Houston Cougars vs. East Carolina Pirates

Feb 25, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
HOU	36	40	76
ECU	19	38	57

Game Recap

No. 1 Houston tops East Carolina to claim outright AAC title. Kelvin Sampson had no interest in breaking down the ins and outs of top-ranked Houston's first-half lockdown on East Carolina.

Player Stats

HOUSTON	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
25Jarace Walker	28	3-10	1-4	0-0	6	2	0	2	2	0	7
13J'Wan Roberts	28	8-14	0-0	1-2	12	1	0	4	0	2	17
12Tramon Mark	35	7-15	2-5	4-5	9	3	0	0	0	0	20
1Jamal Shead	24	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	3	3	0	3	4	4
0Marcus Sasser	34	7-16	3-6	5-5	5	3	1	0	1	1	22
5Ja'Vier Francis	13	1-2	0-0	1-2	6	1	0	0	0	3	3
4Darius Bowser	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Terrance Arceneaux	12	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0
21Emanuel Sharp	17	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	3	0
32Reggie Chaney	8	1-2	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
TOTAL	-	29-6643.9%	6-1833.3%	12-1580.0%	45	14	5	6	7	17	76

EAST CAROLINA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	37	5-11	0-0	5-8	8	1	1	0	0	2	15
23Brandon Johnson	38	4-9	3-6	1-4	1	2	0	2	1	4	12
4Quentin Diboundje	29	1-6	1-4	2-3	1	2	1	1	0	1	5
3RJ Felton	35	3-13	1-6	6-7	5	4	1	1	3	3	13
21Jaden Walker	40	2-7	2-3	3-6	4	3	2	0	3	0	9
11Valentino Pinedo	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24Ludgy Debaut	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5Ben Bayela	16	1-3	1-3	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	2	3
15Dave Kasanganay	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0

TOTAL	-	16-5032.0%	8-2236.4%	17-2860.7%	22	12	6	4	8	14	57

Play-by-Play

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1st halfHOUECU

(20:00) Jump Ball won by Houston.
(19:42) J'Wan Roberts missed Jumper.
(19:42) Jaden Walker Defensive Rebound.
(19:14) Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(19:14) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
(19:09) Tramon Mark missed Jumper.
(19:09) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:02) Marcus Sasser made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
30
(18:33) Brandon Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
(18:33) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
(18:17) Foul on Brandon Johnson.
+1 (18:17) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
40
+1 (18:17) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
50
(18:04) Foul on Jamal Shead.
(18:04) Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw.
(18:04) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(18:04) Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw.
(18:04) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:54) Jarace Walker made Jumper.
70
+3 (17:41) RJ Felton made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brandon Johnson.
73
(17:08) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
(17:08) Marcus Sasser Offensive Rebound.
(17:02) Marcus Sasser missed Jumper.
(17:02) RJ Felton Defensive Rebound.
+3 (16:50) Brandon Johnson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by RJ Felton.
76
(16:28) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
(16:28) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(16:03) Jaden Walker missed Jumper.
(16:03) J'Wan Roberts Block.
(16:03) Marcus Sasser Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Marcus Sasser missed Layup.
(15:54) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
+2 (15:54) J'Wan Roberts made Two Point Tip Shot.
96
(15:44) RJ Felton missed Three Point Jumper.
(15:44) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:23) Jamal Shead made Layup.
116
(14:51) Jaden Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
(14:51) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
(14:39) Jarace Walker missed Jumper.
(14:39) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(14:32) Jaden Walker Turnover.
(14:32) Jamal Shead Steal.
(14:26) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
(14:26) Brandon Johnson Defensive Rebound.
(14:19) Jaden Walker Turnover.
(14:19) Marcus Sasser Steal.
+3 (14:11) Marcus Sasser made Three Point Jumper.
146
(13:46) Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
(13:46) Jarace Walker Block.
(13:46) East Carolina Offensive Rebound.
(13:31) Brandon Johnson missed Jumper.
(13:31) Houston Defensive Rebound.
(13:16) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
+1 (13:16) Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
147
+1 (13:16) Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
148
(13:03) Tramon Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
(13:03) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(12:55) Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
(12:55) Jarace Walker Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:39) Reggie Chaney made Layup. Assisted by Jamal Shead.
168
(12:39) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
+1 (12:39) Reggie Chaney made Free Throw.
178
(12:26) RJ Felton missed Layup.
(12:26) RJ Felton Offensive Rebound.
(12:22) RJ Felton missed Layup.
(12:22) RJ Felton Offensive Rebound.
(12:22) Ludgy Debaut missed Two Point Tip Shot.
(12:22) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Emanuel Sharp missed Three Point Jumper.
(11:59) Benjamin Bayela Defensive Rebound.
(11:37) Jaden Walker missed Jumper.
(11:37) Jamal Shead Defensive Rebound.
(11:14) Jamal Shead Turnover.
+2 (10:59) Brandon Johnson made Jumper.
1710
(10:33) Reggie Chaney missed Layup.
(10:33) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:33) J'Wan Roberts made Two Point Tip Shot.
1910
(10:02) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
(10:02) Brandon Johnson missed Free Throw.
(10:02) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:02) Brandon Johnson missed Free Throw.
(10:02) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
+2 (9:46) Marcus Sasser made Jumper.
2110
(9:21) RJ Felton missed Three Point Jumper.
(9:21) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
(9:03) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
(9:03) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(8:53) Jaden Walker missed Layup.
(8:53) J'Wan Roberts Block.
(8:53) Terrance Arceneaux Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:31) Tramon Mark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marcus Sasser.
2410
(8:04) Foul on Terrance Arceneaux.
+1 (8:04) Quentin Diboundje made Free Throw.
2411
+1 (8:04) Quentin Diboundje made Free Throw.
2412
(7:45) Foul on Valentino Pinedo.
+1 (7:45) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
2512
+1 (7:45) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
2612
+1 (7:45) Marcus Sasser made Free Throw.
2712
(7:29) RJ Felton missed Layup.
(7:29) Marcus Sasser Defensive Rebound.
(7:09) Marcus Sasser missed Three Point Jumper.
(7:09) East Carolina Defensive Rebound.
(6:47) RJ Felton Turnover.
(6:47) Jamal Shead Steal.
(6:25) Marcus Sasser missed Jumper.
(6:25) Houston Offensive Rebound.
(6:19) Marcus Sasser missed Jumper.
(6:19) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.
(6:19) Houston Turnover.
(6:08) Quentin Diboundje missed Three Point Jumper.
(6:08) Marcus Sasser Defensive Rebound.
(5:55) Terrance Arceneaux missed Three Point Jumper.
(5:55) Jaden Walker Defensive Rebound.
(5:41) Foul on Jamal Shead.
(5:41) Jaden Walker missed Free Throw.
(5:41) East Carolina Deadball Team Rebound.
(5:41) Jaden Walker missed Free Throw.
(5:41) Ezra Ausar Offensive Rebound.
(5:38) Foul on Terrance Arceneaux.
+1 (5:38) Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
2713
+1 (5:38) Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
2714
+2 (5:14) Tramon Mark made Jumper.
2914
(4:55) Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
(4:55) J'Wan Roberts Block.
(4:55) Marcus Sasser Defensive Rebound.
(4:47) Jarace Walker missed Layup.
(4:47) J'Wan Roberts Offensive Rebound.
(4:43) J'Wan Roberts missed Layup.
(4:43) Jarace Walker Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:43) Jarace Walker made Two Point Tip Shot.
3114
(4:33) Jaden Walker missed Layup.
(4:33) J'Wan Roberts Block.
(4:33) Jaden Walker Offensive Rebound.
(4:24) Foul on Emanuel Sharp.
(4:24) Quentin Diboundje missed Free Throw.
(4:24) Jarace Walker Defensive Rebound.
+3 (4:05) Tramon Mark made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emanuel Sharp.
3414
(3:40) Quentin Diboundje missed Three Point Jumper.
(3:40) J'Wan Roberts Defensive Rebound.
(3:21) Tramon Mark missed Jumper.
(3:21) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(3:05) Foul on J'Wan Roberts.
+1 (3:05) Ezra Ausar made Free Throw.
3415
(3:05) Ezra Ausar missed Free Throw.
(3:05) Tramon Mark Defensive Rebound.
(2:49) Jarace Walker missed Jumper.
(2:49) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(2:28) Foul on Marcus Sasser.
+1 (2:28) RJ Felton made Free Throw.
3416
+1 (2:28) RJ Felton made Free Throw.
3417
(2:07) Marcus Sasser missed Jumper.
(2:07) Jaden Walker Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Foul on RJ Felton.
(1:51) RJ Felton Turnover.
(1:32) Foul on RJ Felton.
+1 (1:32) Tramon Mark made Free Throw.
3517
+1 (1:32) Tramon Mark made Free Throw.
3617
(1:23) Jaden Walker Turnover.
(1:23) Emanuel Sharp Steal.
(1:13) Marcus Sasser Turnover.
(1:13) Quentin Diboundje Steal.
(1:07) Ezra Ausar missed Layup.
(1:07) RJ Felton Offensive Rebound.
(1:05) Foul on Reggie Chaney.
+1 (1:05) RJ Felton made Free Throw.
3618
+1 (1:05) RJ Felton made Free Throw.
3619
(0:52) Jarace Walker Turnover.
(0:52) Jaden Walker Steal.
(0:45) RJ Felton missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:45) Jarace Walker Defensive Rebound.
(0:25) Jarace Walker missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:25) Emanuel Sharp Offensive Rebound.
(0:21) Foul on Quentin Diboundje.
(0:08) Tramon Mark missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:08) Quentin Diboundje Defensive Rebound.
(0:01) Quentin Diboundje missed Three Point Jumper.
(0:01) Houston Deadball Team Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

HOU

ECU

76Points57

29-66(43.9%)Field Goal(%)16-50(32.0%)

6-18(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-22(36.4%)

12-15(80.0%)Free Throw(%)17-28(60.7%)

48(17)Rebounds(Offensive)28(9)

14Assists12

5Steals6

6Blocks4

9Turnovers8

17(0)Fouls(Technical)14(1)

23Largest Lead0

Game Details

Saturday, February 25, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum · Greenville, NC

attendance: 7,589 (94.9%)

tv: ESPN2

spread: HOU -21

over/under: 133.5