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Pirates skin Beavers
©2004 The Associated
Press
RALEIGH — Mike Cook scored
22 points and Japhet McNeil made two clutch free throws down the
stretch, helping East Carolina hold off Oregon State 64-62 Thursday
night in the semifinals of the BCA Invitational.
Sasa Cuic missed a
3-pointer just before the buzzer that would have won it for the Beavers
(1-1).
Moussa Badiane, who was
suspended from the opener because he played in a non-certified summer
league, added 13 points and five blocked shots for the Pirates (2-0).
They play No. 19 North Carolina State in the final Friday night at 7:30
p.m.
East Carolina led
throughout most of the second half, and the margin was nine after
Badiane made a jumper with about 6 1/2 minutes left.
Oregon State fought back
and eventually got within two on a 3-pointer by Chris Stephens with 31
seconds remaining. McNeil was fouled and converted both free throws
before Cuic hit a fadeaway from the baseline to make it 64-62.
Cook went to the line with
10.8 seconds left and missed the front end of a one-and-one, giving the
Beavers a final chance. They called a timeout to set up a play, and
Stephens was momentarily open for a 3.
He lost the ball, and it
went to Cuic, who heaved an off-balance shot that missed everything.
Still, the freshman finished with 23 points, a night after his
three-point play gave Oregon State a two-point victory over Siena in the
first round.
Stephens had 12 for the
Beavers.
The Pirates missed their
first seven shots and fell behind 11-0. The margin eventually grew to
23-11 before they rallied, using a 14-2 run to tie it. A 3-pointer by
Tom Hammonds gave East Carolina its first lead, and Jonathan Hart added
a free throw to increase the margin to 30-28 at the break.
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BOX
SCORE East Carolina 64,
Oregon State 62
Records: East Carolina 2-0;
Oregon State 1-1.
Halftime: Pepperdine 39, East Carolina 33.
EAST CAROLINA
Name Min
FG 3Pt FT Off Reb
Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
Kilgore 21 3-6
0-2 0-1 0 2
1 0 0 0
4 6
McNeill 28 2-4
0-1 4-4 1 4
6 4 1 0
2 8
Rouse 19 0-1
0-0 1-4 3 6
0 2 0 0
4 1
Cook 36 9-16
2-4 2-3 0 7
3 4 1 0
2 22
Castro 20 1-4
0-1 3-5 2 7
0 0 0 0
4 5
King 4
0-0 0-0 0-0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0
Hammonds 31 3-9 1-6
1-2 1 4 2
1 2 0 2
8
Badiane 33 6-17 0-0
1-2 2 5 0
1 0 5 2
13
Hart 8
0-0 0-0 1-2 0
0 0 0 1
1 1 1
Totals 200 24-57 3-14 13-23
9 35 12 12 5
6 21 64
Percentages: .421 .214 .565 Team Rebounds: 3
OREGON STATE
Name Min
FG 3Pt FT Off Reb
Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
Hurd 27
0-2 0-0 0-0 0
4 1 2 2
0 2 0
Stephens 34 5-13 2-6
0-0 1 2 0
2 0 0 2
12
Cuic 34 6-14
1-4 10-10 3 6
0 6 0 0
3 23
Nash 33
2-6 1-3 5-9 0
4 1 2 0
0 2 10
Jeffers 16 1-5
0-0 0-0 2 3
1 0 2 1
4 2
Hughes 1 0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0
Jones 14 1-5
1-1 0-0 0 1
1 2 0 0
3 3
Fontenet 14 1-1 0-0
1-2 0 2 2
0 0 0 1
3
Hanchett 12 1-3 0-0
1-1 0 1 1
1 0 0 2
3
Potter 2 0-0
0-0 0-0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 0
Hooks 13 3-5
0-0 0-0 3 8
0 0 0 1
1 6
Totals 200 20-54 5-14 17-22
9 31 7 15
4 2 21 62
Percentages: .370 .357 .773 Team Rebounds: 7
Technical Fouls: None.
Officials: Bernard Clinton, Mark Schnur, Susan Hunter.
Attendance: 8,164.
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