Grambling Tigers @ East Carolina Pirates

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Grambling GRAM	22	31	53
East Carolina ECU	28	33	61

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East Carolina holds off Grambling State 61-53

Nov 14, 2016, 12:06 am

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Caleb White scored 21 points to lead East Carolina to past Grambling State 61-53 on Friday night in the season opener for the two teams.

Nigel Riberio hit a 3-pointer for the Tigers to cut East Carolina's lead to 54-49 with 2:29 left to play. But White's 3 about a minute later helped seal it.

White was 6 for 12 from the field and grabbed five rebounds for the Pirates, who controlled the glass with a 44-32 edge -- 13 coming on the offensive end. East Carolina made 29 of 42 free throws compared to 3 for 8 for Grambling.

Michael Bethea Jr. had 18 points and Riberio finished with 14 for the Tigers.

Game Information

Greenville, NC

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Referee:Tom Eades

Referee:Isaac Barnett

Referee:Nick Meyer

NCAA Division I

Southwestern Athletic Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
Bethune-Cookman	14-4	-	17-15
Southern	11-7	3	17-17
Florida A&M	11-7	3	15-16
Alabama A&M	10-8	4	18-15
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	10-8	4	13-19
Texas Southern	10-8	4	12-18
Jackson State	10-8	4	12-21
Prairie View A&M	9-9	5	19-18
Grambling	7-11	7	14-19
Alabama State	7-11	7	10-22
Alcorn State	7-11	7	9-23
Mississippi Valley State	2-16	12	3-30

American Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
South Florida	15-3	-	25-9
Tulsa	13-5	2	30-8
Wichita State	13-5	2	24-12
UAB	11-7	4	20-12
North Texas	9-9	6	19-14
Florida Atlantic	9-9	6	18-15
Charlotte	9-9	6	17-17
Tulane	8-10	7	18-15
Temple	8-10	7	16-16
Memphis	8-10	7	13-19
Rice	7-11	8	13-18
East Carolina	6-12	9	11-20
UTSA	1-17	14	5-25

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