East Carolina 74, St. Andrew's 69

Published Dec. 22, 2009 5:07 a.m. ET

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Jontae Sherrod scored 17 points and East Carolina defeated St. Andrew's 74-69 on Saturday night.

The Pirates (5-6) opened the second half on a 6-2 run, breaking a 28-28 tie at halftime. Sherrod hit two free throws with 18:40 left to put East Carolina ahead 34-30.

The Division II Knights (5-4) regained the lead, 54-50, on Marvin Jackson's 3-pointer with 9:36 to play, but the Pirates then pulled away.

East Carolina scored 10 straight and Darrius Morrow put the Pirates up 60-54 with 7:14 left to play.

St. Andrew's tied it one more time, 68-68, on Zack Garst's jumper with 1:51 to play. The Pirates then got a layup from Brock Young, forced a turnover, and Sherrod hit a jump shot for a 72-68 lead with 16 seconds left.

Morrow scored 15 points, and Jamar Abrams and Young each had 14 for East Carolina.

Jackson paced the Knights with 18 points.