MBB at ECU game thread

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SMU (10-4, 6-4 American) at ECU (8-7, 2-7 American)
Williams Arena at Minges Colieum – Greenville, N.C.
February 8, 2021 – 4 p.m. CT
ESPN2

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ECU starters
G 2 Tristen Newton
G 11 JJ Miles
G 12 Tremont Robinson-White
F 1 Jayden Gardner
C 21 Ludgy Debaut

SMU starters
G 3 Kendric Davis
G 5 Emmanuel Bandoumel
F 1 Feron Hunt
F 22 Isiah Jasey
F 25 Ethan Chargois

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Kendric Davis: 7.6 assists per game ranks No. 3 in Div. I

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SMU strikes first, Bandoumel on a lay-in off an assist from Davis

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Offensive foul on Bandoumel
Douglas checks in

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Sizzling start

SMU shooting 16.7% (1/6)
ECU shooting 0% (0/10)

2-0 SMU

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Sure looks undisciplined

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Jayden Gardner ties it with a pair of free throws

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Announcers quoted Tim Jankovich as saying he doesn't have a fever today "for the first time in weeks"

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ECU (Gardner) has hit one in a row, now shooting 9.1%

ECU 4, SMU 2

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Ludgy Gebaut with awkward jump hook
ECU leads 9-4

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Will we make more than 4 points in the first 10 minutes?

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After hitting 1 of first 11 shots, ECU has hit 5 of last 7

Newton free throw makes it 14-4

ECU riding 8-0 run

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Charles Smith jumper ends ECU run

14-6

Hunt draws offensive foul on Gardner

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ECU's Tremont Robinson-White and SMU's Ethan Chargois out with 2 fouls each