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Simmons scores 29 as Gardner-Webb defeats East Carolina 84-79
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Darryl Simmons II's 29 points helped Gardner-Webb defeat East Carolina 84-79 on Saturday night.
Simmons also had five rebounds for the Runnin' Bulldogs (5-8). Anthony Selden shot 5 for 13 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line to add 18 points. Isaiah Richards went 6 of 8 from the field to finish with 12 points. The victory snapped a five-game slide for the Runnin' Bulldogs.
The Pirates (8-5) were led in scoring by RJ Felton, who finished with 19 points. Joran Riley added 18 points, eight rebounds, four steals and two blocks for East Carolina. Cam Hayes also recorded 18 points and four assists.
Simmons scored 11 points in the first half and Gardner-Webb went into the break trailing 37-35. Simmons' 18-point second half helped Gardner-Webb finish off the five-point victory.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 20:00 |  | Â | Ademide Badmus vs. Cyr Malonga (C.J. Walker gains possession) | Â |
| 19:35 | | Â | C.J. Walker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:33 | | Â | Cyr Malonga offensive rebound | Â |
| 19:29 | | Â | Cyr Malonga misses two point layup | Â |
| 19:27 |  | Â | Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | C.J. Walker personal foul | Â |
| 19:15 | | Â | Anthony Selden misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 19:13 | | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:58 | | +2 | RJ Felton makes two point jump shot (Cam Hayes assists) | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | | +2 | Anthony Selden makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | | Â | Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 18:24 | | Â | Pharrell Boyogueno defensive rebound | Â |
| 18:19 | | Â | Jamaine Mann turnover (lost ball) | Â |
| 17:55 | | Â | Cam Hayes misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:53 | | Â | Ademide Badmus defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:41 | | +3 | Anthony Selden makes three point jump shot (Pharrell Boyogueno assists) | 5-2 |
| 17:15 | | Â | RJ Felton misses two point layup | Â |
| 17:13 | | Â | Runnin' Bulldogs defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:53 | | Â | Ademide Badmus misses two point layup | Â |
| 16:51 | | Â | Cam Hayes defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:47 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists) | 5-4 |
| 16:47 | | Â | Anthony Selden shooting foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul) | Â |
| 16:47 | | Â | Jordan Riley misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â |
| 16:47 | | Â | Darryl Simmons II defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:30 | | +3 | Darryl Simmons II makes three point jump shot | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot (RJ Felton assists) | 8-6 |
| 15:56 | | Â | Jordan Riley blocks Pharrell Boyogueno's two point layup | Â |
| 15:54 | | Â | RJ Felton defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:43 | | Â | Jordan Riley misses two point layup | Â |
| 15:41 | | Â | Isaiah Richards defensive rebound | Â |
| 15:29 | | +3 | Darryl Simmons II makes three point jump shot | 11-6 |
| 14:51 | | Â | Jordan Riley misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:49 | | Â | Isaiah Richards defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:32 | | Â | Darryl Simmons II misses two point layup | Â |
| 14:30 | | Â | Isaiah Richards offensive rebound | Â |
| 14:28 | | +2 | Isaiah Richards makes two point layup | 13-6 |
| 14:07 | | +2 | C.J. Walker makes two point layup | 13-8 |
| 13:39 | | Â | Shahar Lazar misses two point layup | Â |
| 13:39 | | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:39 | | Â | Cam Hayes turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Richards steals) | Â |
| 13:34 | | Â | Isaiah Richards turnover (bad pass) (Reid Cason steals) | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | Shahar Lazar personal foul | Â |
| 13:30 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 13:10 | | Â | Yann Farell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 13:08 | | Â | Cyr Malonga offensive rebound | Â |
| 13:06 | | Â | Ademide Badmus shooting foul (Cyr Malonga draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:06 | | Â | Cyr Malonga misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 13:06 | | +1 | Cyr Malonga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-9 |
| 12:37 | | Â | Jayshayne Woodard blocks Anthony Selden's two point jump shot | Â |
| 12:35 | | Â | Cyr Malonga defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:13 | | Â | Yann Farell turnover (bad pass) | Â |
| 11:58 | | Â | Anthony Selden turnover (lost ball) (Trevion LaBeaux steals) | Â |
| 11:31 | | Â | Trevion LaBeaux misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:29 | | Â | Brendan Mykalcio defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Anthony Selden makes two point layup | 15-9 |
| 10:42 | | +2 | Cam Hayes makes two point layup | 15-11 |
| 10:30 | | +2 | Colin Hawkins makes two point layup | 17-11 |
| 10:02 | | Â | Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:00 | | Â | Ademide Badmus defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:47 | | +2 | Ademide Badmus makes two point layup | 19-11 |
| 9:46 | | Â | Pirates 30 second timeout | Â |
| 9:46 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 9:35 | | Â | RJ Felton misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:33 | | Â | Jordan Riley offensive rebound | Â |
| 9:25 | | Â | Isaiah Richards personal foul | Â |
| 9:16 | | Â | Isaiah Richards blocks Trevion LaBeaux's two point layup | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Darryl Simmons II defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:01 | | +2 | Jamaine Mann makes two point layup | 21-11 |
| 8:46 | | Â | RJ Felton misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:44 | | Â | Jamaine Mann defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:41 | | Â | Jordan Riley blocks Darryl Simmons II's two point layup | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Jordan Riley defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:14 | | Â | Jordan Riley misses two point layup | Â |
| 8:12 | | Â | Pharrell Boyogueno defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | Jump ball. (Runnin' Bulldogs gains possession) | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | Darryl Simmons II technical foul | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | Darryl Simmons II turnover | Â |
| 7:50 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:50 | | +1 | RJ Felton makes technical free throw 1 of 2 | 21-12 |
| 7:50 | | Â | RJ Felton misses technical free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Jamaine Mann misses two point layup | Â |
| 7:44 | | Â | Bencao Vungo defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:35 | | Â | Jacob Hudson shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:35 | | +1 | RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-13 |
| 7:35 | | +1 | RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-14 |
| 7:23 | | Â | Bencao Vungo shooting foul (Jamaine Mann draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:23 | | +1 | Jamaine Mann makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-14 |
| 7:23 | | Â | Jamaine Mann misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:03 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point layup (Bencao Vungo assists) | 22-16 |
| 6:51 | | Â | Yann Farell blocks Jacob Hudson's two point layup | Â |
| 6:49 | | Â | Jacob Hudson offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:46 | | +3 | Anthony Selden makes three point jump shot (Jacob Hudson assists) | 25-16 |
| 6:38 | | Â | Jacob Hudson personal foul (RJ Felton draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:38 | | +1 | RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-17 |
| 6:38 | | +1 | RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-18 |
| 6:07 | | Â | Ademide Badmus misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:05 | | Â | Ademide Badmus offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:02 | | Â | Brendan Mykalcio misses two point layup | Â |
| 6:00 | | Â | Ademide Badmus offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:58 | | Â | Ademide Badmus misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:50 | | Â | RJ Felton misses two point layup | Â |
| 5:48 | | Â | Colin Hawkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Ademide Badmus makes two point layup (Jacob Hudson assists) | 27-18 |
| 5:20 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot (Yann Farell assists) | 27-20 |
| 5:06 | | Â | Brendan Mykalcio turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals) | Â |
| 4:59 | | Â | Anthony Selden blocks Cam Hayes's two point layup | Â |
| 4:57 | | Â | Yann Farell offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:39 | | Â | Cam Hayes misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:37 | | Â | Jacob Hudson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:30 | | Â | Jayshayne Woodard shooting foul (Anthony Selden draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:30 | | +1 | Anthony Selden makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-20 |
| 4:30 | | Â | Anthony Selden misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 4:30 | | Â | C.J. Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Jamaine Mann shooting foul (Yann Farell draws the foul) | Â |
| 4:02 | | +1 | Yann Farell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-21 |
| 4:02 | | +1 | Yann Farell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-22 |
| 3:42 | | Â | Jamaine Mann turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Riley steals) | Â |
| 3:35 | | +2 | Cyr Malonga makes two point layup (Cam Hayes assists) | 28-24 |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Darryl Simmons II makes three point jump shot (Shahar Lazar assists) | 31-24 |
| 2:55 | | +2 | Jordan Riley makes two point jump shot | 31-26 |
| 2:49 | | Â | Pharrell Boyogueno misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Yann Farell defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:40 | | +3 | Yann Farell makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists) | 31-29 |
| 2:12 | | +2 | Darryl Simmons II makes two point layup | 33-29 |
| 1:38 | | Â | Yann Farell misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 1:37 | | Â | Shahar Lazar personal foul (Jordan Riley draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:37 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 1:37 | | +1 | Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-30 |
| 1:37 | | +1 | Jordan Riley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-31 |
| 1:15 | | Â | Ademide Badmus misses two point layup | Â |
| 1:13 | | Â | RJ Felton defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:06 | | +3 | Yann Farell makes three point jump shot (Jayshayne Woodard assists) | 33-34 |
| 0:57 | | +2 | Jamaine Mann makes two point layup | 35-34 |
| 0:40 | | +3 | RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Jordan Riley assists) | 35-37 |
| 0:17 | | Â | Anthony Selden misses two point layup | Â |
| 0:15 | | Â | Anthony Selden offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:11 | | Â | Jump ball. (Pirates gains possession) | Â |
| 0:11 | | Â | Darryl Simmons II turnover (lost ball) (RJ Felton steals) | Â |
| 0:11 | | Â | Runnin' Bulldogs 30 second timeout | Â |
| 0:02 | | Â | Pharrell Boyogueno blocks RJ Felton's three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Darryl Simmons II defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |