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02/25 21:37 CST Riley and East Carolina take down UTSA 82-81
Riley and East Carolina take down UTSA 82-81
By The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) --- Jordan Riley led East Carolina with 27 points and Demitri
Gardner made three free throws with three seconds left as the Pirates defeated
UTSA 82-81 on Wednesday night.
Down by two points with five seconds to play, Corey Caulker missed the second
of two free throws. Gardner grabbed the offensive rebounds, was fouled on a
3-point shot and hit all three foul shots to cap the scoring.
Riley also contributed six steals for the Pirates (10-18, 5-10 American
Athletic Conference). Gardner scored 13 points while shooting 4 for 12 (1 for 5
from 3-point range) and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line. Caulker shot 4 for 7,
including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to finish with 12 points, while adding
six assists.
Jamir Simpson led the way for the Roadrunners (5-23, 1-15) with 22 points, 10
assists and four steals. Dorian Hayes added 18 points, six rebounds and two
steals for UTSA. Daniel Akitoby also had 17 points, nine rebounds and two
blocks.
Riley scored nine points in the first half and East Carolina went into the
break trailing 43-34. Riley scored 18 points in the second half. East Carolina
outscored UTSA by 10 points over the final half.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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