Saturday, February 5
Fort Worth, Texas
2:05 PM
TCU
-149, 45 CUSA
71
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59
East Carolina
-715, 28 CUSA
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East Carolina
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TCU
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TCU Downs East Carolina, 71-59
2/5/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 5, 2005
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Marcus Shropshire scored 19 points as TCU snapped a four-game losing streak with a 71-59 win over East Carolina on Saturday.
Nile Murry added 17 points for TCU (14-9, 4-5 Conference USA), which improved to 11-2 at home. The Horned Frogs trailed by two at halftime but scored 45 points on 54 percent shooting in the second half.
Mike Cook led East Carolina (7-15, 2-8) with 12 points and Corey Rouse pulled down 13 rebounds. But the Pirates, which fell to 0-9 on the road, shot just 35 percent from the floor.
It marked the eighth time this season TCU has held an opponent under 60 points.
Team Stats
ECU
TCU
FG%
.345
.469
3FG%
.400
.438
FT%
.682
.621
RB
35
36
TO
17
14
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
6
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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