RJ Felton scores 27 points and East Carolina defeats Charlotte 78-76

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — RJ Felton scored 27 points and East Carolina beat Charlotte 78-76 on Sunday.

Felton shot 9 for 17 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Pirates (17-12, 9-7 American Athletic Conference). Jayshayne Woodard scored 14 points while shooting 4 of 5 from the field and 6 for 9 from the line and added five rebounds. Joran Riley had 13 points.

Nik Graves led the 49ers (10-19, 3-13) in scoring, finishing with 32 points and two steals. Charlotte got 14 points from Robert Braswell and 12 points from Giancarlo Rosado.

East Carolina turned a four-point second-half lead into a 12-point advantage with an 8-0 run to make it a 48-36 lead with 13:06 left in the half. Woodard scored 11 second-half points in the game.

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Both teams play on Thursday. East Carolina hosts Tulane and Charlotte goes on the road to play North Texas. The AAC regular season ends on March 9.

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