Pirates record the 78-76 senior day victory over Charlotte

Greenville, NC (ECU Athletics) -RJ Felton scored 27 points when East Carolina defeated a comeback attempt in the last minute in the Minges Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. Charlotte (78-76).

Jyshayne Woodard added 14 points and five rebounds, while Jordan Riley had a double double with 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Pirates (17-12, 9-7 AAC), which has had its first winning season since 2012-13.

After a slow offensive start from both teams, Charlotte took the lead with less than eight minutes in the first half before the pirates went an 11-0 run in the guidance of a flood of points from Felton to go with 25: 19 to 25: 10.

The Niners closed the gap in front of half as a basket of the second chance and a score of a pirate turnover tied the game with 27: 27 during the break. After Charlotte achieved the opening basket of the second half, the pirates took control by exceeding Charlotte 21-7 to achieve a 12-point lead with 13 minutes. ECU kept its two -digit lead in the second half down the largest part of the path, but Charlotte found a way to make things interesting to make ECU interesting to lead only seven points with 1:14.

Riley met one of two free throws with a 56-second lead to offer ECU a small breath at 78-70, but the Niners came down and beat a three and followed this game with a steal and three more to pull within two points within two points.

After a Miss from ECU, Charlotte had a last chance to bind or win the game, but Woodard was able to disturb just enough Graves' play winners and Felton secured the rebound and victory for the pirates.

Game notes

• The start of five from Hayes, Felton, Hayes, Walker and Laberaux started for the fifth game in a row and the 17th game this season.
• Jordan Riley got a high season of 11 rebounds and recorded his second double double of the season.
• RJ Felton scored a field gate in 91 games in a row and said goodbye to Sam Hinnant for the fourth of all time in the career with 224 threes.
• The recorded number of visitors of 5,115 were the largest home group of the season for the pirates.
• Three pirates had two blocks between CJ Walker, Trevion Labaux and Jyshayne Woodard.
• ECU improved to 14-4 when he won the back bum.
• Cam Hayes' seven rebounds are a high season.
• The nine conference victories for ECU are most conference victories for the pirates in every conference since 2012-13 when the pirates ended with 9: 7 in the USA.

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