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Herd cruises past ECU, 77-56
Marshall's Elijah Pittman is fouled while going up for a shot against Jerry Evans, Jr. of Nevada during the NCAA basketball game on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington.
Purchase this photoThe Marshall Thundering Herd mens basketball team jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back, beating ECU 77-56 Saturday.
The Herd (9-9) was led by DeAndre Kane, who had 22 points while shooting 7-14 from the floor, including 3-6 from 3-point range. Kane also picked up eight assists. Forward Dennis Tinnon had a double-double, scoring 11 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.
Marshall shot 47 percent from the floor, and 39 percent from 3-point range. ECU was held to 32 percent shooting, including 25 percent from the 3-point line.
The win puts Marshall at 2-1 in Conference USA play, while ECU drops to 2-2.
