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George Washington 74, #rv/-- UCF 59
College of Charleston 53, East Carolina 35
George Washington 74, #rv/-- UCF 59
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Jordan Roland scored 22 of his career-high 27 points in the second half to lead George Washington to a 74-59 win over Central Florida on Thursday night.
Tyler Cavanaugh added 19 points for the Colonials (8-4), who have won three straight and five of six.
It was a struggled for both teams in the first half -- each making just 1 in 3 shots -- with the only point in the last five minutes a George Washington free throw that put its lead at 30-22. The Colonials heated up in the second half, making 13 of 24 shots, including 7 of 15 3-pointers and 11 of 17 free throws, pushing the lead to 25.
Roland, a sophomore whose previous best was 14 points, made 9 of 13 shots with five 3-pointers.
Tacko Fall led the Knights (7-3) with 16 points, seven rebounds and four blocks.
College of Charleston 53, East Carolina 35
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- Joe Chealey scored 14 points and had six rebounds and Jarrell Brantley added 11 points and eight boards as College of Charleston beat East Carolina 53-35 on Thursday night.
The two teams combined to shoot 31 for 107 from the floor (29 percent). Charleston (8-3) was 20 for 60 and East Carolina (7-4) was 11 for 47.
A free throw by the Pirates' Kentrell Barkley with almost three minutes gone by was the first basket of the game. Andre Washington's jumper almost a minute later gave East Carolina its last lead at 3-2.
Grant Riller's jumper with 3:55 before halftime finished a 14-3 run for the Cougars giving them a 17-5 lead. Charleston led 23-13 at the half.
Jeremy Sheppard led East Carolina with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists, Washington had 12 boards and 10 points and Caleb White added 10 points.