CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Kyle Greathouse made up for a poor performance in regulation by grabbing a rebound of his own missed layup in overtime and putting it in for the go-ahead basket as Western Carolina beat cross-state rival East Carolina 77-72 Tuesday night.
Greathouse scored 6 points in overtime for the Catamounts (4-6) while going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. He had just 2 points and missed all five of his shots from the field during regulation.
East Carolina (4-3) led 59-54 after a dunk by the Pirates' Corey Rouse before Corey Muirhead of Western Carolina scored 6 points in an 8-3 run to tie the score at 62 with 3:01 remaining. The teams exchanged a pair of free-throws and then both went scoreless over the final 2:32 to end regulation tied at 64.
Muirhead scored 19 to lead the Catamounts, while David Berghoeffer had 18 points and 13 boards.
Moussa Badiane led the Pirates with 17 points, five rebounds and three blocks. Mike Cook added 16 points and six rebounds.
