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Bobby Pettiford Jr. hits buzzer-beating 3 from deep to lift East Carolina over Kennesaw State 85-84

AP
Nov 21, 2023

GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) Bobby Pettiford Jr. knocked down a half-court 3-pointer at the buzzer to give East Carolina an 85-84 victory over Kennesaw State on Tuesday night.

Pettiford dribbled the floor and then heaved the game winner from near the logo. RJ Felton scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Pirates (4-2). Pettiford scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 10 (4 for 7 from 3-point range) and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Ezra Ausar had 14 points.

Terrell Burden led the Owls (4-2) in scoring, finishing with 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Simeon Cottle added 16 points, four assists and five steals for Kennesaw State. Jamel King also put up 14 points.

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1st Half
KNSW
Owls
47
ECU
Pirates
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Pirates gains possession)
19:36		Brandon Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jamel King steals)
19:31	+2	Jamel King makes two point layup (Demond Robinson assists)	2-0
19:31		Quentin Diboundje shooting foul (Jamel King draws the foul)
19:31	+1	Jamel King makes regular free throw 1 of 1	3-0
19:18	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point layup	3-2
18:59		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
18:57		Bobby Pettiford Jr. defensive rebound
18:45	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	3-4
18:32	+3	Demond Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jamel King assists)	6-4
18:14		Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
18:12		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
18:11		Demond Robinson personal foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
18:05		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball) (Demond Robinson steals)
18:00	+2	Jamel King makes two point layup	8-4
17:54		RJ Felton misses three point jump shot
17:52		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
17:41		Jamel King misses three point jump shot
17:39		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
17:24	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	8-6
17:13		Jamel King turnover (out of bounds)
16:48		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
16:46		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
16:30		Simeon Cottle turnover (bad pass)
16:18		Brandon Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:16		Cyr Malonga offensive rebound
16:14	+2	Cyr Malonga makes two point dunk	8-8
16:02		Demond Robinson misses three point jump shot
16:00		Kalib LaCount defensive rebound
15:43		Quentin Diboundje misses two point layup
15:41		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
15:40		Brandon Johnson shooting foul (Quincy Ademokoya draws the foul)
15:40		TV timeout
15:40	+1	Quincy Ademokoya makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-8
15:40		Quincy Ademokoya misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:40		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
15:18		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
15:18		Brandon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:18	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	9-9
15:06	+2	RJ Johnson makes two point jump shot	11-9
14:44		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
14:42		Owls defensive rebound
14:16	+3	Quincy Ademokoya makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists)	14-9
13:54		Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot
13:52		Rongie Gordon defensive rebound
13:47	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists)	17-9
13:45		Pirates 30 second timeout
13:37		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Jaden Walker draws the foul)
13:37	+1	Jaden Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-10
13:37	+1	Jaden Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-11
13:22	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point layup (Terrell Burden assists)	19-11
13:07		Quincy Ademokoya blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup
13:05		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
13:00	+3	Frankquon Sherman makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	22-11
12:44		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:42		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
12:28		RJ Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:26		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
12:14	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point dunk (Jaden Walker assists)	22-13
11:58		Demond Robinson misses three point jump shot
11:56		Frankquon Sherman offensive rebound
11:50	+3	Demond Robinson makes three point jump shot (Frankquon Sherman assists)	25-13
11:21		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
11:19		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
11:15		Bobby Pettiford Jr. shooting foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul)
11:15		TV timeout
11:15	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-13
11:15		Frankquon Sherman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:15		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
11:01		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:59		Jamel King defensive rebound
10:48		Terrell Burden misses two point layup
10:46		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
10:42		Frankquon Sherman personal foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
10:38		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
10:36		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
10:22		Frankquon Sherman turnover (lost ball) (Quentin Diboundje steals)
10:18	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup (Quentin Diboundje assists)	26-15
10:09		RJ Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Walker steals)
10:04	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup	26-17
9:48	+3	Demond Robinson makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	29-17
9:31		Kalib LaCount misses two point layup
9:29		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
9:25		Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
9:25		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:25	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-18
9:11	+3	Quincy Ademokoya makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)	32-18
8:56	+2	Quentin Diboundje makes two point layup	32-20
8:32		Ezra Ausar blocks Demond Robinson's two point jump shot
8:30		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
8:19	+2	Ezra Ausar makes two point layup	32-22
8:08		Terrell Burden turnover (lost ball) (Kalib LaCount steals)
8:06		Demond Robinson personal foul
7:53		Armani Harris shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
7:53		TV timeout
7:53	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-23
7:53		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:53		Owls defensive rebound
7:40		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
7:38		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
7:32	+2	Kalib LaCount makes two point layup (Jaden Walker assists)	32-25
7:21		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
7:19		RJ Felton defensive rebound
7:03	+3	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes three point jump shot (Quentin Diboundje assists)	32-28
6:41	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup	34-28
6:32		Terrell Burden personal foul (Kalib LaCount draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Kalib LaCount makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-29
6:32	+1	Kalib LaCount makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-30
6:22	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup	36-30
6:05		Quentin Diboundje misses two point layup
6:03		Jaden Walker offensive rebound
6:00	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup	36-32
5:51		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
5:49		RJ Felton defensive rebound
5:41	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	36-34
5:40		Owls 30 second timeout
5:19		Simeon Cottle misses two point layup
5:17		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
5:11	+3	Jaden Walker makes three point jump shot (RJ Felton assists)	36-37
4:56	+3	Jamel King makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	39-37
4:34	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	39-39
4:14	+3	Quincy Ademokoya makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)	42-39
3:59		Jamel King shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
3:59		TV timeout
3:59		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:59		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:59		Owls defensive rebound
3:33		Bobby Pettiford Jr. personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
3:22		Frankquon Sherman turnover (bad pass) (RJ Felton steals)
3:12		Kalib LaCount turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Cottle steals)
3:03		Jamel King misses three point jump shot
3:01		RJ Felton defensive rebound
2:43		Quincy Ademokoya shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
2:43	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-40
2:43	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-41
2:32	+3	Jamel King makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)	45-41
2:19		Demond Robinson shooting foul (Brandon Johnson draws the foul)
2:19	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-42
2:19	+1	Brandon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-43
1:49		Quentin Diboundje blocks RJ Johnson's two point layup
1:47		Owls offensive rebound
1:31		Terrell Burden turnover (shot clock violation)
1:31		Ezra Ausar turnover (lost ball) (Simeon Cottle steals)
1:24		Jamel King misses three point jump shot
1:22		Armani Harris offensive rebound
1:20		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
1:18		RJ Felton defensive rebound
0:56		Jaden Walker turnover (lost ball) (Simeon Cottle steals)
0:49		Brandon Johnson blocks Terrell Burden's two point layup
0:47		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
0:45		Jamel King shooting foul (Quentin Diboundje draws the foul)
0:45		Quentin Diboundje misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:45		Quentin Diboundje misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:45		RJ Johnson defensive rebound
0:44		Brandon Johnson personal foul
0:39	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup	47-43
0:18		Quentin Diboundje turnover (bad pass)
0:03		Jaden Walker personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
0:02		RJ Felton blocks Simeon Cottle's three point jump shot
0:00		Pirates defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
KNSW
Owls
37
ECU
Pirates
42

Time		Play	Score
19:40		Ezra Ausar turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Cottle steals)
19:36	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup (Simeon Cottle assists)	49-43
19:18		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses two point layup
19:16		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
18:59	+3	Jamel King makes three point jump shot (Frankquon Sherman assists)	52-43
18:43	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	52-45
18:35		Ezra Ausar personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
18:23		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
18:21		RJ Felton defensive rebound
17:55		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
17:55		Kalib LaCount defensive rebound
17:55	+2	Brandon Johnson makes two point layup	52-47
17:55	+2	Jaden Walker makes two point layup (RJ Felton assists)	52-49
17:34		Rongie Gordon misses three point jump shot
17:32		RJ Felton defensive rebound
17:29		Jamel King personal foul
17:22		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses three point jump shot
17:20		Frankquon Sherman defensive rebound
17:10		Jaden Walker blocks Simeon Cottle's two point layup
17:08		Quincy Ademokoya offensive rebound
17:05		Quincy Ademokoya misses two point jump shot
17:03		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
16:45		Brandon Johnson misses two point layup
16:43		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
16:43		Rongie Gordon personal foul
16:36		Frankquon Sherman personal foul
16:31		RJ Felton misses two point layup
16:29		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
16:21		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
16:19		Armani Harris offensive rebound
16:13		Armani Harris misses two point layup
16:11		Simeon Cottle offensive rebound
16:08		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
16:06		Owls offensive rebound
15:58	+2	Quincy Ademokoya makes two point layup	54-49
15:58		Jaden Walker shooting foul (Quincy Ademokoya draws the foul)
15:58		TV timeout
15:58		Quincy Ademokoya misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:58		Ezra Ausar defensive rebound
15:47		Kalib LaCount misses two point layup
15:45		Pirates offensive rebound
15:44		Terrell Burden personal foul
15:32		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
15:30		Brandon Johnson offensive rebound
15:26	+3	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes three point jump shot (Brandon Johnson assists)	54-52
15:05		Jaden Walker personal foul
15:03		Kalib LaCount personal foul
14:57		Simeon Cottle turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Johnson steals)
14:55		Armani Harris personal foul
14:28		Bobby Pettiford Jr. turnover (shot clock violation)
14:17		Demond Robinson misses three point jump shot
14:15		Quincy Ademokoya offensive rebound
14:09		Demond Robinson misses two point jump shot
14:07		Pirates defensive rebound
13:50		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
13:48		Simeon Cottle defensive rebound
13:42		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
13:40		Demond Robinson offensive rebound
13:31	+3	Terrell Burden makes three point jump shot (RJ Johnson assists)	57-52
13:15		Rongie Gordon shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-53
13:15	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	57-54
13:02		Terrell Burden misses two point layup
13:00		Pirates defensive rebound
12:49		RJ Felton misses two point layup
12:47		RJ Felton offensive rebound
12:44		RJ Felton misses two point layup
12:42		RJ Johnson defensive rebound
12:41		RJ Johnson misses two point layup
12:39		Demond Robinson offensive rebound
12:34	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point jump shot	59-54
12:25		Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
12:25	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-55
12:25	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-56
12:11	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup	61-56
11:59		Kalib LaCount turnover (lost ball) (Demond Robinson steals)
11:53	+2	Quincy Ademokoya makes two point dunk (RJ Johnson assists)	63-56
11:34		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:32		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
11:29		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
11:27		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
11:16		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
11:16		TV timeout
11:16		Terrell Burden misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:16		Terrell Burden misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:16		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
10:58	+3	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jaden Walker assists)	63-59
10:44		Brandon Johnson blocks Demond Robinson's two point dunk
10:42		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
10:28		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
10:26		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
10:13		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
10:11		Owls offensive rebound
10:11		Brandon Johnson personal foul
10:05		RJ Johnson misses three point jump shot
10:03		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
9:52		Jamel King blocks Quentin Diboundje's two point jump shot
9:50		Jamel King defensive rebound
9:45		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
9:43		Quentin Diboundje defensive rebound
9:26		RJ Johnson shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
9:26		RJ Felton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:26	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-60
9:08		RJ Johnson turnover (bad pass) (RJ Felton steals)
9:02		RJ Felton misses two point layup
9:00		RJ Felton offensive rebound
8:58	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	63-62
8:37		Quincy Ademokoya turnover (bad pass) (Kalib LaCount steals)
8:34		Simeon Cottle shooting foul (Kalib LaCount draws the foul)
8:34	+1	Kalib LaCount makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-63
8:34	+1	Kalib LaCount makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
8:20		Quentin Diboundje personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
8:20		Terrell Burden misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:20		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
8:01		Bobby Pettiford Jr. turnover (bad pass)
8:00		TV timeout
7:45	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup	65-64
7:16	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point layup (Kalib LaCount assists)	65-66
7:04		Jaden Walker personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
7:04		Terrell Burden misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:04		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
6:55		RJ Felton turnover (bad pass) (Simeon Cottle steals)
6:52		RJ Felton shooting foul (Simeon Cottle draws the foul)
6:52		Simeon Cottle misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:52	+1	Simeon Cottle makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-66
6:31		Quentin Diboundje misses three point jump shot
6:29		RJ Felton offensive rebound
6:28		Jamel King shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
6:28	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-67
6:28	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-68
6:13	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	69-68
5:43		Terrell Burden shooting foul (Bobby Pettiford Jr. draws the foul)
5:43		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:43	+1	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-69
5:32	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	72-69
5:08		RJ Felton misses two point layup
5:06		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
5:06		Rongie Gordon personal foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
5:06		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:06	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-70
4:40	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	74-70
4:40		RJ Felton misses two point layup
4:38		Pirates offensive rebound
4:10		Brandon Johnson misses three point jump shot
4:08		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
4:04		Ezra Ausar misses two point layup
4:02		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
3:58		Bobby Pettiford Jr. personal foul (Frankquon Sherman draws the foul)
3:58		TV timeout
3:58	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-70
3:58	+1	Frankquon Sherman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-70
3:48		Bobby Pettiford Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:46		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
3:38		Jaden Walker misses three point jump shot
3:36		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
3:21		Ezra Ausar blocks Terrell Burden's two point layup
3:19		Terrell Burden offensive rebound
3:08	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point jump shot	78-70
3:01	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup (Bobby Pettiford Jr. assists)	78-72
3:01		Frankquon Sherman shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
3:01	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-73
2:46		Ezra Ausar blocks Terrell Burden's two point layup
2:44		Owls offensive rebound
2:44		Owls 30 second timeout
2:44		TV timeout
2:33		Simeon Cottle misses three point jump shot
2:31		Jaden Walker defensive rebound
2:22		Demond Robinson shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
2:22		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:22	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-74
2:10		Armani Harris misses three point jump shot
2:08		Brandon Johnson defensive rebound
1:44	+2	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes two point layup	78-76
1:44		Terrell Burden shooting foul (Bobby Pettiford Jr. draws the foul)
1:44	+1	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	78-77
1:22		Ezra Ausar shooting foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
1:22	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-77
1:22	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-77
1:06		RJ Felton misses two point jump shot
1:04		RJ Felton offensive rebound
1:04	+2	RJ Felton makes two point layup	80-79
1:02		Pirates 60 second timeout
0:48		Terrell Burden turnover (lost ball) (Bobby Pettiford Jr. steals)
0:41		Jaden Walker misses two point layup
0:39		Ezra Ausar offensive rebound
0:39		Quincy Ademokoya shooting foul (Ezra Ausar draws the foul)
0:39		Ezra Ausar misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:39	+1	Ezra Ausar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-80
0:39		Pirates 60 second timeout
0:29	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup	82-80
0:13		RJ Johnson shooting foul (RJ Felton draws the foul)
0:13	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-81
0:13	+1	RJ Felton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	82-82
0:13		Pirates 30 second timeout
0:02	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup	84-82
0:01	+3	Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes three point jump shot	84-85
0:00		End of period

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Bobby Pettiford Jr. makes three point jump shot