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EAST CAROLINA 37, ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM 21: Dwayne Harris caught eight passes for 108 yard and two touchdowns, including a kickoff return for a score, to lead East Carolina to a 37-21 win over Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday.

Harris caught touchdowns passes of 23 and 39 yards. He also scored on a 99-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter.

The Pirates (7-4, 6-1 C-USA) can clinch the East Division title with a win next weekend over Southern Mississippi.

Patrick Pinkney, who went 20-for-25, passed for 250 yards and three touchdowns for East Carolina. Darryl Freeney had seven catches for 118 yards, including a 59-yard touchdown catch late in the third.

The Blazers (5-6, 4-3), who had a three-game winning streak snapped, outgained the Pirates 520-325.

UAB 3 0 3 15 -- 21

East Carolina 14 9 7 7 -- 37

ECU--Harris 23 pass from Pinkney (Hartman kick)

UAB--FG Zahn 27

ECU--Harris 59 pass from Pinkney (Hartman kick)

ECU--FG Hartman 30

ECU--FG Hartman 37

ECU--FG Hartman 25, :00.

UAB--FG Zahn 33

ECU--Freeney 59 pass from Pinkney (Hartman kick)

UAB--R.Slaughter 16 pass from J.Webb (J.Webb run)

ECU--Harris 99 kickoff return (Hartman kick)

UAB--Forrest 9 pass from J.Webb (Zahn kick)

A--43,056.

UAB ECU

First downs 24 14

Rushes-yards 49-273 24-75

Passing 247 250

Comp-Att-Int 19-27-1 20-26-0

Return Yards 0 89

Punts-Avg. 1-43.0 3-51.7

Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0

Penalties-Yards 3-26 4-25

Time of Possession 35:34 24:26

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING--UAB, J.Webb 25-132, R.Slaughter 11-46, Isabelle 3-40, Barnett 5-33, Adams 1-10, Ferrell 1-8, Brooks 3-4. East Carolina, Lindsay 18-45, Dodge 1-19, G.Ruffin 5-11.

PASSING--UAB, J.Webb 19-27-1-247. East Carolina, Pinkney 20-25-0-250, Harris 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING--UAB, Forrest 3-59, Carter 3-54, Adams 3-32, Anderson 3-26, J.Harris 3-20, Ferrell 2-35, R.Slaughter 1-16, Jones 1-5. East Carolina, Harris 8-108, Freeney 7-118, Taylor 3-21, Lindsay 2-3.

N.C. CENTRAL 35, SAVANNAH STATE 14: Michael Johnson threw four touchdown passes for N.C. Central. Johnson, who was 15-of-23 for 233 yards, broke a 7-7 tie on a 56-yard pass to Will Scott with 12:17 left in the second.

GARDNER-WEBB 21, PRESBYTERIAN 14: Patrick Hall rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns to lead G-W. Hall darted 49 yards with 1:16 left in the game to give Gardner-Webb (6-5, 3-3 Big South) a 21-7 lead.

NORFOLK STATE 28, WINSTON-SALEM STATE 21: Dennis Brown threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to Chris Bell with 1:26 left in the third quarter, and Norfolk State held on. Omar Kizzie pulled the Rams (1-9) even at 21 with 7:44 left in the third.

JACKSONVILLE 34, CAMPBELL 14: C.J. Oates rushed for 125 yards, including a 4-yard TD run for the Camels (3-7, 2-5).