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Small scores 21, East Carolina defeats Coppin State 84-75

AP
Dec 11, 2022

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Javon Small's 21 points helped East Carolina defeat Coppin State 84-75 on Sunday.

Small added five rebounds, 10 assists, and three steals for the Pirates (7-4). Ezra Ausar scored 18 points while shooting 9 of 12 from the field and 0 for 4 from the line. Brandon Johnson was 5 of 11 shooting, including 1 for 6 from distance, and went 4 for 4 from the line to finish with 15 points.

Sam Sessoms led the Eagles (4-8) in scoring, finishing with 22 points, five assists and three steals. Nendah Tarke added 19 points, six rebounds and three steals for Coppin State. In addition, Justin Steers had 12 points, two steals and two blocks.

Small scored 10 points in the first half and East Carolina went into the break trailing 42-37. East Carolina outscored Coppin State by 14 points in the second half. Johnson led the way with 13 second-half points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

1st Half
COPP
Eagles
42
ECU
Pirates
37

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Luka Tekavcic vs. Ezra Ausar (Pirates gains possession)
19:39		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
19:37		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
19:33	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	0-2
19:15		Luka Tekavcic misses two point layup
19:13		Malik Battle offensive rebound
19:11	+2	Malik Battle makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:53		Luka Tekavcic shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
18:53		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:53		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
18:53		Luka Tekavcic defensive rebound
18:30		Sam Sessoms misses two point jump shot
18:28		Javon Small defensive rebound
18:18		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
18:16		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
18:14		Malik Battle misses three point jump shot
18:12		Malik Battle offensive rebound
17:58		Luka Tekavcic misses two point layup
17:56		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
17:36		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Malik Battle steals)
17:28		Kam'Ron Blue misses three point jump shot
17:26		Luka Tekavcic offensive rebound
17:12		Nendah Tarke misses three point jump shot
17:10		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
16:56	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	2-5
16:40	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	4-5
16:16		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball) (Sam Sessoms steals)
16:10	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	6-5
15:43	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	6-7
15:43		Luka Tekavcic shooting foul
15:43		TV timeout
15:43		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:43		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
15:32		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
15:30		Javon Small defensive rebound
15:19	+3	Javon Small makes three point jump shot (Saxby Sunderland assists)	6-10
14:54		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
14:52		Javon Small defensive rebound
14:46		Ezra Ausar misses two point dunk
14:44		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
14:42		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball) (Nendah Tarke steals)
14:22		Jaden Walker shooting foul (Justin Steers draws the foul)
14:22		Justin Steers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:22	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-10
14:01		Alex Rojas personal foul
14:00	+2	Ludgy Debaut makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	7-12
13:40		Saxby Sunderland personal foul
13:27	+3	Alex Rojas makes three point jump shot (Nendah Tarke assists)	10-12
13:05		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
13:03		Justin Steers defensive rebound
12:57		RJ Felton blocks Sam Sessoms's two point layup
12:39		Ezra Ausar blocks Kam'Ron Blue's two point layup
12:37		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
12:32	+3	Benjamin Bayela makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	10-15
12:18		Benjamin Bayela personal foul
12:02		Justin Steers turnover (out of bounds)
11:46		Mike Hood personal foul
11:46		TV timeout
11:41		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
11:39		Benjamin Bayela offensive rebound
11:37		Justin Steers blocks Benjamin Bayela's two point layup
11:35		Justin Steers defensive rebound
11:35		Benjamin Bayela personal foul
11:25		Nendah Tarke turnover (traveling)
11:13	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	10-17
10:58	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup	12-17
10:33	+2	Javon Small makes two point jump shot	12-19
10:20		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Justin Steers draws the foul)
10:20	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-19
10:20	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-19
10:04	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	14-21
9:44	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup (Sam Sessoms assists)	16-21
9:37	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	16-23
9:17	+3	Nendah Tarke makes three point jump shot (Kam'Ron Blue assists)	19-23
9:16		Eagles 30 second timeout
8:58		Nendah Tarke personal foul
8:53		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
8:51		Jaden Walker offensive rebound
8:48		Alex Rojas personal foul
8:41		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
8:39		Pirates offensive rebound
8:16	+2	Ludgy Debaut makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	19-25
8:06		Jaden Walker personal foul
7:53	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup (Sam Sessoms assists)	21-25
7:32		Saxby Sunderland misses three point jump shot
7:30		Justin Steers defensive rebound
7:30		Ludgy Debaut personal foul
7:30		TV timeout
7:30	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-25
7:30	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-25
7:15		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:13		Kam'Ron Blue defensive rebound
7:03		Sam Sessoms turnover (lost ball) (Ludgy Debaut steals)
6:58	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup (Saxby Sunderland assists)	23-27
6:28		Malik Battle misses three point jump shot
6:28		Ludgy Debaut defensive rebound
6:28		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
6:26		Kam'Ron Blue defensive rebound
6:19	+3	Kam'Ron Blue makes three point jump shot (Sam Sessoms assists)	26-27
5:56		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Sam Sessoms steals)
5:53	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	28-27
5:51		Pirates 30 second timeout
5:17	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	28-29
5:02	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup (Sam Sessoms assists)	30-29
5:02		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Nendah Tarke draws the foul)
5:02		Nendah Tarke misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:02		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
4:37		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
4:35		Kam'Ron Blue defensive rebound
4:14	+3	Kam'Ron Blue makes three point jump shot (Nendah Tarke assists)	33-29
4:01		Javon Small turnover (lost ball) (Justin Steers steals)
3:56	+2	Malik Battle makes two point jump shot (Justin Steers assists)	35-29
3:21	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	35-31
2:51		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
2:49		Kam'Ron Blue offensive rebound
2:47	+2	Kam'Ron Blue makes two point layup	37-31
2:45		TV timeout
2:29		Malik Battle personal foul
2:29	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-32
2:29	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-33
2:03		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
2:01		Nendah Tarke offensive rebound
2:01	+2	Nendah Tarke makes two point layup	39-33
1:39		RJ Felton misses two point layup
1:39		RJ Felton offensive rebound
1:39	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	39-35
1:28	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	41-35
1:28		RJ Felton shooting foul (Sam Sessoms draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-35
1:16		Sam Sessoms personal foul (Quentin Diboundje draws the foul)
1:16	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-36
1:16	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-37
1:03		Justin Steers misses two point jump shot
1:01		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:57		Kalib LaCount turnover (bad pass) (Nendah Tarke steals)
0:51		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
0:49		RJ Felton defensive rebound
0:49		Malik Battle personal foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
0:49		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:49		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
0:48		Brandon Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Nendah Tarke steals)
0:41		Sam Sessoms turnover (traveling)
0:25		Kalib LaCount misses three point jump shot
0:23		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
0:04		Javon Small turnover (bad pass)
0:04		Justin Steers turnover (bad pass) (Quentin Diboundje steals)
0:01		Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
COPP
Eagles
33
ECU
Pirates
47

Time		Play	Score
19:41	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	42-39
19:41		Sam Sessoms shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
19:41		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 1
19:41		Kam'Ron Blue defensive rebound
19:11		Sam Sessoms misses two point jump shot
19:09		Eagles offensive rebound
19:09		Eagles turnover (shot clock violation)
18:40		Javon Small misses three point jump shot
18:38		RJ Felton offensive rebound
18:37		RJ Felton misses two point layup
18:35		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
18:35	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	42-41
18:21	+3	Nendah Tarke makes three point jump shot (Luka Tekavcic assists)	45-41
18:14	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup (Javon Small assists)	45-43
17:53		Brandon Johnson blocks Luka Tekavcic's two point layup
17:51		RJ Felton defensive rebound
17:46	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	45-46
17:17		Sam Sessoms misses two point layup
17:15		Benjamin Bayela defensive rebound
17:07		Sam Sessoms personal foul
16:51	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	45-48
16:26		Javon Small personal foul
16:25		Nendah Tarke turnover (bad pass) (Ezra Ausar steals)
16:25	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk	45-50
16:03		Nendah Tarke offensive foul
16:03		Nendah Tarke turnover (offensive foul)
15:47	+2	RJ Felton makes two point hook shot	45-52
15:17		Sam Sessoms turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals)
15:04		Kam'Ron Blue shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
15:04		TV timeout
15:04	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-53
15:04	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-54
14:48		Justin Steers misses two point layup
14:46		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
14:22		Javon Small misses two point jump shot
14:20		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
13:57	+3	Sam Sessoms makes three point jump shot	48-54
13:26		Justin Steers blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
13:24		Pirates offensive rebound
13:16		RJ Felton misses two point layup
13:14		Alex Rojas defensive rebound
13:03		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
13:01		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
12:44		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
12:33	+3	Nendah Tarke makes three point jump shot (Justin Steers assists)	51-54
12:07	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	51-56
11:42		Kam'Ron Blue misses three point jump shot
11:40		Javon Small defensive rebound
11:33		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
11:31		Sam Sessoms defensive rebound
11:25		Brandon Johnson shooting foul
11:25		TV timeout
11:25		Justin Steers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:25	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-56
11:04		Kam'Ron Blue shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
11:04	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 3	52-57
11:04	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 3	52-58
11:04	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 3 of 3	52-59
10:44		Ezra Ausar personal foul
10:41	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	54-59
10:19		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball) (Kam'Ron Blue steals)
9:55	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	56-59
9:43		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
9:41		Benjamin Bayela offensive rebound
9:39		Kam'Ron Blue shooting foul (Benjamin Bayela draws the foul)
9:39		Benjamin Bayela misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:39		Benjamin Bayela misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:39		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
9:37		Alex Rojas flagrant 1
9:37	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-60
9:37	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-61
9:22	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	56-63
8:57		Justin Steers misses two point layup
8:55		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
8:28	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Jaden Walker assists)	56-65
8:02	+3	Alex Rojas makes three point jump shot (Kam'Ron Blue assists)	59-65
8:02		Eagles 30 second timeout
8:02		TV timeout
7:42	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point hook shot	59-67
7:22		Nendah Tarke turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals)
7:17	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup	59-69
7:17		Nendah Tarke shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
7:17		TV timeout
7:17		Javon Small misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:17		Malik Battle defensive rebound
6:54		Benjamin Bayela personal foul
6:44		Benjamin Bayela personal foul
6:43	+3	Alex Rojas makes three point jump shot (Justin Steers assists)	62-69
6:35		RJ Felton turnover (bad pass) (Justin Steers steals)
6:20	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	64-69
5:53	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup (Ezra Ausar assists)	64-71
5:37		Ezra Ausar personal foul
5:24		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
5:22		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
5:17		Ezra Ausar misses two point alley-oop dunk
5:15		Kam'Ron Blue defensive rebound
5:08		Nendah Tarke misses two point jump shot
5:06		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
4:54		Javon Small turnover (bad pass)
4:31		Sam Sessoms turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
4:07		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:05		Benjamin Bayela offensive rebound
4:03		Malik Battle personal foul (Benjamin Bayela draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Benjamin Bayela makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-72
4:03	+1	Benjamin Bayela makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-73
3:54		Nendah Tarke misses two point layup
3:52		Javon Small defensive rebound
3:26		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
3:24		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Justin Steers makes two point layup (Nendah Tarke assists)	66-73
2:49		Kam'Ron Blue shooting foul (Javon Small draws the foul)
2:49		TV timeout
2:49	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-74
2:49	+1	Javon Small makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-75
2:39	+2	Sam Sessoms makes two point layup	68-75
2:07		Pirates 30 second timeout
2:05		Kam'Ron Blue shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
2:05	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-76
2:05	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-77
1:57		Benjamin Bayela personal foul
1:57	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-77
1:57	+1	Sam Sessoms makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
1:57		Eagles 30 second timeout
1:31	+2	Javon Small makes two point layup	70-79
1:14	+2	Justin Steers makes two point layup (Sam Sessoms assists)	72-79
1:03		Pirates 30 second timeout
0:47		Javon Small turnover (bad pass) (Sam Sessoms steals)
0:40		Alex Rojas misses three point jump shot
0:38		Justin Steers offensive rebound
0:38		Ezra Ausar personal foul (Justin Steers draws the foul)
0:38	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-79
0:38	+1	Justin Steers makes regular free throw 2 of 2	74-79
0:29		Nendah Tarke personal foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
0:29	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-80
0:29		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Nendah Tarke defensive rebound
0:29		RJ Felton personal foul (Nendah Tarke draws the foul)
0:29	+1	Malik Battle makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-80
0:29		Malik Battle misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Quentin Diboundje defensive rebound
0:28		Alex Rojas personal foul (Quentin Diboundje draws the foul)
0:28	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-81
0:28	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-82
0:22		Sam Sessoms misses three point jump shot
0:20		Justin Steers offensive rebound
0:20		Justin Steers turnover (out of bounds)
0:11	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point dunk (Javon Small assists)	75-84
0:11		Justin Steers turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals)
0:00		End of period

Justin Steers turnover (bad pass) (Javon Small steals)