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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida Atlantic 72, East Carolina 63
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Where: FAU Arena, Boca Raton, Florida
Officials: # Rick Crawford, # Hal Lusk, # Jonathan Sterling
Attendance: 1219

Florida Atlantic 72, East Carolina 63: Justin Massey scored 17 points, draining five 3-pointers, as the host Owls turned away the Pirates.

Marquan Botley added 15 points for Florida Atlantic (3-3), which won its second straight game. C.J. Turman added 14 points for the Owls, who shot 52 percent.

Caleb White's 18 points paced the offense for the Pirates (4-4), who failed in their quest to win consecutive games for the first time this season. B.J. Tyson contributed 16 points, including 12-of-13 from the free throw line and Kanu Aja, a junior transfer from City College of San Francisco, registered 11 points, reaching double figures for the first time in an East Carolina uniform.

The Pirates established a 14-11 lead just past the midway point of the opening 20 minutes before FAU used an 18-2 run to take a 29-16 advantage with less than three minutes to play before halftime. The Owls took a 35-23 lead into the locker room, thanks to first-half contributions from throughout the lineup, including seven points from D'Andre Johnson and six apiece from four other players.

After the break, FAU rode 3-pointers from Massey on three consecutive possessions, followed by a pair of free throws from Jackson Trapp, to a 46-27 lead in the opening five minutes of the period. East Carolina was able to pull to within 66-55 on a pair of free throws from Tyson in the waning minutes but it was too little, too late as the Owls' lead was never in jeopardy.

GAME NOTEBOOK: FAU defeated East Carolina last season as well and leads the all-time series 2-1. ... The Pirates have lost five straight on the road dating back to last season. ... East Carolina F Michel-Ofik Nzege has made 10 consecutive field goals over the course of the last two games.

Top Game Performances
 
East Carolina   Florida Atlantic
Caleb White 18 Scoring Justin Massey 17
B.J. Tyson 2 Assists Marquan Botley 6
Michel-Ofik Nzege 7 Rebounds Kelvin Penn 6
B.J. Tyson 12 Free Throws Made Marquan Botley 8
Antonio Robinson 1 Steals Kelvin Penn 2
Kanu Aja 1 Blocks Kelvin Penn 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
East Carolina 63 38.8 3-11 22-24 8 26 1 2 12
Florida Atlantic 72 52.0 7-16 13-19 16 21 5 4 8