Ferrum Panthers at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Johnson scores 29, East Carolina takes down Ferrum 91-61 in opener
Johnson added nine rebounds for the Pirates. Ezra Ausar scored 13 points while shooting 3 of 4 from the field and 7 for 10 from the line, and added five rebounds and three steals. Kalib LaCount shot 3 of 4 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line to finish with 11 points.
The Panthers were led in scoring by Jikari Johnson, who finished with 19 points. Ferrum also got 18 points and two steals from Alfredo Abel-Rivera. Kyree Ellis also had 10 points and nine rebounds.
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East Carolina hosts Campbell in its next matchup on Saturday.
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Matchup Prediction
East Carolina: 90.1%
Ferrum: 9.9%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 61 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 61 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Callum Richard Steal. | 61 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:02 | Marcus Neal Turnover. | 61 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Kalib LaCount made Free Throw. | 61 - 91 |
Statistics
 FER |
 ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-60 | FG | 27-52 |
| 45.0 | Field Goal % | 51.9 |
| 4-20 | 3PT | 7-21 |
| 20.0 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 3-6 | FT | 30-39 |
| 50.0 | Free Throw % | 76.9 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 11 | Assists | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Venue: Minges Coliseum
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,529 | Capacity:
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 4,529 | Capacity:
2024-25 American Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Wichita State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Temple | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Rice | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| UAB | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |