GAME THREAD: MBB vs. East Carolina

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Tipoff at 2 PM at Moody Coliseum
Watch on ESPN+

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Mustangs are 9-18 overall, 4-10 in AAC games
Pirates are 13-12 / 4-8

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First meeting: Feb. 4 at ECU
ECU 77, SMU 72

ECU forward Brandon Johnson scored 27 points and had 6 rebounds to lead Pirates. Forward Ezra Ausar added 19 points and 13 rebounds. Zhuric Phelps led three Mustangs who scored in double figures with 23 points; Zach Nutall added 18 points and Samuell Williamson 10.

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Jefferson Koulibaly again not in uniform

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East Carolina Starting Lineup
G 3 RJ Felton
G 4 Quentin Diboundje
G 21 Jaden Walker
F 2 Ezra Ausar
F 23 Brandon Johnson

SMU Starting Lineup
G 1 Zhuric Phelps
G 2 Jalen Smith
G 10 Zach Nutall
F 11 Samuell Williamson
F 23 Efe Odigie

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Williamson opens scoring, ECU's Quentin Diboundje answers with a 3
Williamson with a twisting layin in the lane
4-3 SMU

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Diboundje runs straight into Odigie and sells the contact — Odigie whistled for his first foul

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Odigie's second bucket puts Ponies back ahead, 8-7

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Todorovic hits a pair of FTs, puts SMU back ahead, 10-9

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Phelps fall-away stretches SMU lead to 12-9

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Nutall finds Ambrose-Hylton slashing down the lane for lay-in
SMU 14, ECU 11

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ECU's Kalib LaCount is in. If he is his listed height of 5-8, then Zach Nutall is about 6-9.

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In attendance today: SMU-turned-Baltimore wide receiver James Proché

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Emory Lanier getting right shoulder wrapped on bench. Doesn't look like he is in a world of hurt — maybe just keeping it warm as he recovers from recent injury...?

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Odigie cans a 3 to give SMU 19-13 lead