2
BlocksN. Spikes 2R. Sampson 2
Team Stats: Marshall | East Carolina

2012-13 Season

DATEGAMELINKS
Jan 19, 2013 @MRSH 77, ECU 56Recap
» Mar 9, 2013 @ECU 86, MRSH 79Recap

Next 5 Games

MRSH
ECU
03/13 @TULN 9:30pm
 03/14 TLSA 9:37pm
03/19 SAV 7:00pm
03/23 RID 5:00pm
03/26 L-MD 7:00pm
03/30 EVAN 5:00pm
Complete Schedule: Marshall | East Carolina

Conference USA Standings

TEAMCONF W-LTOTAL W-L
#20 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 »