Nov. 29, 2007

Final Stats

ELIZABETH CITY, NC- The Elizabeth City State Vikings picked up their second conference win of the season with a 63-59 win over Livingstone College Thursday night at the R.L. Vaughan Center.

The Vikings shot a season best 44.4% from the field (24-54) and connected on 8 three-pointers.

The Vikings' bench once again came to the rescue this time courtesy of the play of backup point guard Anthony Butler. The Detroit native came off the bench to score 13 points, going 3-for-5 from downtown, dished out 5 assists and had three steals in 24 minutes. James Jeffries also contributed 9 points and was perfect from the floor (3-for-3). The ECSU reserves outscore the Blue Bear bench 28-9. In the second half the Vikings shot a blazing 59% from the field.

The game was a see-saw affair that had 17 lead changes and 7 ties with neither team leading by more than six points with the exception on one eight point advantage early in the first half by Livingstone. Michael Duncan paced the Blue Bears with 16 points while Tayloe Taylor and Calvin Gunning rounded out the visitor's double figure scorers with 13 and 10, respectively.

Anthony Hilliard fell one rebound short of a double-double with 16 points and 9 boards. Matt Nowlin chipped in with 12 points and 8 rebounds.

The Vikings (3-1, CIAA 2-0) will return to action on Saturday, December 1st at Saint Augustine's College in Raleigh, NC. Game time is slated for 7:30pm. For more on ECSU Athletics, visit www.ecsuvikings.com