East Carolina Beats North Carolina A&T 72–67 Behind Best’s 17 Off Bench

East Carolina Pirates defeated North Carolina A&T Aggies 72–67 on Wednesday in Greenville, N.C.

Trevor Best scored 17 points off the bench and added six assists. Kaseem Watson tallied 15 points — 12 after halftime — and shot 6 of 10 from the field, including 3 of 5 from three-point range. Kaden Cooper contributed 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting and 3-of-6 free throws.

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Ponce James led North Carolina A&T with 16 points, five assists and two steals. Danny Delgardo III also scored 16 points and recorded two steals. Saxton Simley finished with 14 points.

Brycen Blaine scored eight points in the first half. East Carolina held a 35–28 halftime lead and extended it to 47–34 on a 9–0 run early in the second half.

According to The Associated Press, East Carolina improved to 2–1 and North Carolina A&T fell to 1–2. East Carolina hosts Delaware State on Saturday. North Carolina A&T hosts Cheyney on Saturday.

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