Men's Basketball Falls at the Finish to ECU, 80-79

Wednesday, January 8

Greenville, N.C.

7:00 P.M.

Temple University

9-6,1-1AAC

East Carolina

9-7,1-2AAC

Temple

East Carolina

Men's Basketball Falls at the Finish to ECU, 80-79

1.8.25 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. - East Carolina guard Jayshayne Woodard scored the game-winning bucket with 9.9 seconds remaining and a last-second, go-ahead attempt by Temple rimmed in and out as the Owls dropped an 80-79 decision to the Pirates in American Athletic Conference action on Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Pirates started out strong offensively, connecting on four of their first six three-point attempts to take a 20-13 lead with 12 minutes remaining in the first half.
A driving layup from Jamal Mashburn Jr. kickstarted an 14-0 spurt over the next 3:41 to give the Owls a 27-20 advantage.
Sophomore Zion Stanford had five points during the run while senior Shane Dezonie added four.
Temple continued to score at a high clip over the final 10 minutes of the period and entered halftime with a 41-32 lead.
Dezonie paced the team with 11 points in the half while Mashburn Jr. and sophomore Quante Berry added nine.
In the second half, the Owls briefly pushed their lead to double figures at 50-40 following a hoop from Mashburn Jr.
The Pirates clawed their way back behind RJ Felton, who had 19 of his 23 points after intermission.
A three-point play by Felton and a driving layup by former Owl Jordan Riley cut the margin to just one at 54-53.
The contest was nip and tuck for the remainder, with neither team holding a lead larger than four points.
With Temple clinging to a 77-74 lead, two free throws by C.J. Walker brought the Pirates to within one with 2:43 to go.
Both teams went cold offensively, not scoring for nearly two minutes before Mashburn Jr. made a pair of free throws with just under a minute on the clock.
The two teams traded turnovers before Felton made a layup with 27 seconds left. A missed free throw by the Owls gave the ball back to ECU, leading to Woodard's shot with just under 10 seconds remaining.
Stanford nearly came up with the game winner for Temple but his driving bank attempt caromed out with the ensuing rebound going out of bounds off the Owls.
ECU threw the ball deep and ran out the clock to seal the win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Pirates (9-7, 1-2 AAC), who entered as the third-best rebounding team in the American Athletic Conference, outboarded the Owls, 41-31, including 12 offensive rebounds that led to 14 second-chance points.
Felton closed with 23 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Pirates.
Mashburn Jr. registered his 10th game this season with 20 or more points, finishing with 22 to lead five Owls in double figures.
Stanford finished with 14 points, while Gray (13), Quante Berry (13) and Dezonie (11) also contributed offensively.

UP NEXT

Temple (9-6, 1-1 AAC) continues on the road with a matchup against Rice on Saturday, Jan. 11.
The contest will air live on ESPNU, beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET.