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Johnson scores 27, East Carolina beats SMU 77-72

AP
Feb 04, 2023

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Brandon Johnson scored 27 points as East Carolina beat SMU 77-72 on Saturday night.

Johnson had six rebounds for the Pirates (12-12, 3-8 American Athletic Conference). Ezra Ausar scored 19 points and added 13 rebounds. RJ Felton shot 6 for 13 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line to finish with 18 points.

The Mustangs (8-16, 3-8) were led by Zhuric Phelps, who posted 23 points and two steals. Zach Nutall added 18 points for SMU. Samuell Williamson had 10 points and seven rebounds.

Johnson scored 13 points in the first half for East Carolina, which led 40-32 at halftime. East Carolina used an 8-0 second-half run to erase a one-point deficit and take the lead at 60-53 with 8:29 left in the half. Johnson scored 14 second-half points.

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1st Half
SMU
Mustangs
32
ECU
Pirates
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Efe Odigie vs. Brandon Johnson (Jaden Walker gains possession)
19:50		RJ Felton turnover (lost ball) (Efe Odigie steals)
19:47	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup (Efe Odigie assists)	2-0
19:47		Benjamin Bayela shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
19:47	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-0
19:26	+2	RJ Felton makes two point driving layup	3-2
19:08		Efe Odigie misses two point driving hook shot
19:06		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
18:49		RJ Felton offensive foul (Zach Nutall draws the foul)
18:49		RJ Felton turnover (offensive foul)
18:28		Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
18:26		RJ Felton defensive rebound
18:13	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point reverse layup (Jaden Walker assists)	3-4
17:50		Samuell Williamson turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
17:35	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	3-7
17:02		Ezra Ausar blocks Zach Nutall's two point driving floating jump shot
17:00		Mustangs offensive rebound
16:57		Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass) (RJ Felton steals)
16:40	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point stepback jump shot (Benjamin Bayela assists)	3-10
16:26	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	5-10
16:14	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	5-13
16:14		Mustangs 30 second timeout
16:14		TV timeout
15:53		Darius McBride turnover (lost ball) (Benjamin Bayela steals)
15:52		Darius McBride personal foul (Benjamin Bayela draws the foul)
15:38		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
15:36		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
15:19		Benjamin Bayela shooting foul (Zach Nutall draws the foul)
15:18	+1	Zach Nutall makes regular free throw 1 of 3	6-13
15:18	+1	Zach Nutall makes regular free throw 2 of 3	7-13
15:18	+1	Zach Nutall makes regular free throw 3 of 3	8-13
14:53		Jaden Walker misses two point pullup jump shot
14:51		Stefan Todorovic defensive rebound
14:45		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
14:43		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
14:31	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point fadeaway jump shot	8-15
14:11	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Zhuric Phelps assists)	10-15
13:59	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	10-18
13:39	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point stepback jump shot (Samuell Williamson assists)	13-18
13:04	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	13-21
12:46		Jump ball. Zhuric Phelps vs. Ezra Ausar (Mustangs gains possession)
12:36		Efe Odigie misses two point hook shot
12:34		Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
12:32	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point putback layup	15-21
12:10	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point turnaround hook shot	15-23
12:00		Ludgy Debaut blocks Jalen Smith's two point layup
11:58		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
11:50		Jaden Walker turnover (traveling)
11:50		TV timeout
11:31		Keon Ambrose-Hylton misses two point hook shot
11:29		Ludgy Debaut defensive rebound
11:01		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
10:59		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
10:37		Zach Nutall turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
10:23		Jump ball. (Pirates gains possession)
10:21		Ludgy Debaut misses two point jump shot
10:19		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
10:11		Zach Nutall turnover (bad pass) (Ludgy Debaut steals)
10:03		Ludgy Debaut turnover (bad pass) (Samuell Williamson steals)
9:44		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
9:42		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
9:34		Samuell Williamson misses two point layup
9:32		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
9:20		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
9:18		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
9:14		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
9:12		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
9:12		Samuell Williamson shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
9:12	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-24
9:12		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:12		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
8:55		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
8:53		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
8:44		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
8:42		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
8:36		Zach Nutall misses three point jump shot
8:34		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
8:01		Quentin Diboundje turnover (shot clock violation)
7:50	+2	Zach Nutall makes two point layup (Efe Odigie assists)	17-24
7:24		Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
7:22		Zach Nutall defensive rebound
6:57	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	19-24
6:41		Efe Odigie blocks Quentin Diboundje's two point layup
6:39		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
6:30		Zach Nutall misses three point jump shot
6:28		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup (RJ Felton assists)	19-26
5:40		Efe Odigie turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Walker steals)
5:33	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk (Jaden Walker assists)	19-28
5:11		Valentino Pinedo shooting foul (Efe Odigie draws the foul)
5:11		TV timeout
5:11	+1	Efe Odigie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-28
5:11		Efe Odigie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:11		Quentin Diboundje defensive rebound
4:50		Stefan Todorovic shooting foul (Quentin Diboundje draws the foul)
4:50	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	20-29
4:50	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-30
4:29	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point jump shot	22-30
3:58		Quentin Diboundje misses two point jump shot
3:56		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
3:51	+3	RJ Felton makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	22-33
3:37		Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
3:35		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
3:31		Samuell Williamson misses two point layup
3:29		RJ Felton defensive rebound
3:23	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	22-35
3:04	+3	Zach Nutall makes three point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)	25-35
2:44		Keon Ambrose-Hylton shooting foul
2:44		TV timeout
2:44	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-36
2:44		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:44		Mustangs defensive rebound
2:23		Zach Nutall misses two point jump shot
2:21		RJ Felton defensive rebound
2:10		Samuell Williamson personal foul
2:04		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
2:02		Zach Nutall defensive rebound
1:46		Efe Odigie misses two point layup
1:44		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
1:36		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
1:34		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
1:34		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
1:32		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
1:31	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	25-38
1:13	+2	Efe Odigie makes two point layup (Zach Nutall assists)	27-38
1:04		Ezra Ausar turnover (traveling)
0:55	+2	Jalen Smith makes two point layup	29-38
0:53		Pirates 30 second timeout
0:45		Quentin Diboundje misses two point layup
0:43		Mustangs defensive rebound
0:31		Ricardo Wright turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Walker steals)
0:24	+2	RJ Felton makes two point dunk (Jaden Walker assists)	29-40
0:06	+3	Zach Nutall makes three point jump shot	32-40
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SMU
Mustangs
40
ECU
Pirates
37

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Jalen Smith turnover (bad pass)
19:42		Benjamin Bayela misses three point jump shot
19:40		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
19:31		Samuell Williamson misses three point jump shot
19:29		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
19:12	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	32-42
18:57		Brandon Johnson blocks Efe Odigie's two point layup
18:55		Benjamin Bayela defensive rebound
18:46		Jaden Walker turnover (bad pass)
18:21	+2	Zach Nutall makes two point layup	34-42
17:55	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point jump shot	34-44
17:25		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
17:23		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
17:11		Jaden Walker misses two point jump shot
17:09		Pirates offensive rebound
17:07		Ezra Ausar misses two point dunk
17:05		Benjamin Bayela offensive rebound
17:01		Keon Ambrose-Hylton shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
16:58	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup (Brandon Johnson assists)	34-46
16:41		Zach Nutall misses two point layup
16:39		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
16:34		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:32		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
16:24		Jaden Walker shooting foul
16:24	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	35-46
16:24	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-46
15:59		Jump ball. Quentin Diboundje vs. Zach Nutall (Mustangs gains possession)
15:59		Quentin Diboundje turnover (lost ball) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
15:59		TV timeout
15:41	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point layup	38-46
15:22		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
15:20		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
15:13	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point layup (Zhuric Phelps assists)	40-46
14:45	+3	Quentin Diboundje makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	40-49
14:45	+3	Zhuric Phelps makes three point jump shot (Zach Nutall assists)	43-49
14:29		RJ Felton misses two point layup
14:27		RJ Felton offensive rebound
14:14	+2	Ludgy Debaut makes two point hook shot (Quentin Diboundje assists)	43-51
14:14		Pirates 30 second timeout
14:14		TV timeout
13:47		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
13:45		Zhuric Phelps offensive rebound
13:35		Benjamin Bayela shooting foul
13:35	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-51
13:35	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-51
13:20		Keon Ambrose-Hylton blocks Jaden Walker's two point layup
13:18		Zhuric Phelps defensive rebound
13:00	+2	Mo Njie makes two point layup	47-51
12:44		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
12:42		Keon Ambrose-Hylton defensive rebound
12:17		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
12:15		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
12:10		Brandon Johnson turnover (out of bounds)
12:07	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Jalen Smith assists)	49-51
11:36		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul
11:36		TV timeout
11:36		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:36	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-52
11:23	+2	Efe Odigie makes two point layup (Jalen Smith assists)	51-52
11:09		Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
11:07		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
10:56	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup (Zach Nutall assists)	53-52
10:38		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:36		Pirates offensive rebound
10:16	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point jump shot	53-54
10:16		Zhuric Phelps shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
10:16	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	53-55
10:04		Jalen Smith misses two point layup
10:02		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
9:33	+3	Brandon Johnson makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	53-58
9:33		Efe Odigie turnover (traveling)
9:33		Mustangs 30 second timeout
9:11		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
9:09		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
8:59		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
8:57		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
8:29		Samuell Williamson shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
8:29	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-59
8:29	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-60
8:03		RJ Felton personal foul
7:59		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Efe Odigie draws the foul)
7:59		TV timeout
7:59		Efe Odigie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:59	+1	Efe Odigie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-60
7:39	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point jump shot	54-62
7:20		Brandon Johnson blocks Efe Odigie's two point layup
7:18		Pirates defensive rebound
7:10		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
7:08		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
6:56		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
6:54		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
6:49		Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
6:47		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
6:40		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Zhuric Phelps steals)
6:34	+3	Zach Nutall makes three point jump shot (Zhuric Phelps assists)	57-62
6:16		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
6:14		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
6:05		Efe Odigie misses three point jump shot
6:03		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
5:45		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
5:43		Efe Odigie defensive rebound
5:31		Efe Odigie misses two point layup
5:29		Efe Odigie offensive rebound
5:28		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Efe Odigie draws the foul)
5:28		Efe Odigie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:28	+1	Efe Odigie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-62
5:17		Zhuric Phelps personal foul
5:00		Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
4:58		Mustangs defensive rebound
4:42		Samuell Williamson misses two point jump shot
4:40		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
4:34		Benjamin Bayela misses three point jump shot
4:32		Mustangs defensive rebound
4:15		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
4:13		Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
4:10		Benjamin Bayela personal foul
4:08		Zach Nutall misses three point jump shot
4:06		RJ Felton defensive rebound
4:01		RJ Felton turnover (lost ball) (Zach Nutall steals)
4:00		Ezra Ausar personal foul
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Zach Nutall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-62
4:00	+1	Zach Nutall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-62
3:41	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	60-64
3:21		Zhuric Phelps misses two point jump shot
3:19		Mo Njie offensive rebound
3:15	+2	Mo Njie makes two point dunk	62-64
2:46		Keon Ambrose-Hylton shooting foul
2:46	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	62-65
2:46		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:46		Samuell Williamson defensive rebound
2:27	+2	Keon Ambrose-Hylton makes two point layup	64-65
2:08		Mo Njie shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
2:08	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-66
2:08	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-67
1:59		Jaden Walker shooting foul
1:59	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-67
1:59		Zhuric Phelps misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:59		Keon Ambrose-Hylton offensive rebound
1:59		Zhuric Phelps misses two point layup
1:57		Samuell Williamson offensive rebound
1:57	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point layup	67-67
1:37		Mo Njie shooting foul (Quentin Diboundje draws the foul)
1:37	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-68
1:37	+1	Quentin Diboundje makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-69
1:24		Mo Njie offensive foul
1:24		Mo Njie turnover (offensive foul)
1:15		Zach Nutall shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-70
1:15	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-71
1:07	+2	Zhuric Phelps makes two point dunk	69-71
1:06		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Zhuric Phelps draws the foul)
1:06	+1	Zhuric Phelps makes regular free throw 1 of 1	70-71
0:49	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk	70-73
0:45		Mustangs 30 second timeout
0:33		Jaden Walker blocks Zach Nutall's three point jump shot
0:31		Pirates defensive rebound
0:18		Jump ball. (Pirates gains possession)
0:16		Zhuric Phelps personal foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
0:16	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-74
0:16	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-75
0:06		Zhuric Phelps misses three point jump shot
0:06		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:06		Samuell Williamson personal foul
0:06	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-76
0:06	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-77
0:02	+2	Samuell Williamson makes two point layup	72-77
0:02		Mustangs 30 second timeout
0:00		End of period

Mustangs 30 second timeout