Johnson scores 29, East Carolina takes down Ferrum 91-61 in opener
— Brandon Johnson's 29 points helped East Carolina defeat D-III member Ferrum 91-61 in a season opener on Monday night.
NCAA Men's Basketball
FINAL
Ferrum Panthers
61
East Carolina Pirates
91
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| ECU | 41 | 50 | 91 |
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · 4,529 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | vs South Carolina Upstate Spartans | W 83-70 | NCAAM |
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Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 61-91
Kalib LaCount made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 61-90
Kalib LaCount made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 61-89
Foul on Johnny Franklin.
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JumpShot 1:07 61-89
Kalib LaCount made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 61-87
Benjamin Bayela made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 61-86
Benjamin Bayela made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 61-85
Foul on Darwin Randolph.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 61-85
Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 61-84
Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:43 61-83
Foul on Alfredo Abel-Rivera.
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LayUpShot 3:30 61-83
Darwin Randolph made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:54 59-83
Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalib LaCount.
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LayUpShot 4:20 59-80
Alfredo Abel-Rivera made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:46 57-80
Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:46 57-79
Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:46 57-78
Foul on Bryant Wall.
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PersonalFoul 5:07 57-78
Foul on Valentino Pinedo.
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LayUpShot 5:07 57-78
Alfredo Abel-Rivera made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 5:11 55-78
Foul on Kalib LaCount.
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LayUpShot 5:29 55-78
Brandon Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Valentino Pinedo.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:36 55-76
Kalib LaCount made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:36 55-75
Foul on Sterling Charles.
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LayUpShot 8:10 55-75
Bobby Pettiford Jr. made Layup. Assisted by Brandon Johnson.
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DunkShot 8:24 55-73
Bryant Wall made Dunk.
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LayUpShot 8:55 53-73
Brandon Johnson made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:20 53-71
Jaden Walker made Layup.
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LayUpShot 9:33 53-69
Alfredo Abel-Rivera made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 9:45 51-69
Foul on Benjamin Bayela.
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MadeFreeThrow 10:02 51-69
Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 10:02 51-68
Foul on Bryant Wall.
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LayUpShot 10:13 51-68
Alfredo Abel-Rivera made Layup.
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LayUpShot 10:32 49-68
Kalib LaCount made Layup.
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LayUpShot 10:50 49-66
Alfredo Abel-Rivera made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 11:09 47-66
Foul on Calvin Washington.
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LayUpShot 11:09 47-66
Quentin Diboundje made Layup. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr..
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JumpShot 11:46 47-64
Alfredo Abel-Rivera made Jumper. Assisted by Jikari Johnson.
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JumpShot 12:11 45-64
Benjamin Bayela made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalib LaCount.
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MadeFreeThrow 12:35 45-61
Jaden Walker made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 12:35 45-60
Foul on Tahli Oden.
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LayUpShot 12:35 45-60
Jaden Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kalib LaCount.
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PersonalFoul 12:38 45-58
Foul on Calvin Washington.
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LayUpShot 12:59 45-58
Tahli Oden made Layup.
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LayUpShot 13:20 43-58
Bobby Pettiford Jr. made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:19 43-56
Calvin Washington made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 14:19 42-56
Calvin Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 14:19 41-56
Foul on Bobby Pettiford Jr..
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LayUpShot 14:35 41-56
Alfredo Abel-Rivera made Layup.
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JumpShot 14:54 39-56
Benjamin Bayela made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jaden Walker.
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LayUpShot 15:14 39-53
Calvin Washington made Layup.
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JumpShot 15:53 37-53
Jikari Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tahli Oden.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:02 34-53
Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:02 34-52
Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:02 34-51
Foul on Charles Tart III.
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MadeFreeThrow 16:21 34-51
Calvin Washington made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 16:21 33-51
Foul on Ezra Ausar.
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LayUpShot 16:46 33-51
Brandon Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Bobby Pettiford Jr..
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DunkShot 17:21 33-49
Ezra Ausar made Dunk. Assisted by Brandon Johnson.
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PersonalFoul 17:32 33-47
Foul on RJ Felton.
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LayUpShot 18:01 33-47
Brandon Johnson made Layup.
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JumpShot 18:10 33-45
Kyree Ellis made Jumper. Assisted by Calvin Washington.
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End Game 0:00 61-91
End of Game
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End Period 0:00 61-91
End of 2nd half
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Steal 0:02 61-91
Callum Richard Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:02 61-91
Marcus Neal Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 61-91
Kalib LaCount made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:05 61-90
Kalib LaCount made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:05 61-89
Foul on Johnny Franklin.
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 61-89
Quentin Diboundje Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:35 61-89
Alfredo Abel-Rivera missed Jumper.
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Steal 0:49 61-89
Bryant Wall Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:49 61-89
Valentino Pinedo Turnover.
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Steal 0:51 61-89
Valentino Pinedo Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:51 61-89
Bryant Wall Turnover.
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JumpShot 1:07 61-89
Kalib LaCount made Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:28 61-87
East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:30 61-87
Marcus Neal missed Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 61-87
Benjamin Bayela made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:46 61-86
Benjamin Bayela made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:46 61-85
Foul on Darwin Randolph.
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Offensive Rebound 2:05 61-85
Callum Richard Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 2:09 61-85
Benjamin Bayela missed Three Point Jumper.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:28 61-85
Sterling Charles Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 61-85
Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:43 61-84
Brandon Johnson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:43 61-83
Foul on Alfredo Abel-Rivera.
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Offensive Rebound 2:47 61-83
East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:49 61-83
Kalib LaCount missed Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 3:04 61-83
Valentino Pinedo Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:08 61-83
Benjamin Bayela missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 3:30 61-83
Darwin Randolph made Layup.
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ShortTimeOut 3:52 59-83
Ferrum Timeout
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OfficialTVTimeOut 3:52 59-83
Official TV Timeout
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JumpShot 3:54 59-83
Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kalib LaCount.
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LayUpShot 4:20 59-80
Alfredo Abel-Rivera made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 4:23 57-80
Alfredo Abel-Rivera Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:26 57-80
Zavier Measmer missed Jumper.
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Steal 4:32 57-80
Bryant Wall Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:32 57-80
Brandon Johnson Turnover.
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Defensive Rebound 4:33 57-80
Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 4:37 57-80
Sterling Charles missed Three Point Jumper.
Showing the last 40 of 334 events.
Team Stats
FC
ECU
27-60
FG
27-52
45
Field Goal %
52
4-20
3PT
7-21
20
Three Point %
33
3-6
FT
30-39
50
Free Throw %
77
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
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