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    Memphis overcomes East Carolina 75-68

    GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Joe Jackson scored 26 points and Shaq Goodwin pulled down 10 rebounds to lead Memphis to a 75-68 victory against East Carolina in a Conference USA game Wednesday night.

    Geron Johnson had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Chris Crawford scored 11 for the Hoyas (17-3, 6-0), who have won 11 consecutive games since an 87-78 loss to Louisville on Dec. 15.

    Ty Armstrong had 18 points and nine rebounds, Miguel Paul scored 15, Maurice Kemp 13 and Akeem Richmond 12 for East Carolina (12-8, 3-4).

    Memphis never could quite shake the Pirates, who cut the lead to 51-47 on Paul's layup with 8:08 left and trailed 57-52 on Paul's jumper at 4:24.

    Memphis pushed its lead to 11 points at 67-56 at 1:40 and held on for the win.

    The Tigers' biggest advantage came from the foul line, making 19 of 28 to the Pirates' 8 of 14.

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    Team Comparison

    TeamRecordConfDivision/PlacePFPAFG%3 Pt%FT%Streak
    East Carolina23-129-74th Conference USA76.571.045.234.971.6Won 5
    Memphis31-516-01st Conference USA74.564.947.137.266.0Lost 1