Newton leads East Carolina past Coppin State on late basket
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Tristen Newton hit a jump shot with a second remaining to lead East Carolina Pirates to a 70-68 win over Coppin State Eagles on Saturday.
Brandon Suggs had a career-high 25 points to lead the Pirates (5-2). Newton finished with 16 points, RJ Felton added 10 points and Brandon Johnson grabbed 19 rebounds.
Nendah Tarke scored a season-high 20 points for the Eagles (1-9), whose losing streak stretched to four games. Tyree Corbett added 19 points and seven rebounds, and Jesse Zarzuela had 13 points.
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| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| 3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
| Offensive | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Steals | 0 | 0 |
| Blocks | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 0 | 0 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Team Stats | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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66.9 PPG | 36.9 RPG | 11.0 APG |
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68.8 PPG | 38.9 RPG | 14.7 APG |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| A. Rojas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Spurlock | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Lemovou | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Titus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Cardaci | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Steers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Zarzuela | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. James | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Stokes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Gross | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Conteh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Tarke | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Hood | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Corbett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
| V. Jackson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Kelly | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reyes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Small | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Felton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Mosher | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Lestin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W. Tabbs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Frink | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Kasanganay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Suggs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Miles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Newton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Robinson-White | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Debaut | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
