▁quarter ▁would ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁up ▁ 2 1 - 0 , ▁with ▁G arr ard ▁scoring ▁on ▁a ▁ 9 - yard ▁run . ▁ ▁Second ▁quarter ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Pir ates ' ▁Kevin ▁Miller ▁k icked ▁a ▁field ▁goal , ▁the ▁H erd ▁finally ▁got ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁when ▁Left wich ▁connected ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 5 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁D arius ▁W att s . ▁The ▁en su ing ▁two - point ▁conversion ▁made ▁the ▁score ▁ 2 4 - 8 . ▁However , ▁the ▁Pir ates ' ▁dom ination ▁continued , ▁with ▁Leonard ▁Henry ▁scoring ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁three ▁r ushing ▁touch down s ▁on ▁the ▁night ▁and ▁G arr ard ▁scoring ▁on ▁another ▁short ▁run ▁after ▁Marshall ▁f umbled ▁on ▁an ▁attempted ▁punt ▁return . ▁The ▁half ▁ended ▁with ▁East ▁Carolina ▁up ▁ 3 8 - 8 , ▁and ▁several ▁thousand ▁fans ▁left ▁the ▁game ▁then . ▁ ▁Third ▁quarter ▁ ▁Marshall ▁domin ated ▁the ▁third ▁quarter ▁much ▁as ▁East ▁Carolina ▁had ▁controlled ▁the ▁first ▁quarter . ▁The ▁com eb ack ▁started ▁early , ▁with ▁Ralph ▁Street ▁returning ▁a ▁G arr ard ▁inter ception ▁for ▁a ▁touch down . ▁Left wich ▁then ▁ran ▁for ▁another ▁touch down ; ▁after ▁the ▁Pir ates ▁added ▁another ▁Miller ▁field ▁goal , ▁the ▁H erd ' s ▁Ter ence ▁Tar ple y ▁returned ▁another ▁G arr ard ▁inter ception ▁for ▁a ▁touch down , ▁a ▁play ▁that ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁game ' s ▁turning ▁point