Pirates Outlast SMU, 77-72… Lady Pirates Snap Skid, Defeat UCF, 68-54

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates top SMU, 77-72

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Outlast SMU, 77-72
• Pirates Snap Skid, Defeat UCF, 68-54
• Pirates Find Success at Virginia Tech, JDL
• East Carolina Falls To Georgetown, 4-3

Pirates outlast SMU, 77-72  WNCT 9

247 Sports

• ECU tops SMU, 77-72
• ECU 77, SMU 72: How it looked from the baselines
• 2024 South Carolina Target Tyler Jones Enjoys Visit To Montlake

ECU men’s basketball: Pirates finish strong, defeat SMU Greenville Daily Reflector (sub req’d)

SMU unable to sustain second-half comeback in loss to East Carolina Dallas Morning News

Johnson scores 27, East Carolina beats SMU 77-72 USA Today

UCF women fall 68-54 at home to East Carolina Orlando Sentinel

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Athletic Conference

• Kendric Davis Sets Two American Athletic Conference Records
• South Florida Rallies Against SMU as Jose Fernandez Breaks American Wins Record

NOLA.com

• Tulane completes sweep of Memphis in men’s hoops, wins 90-89 on the road in OT
• Cincinnati women break long losing streak by knocking off Tulane

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis drops overtime thriller to Tulane
• Trash talk between Memphis’ Hardaway, Tulane’s Forbes boils over

Tulsa World

• Bill Haisten: TU’s worst 21-game record since 1977, but Eric Konkol doesn’t flinch
• TU mid-year additions bolster Kevin Wilson’s 2023 signing class

UC holds off UCF for tight, key AAC win USA Today

Orlando Sentinel

 

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• Duke basketball regains foothold in rivalry as Blue Devils beat UNC at Cameron, 63-57
• In new era for Duke-UNC rivalry, Jon Scheyer passes first test and takes a victory lap
• Even in time of transition for Duke and UNC, circumstances change, but emotions do not
• How Duke basketball turned weakness into strength to beat UNC in the final minute
• UNC basketball struggles to find its shot against Duke as Tar Heels fall to Blue Devils
• NC State fights past Georgia Tech for ACC basketball victory, 72-64

Winston Salem Journal

• Wake Forest snaps four-game skid with 81-64 win over Notre Dame
• Freshman K.C. Shaw helps Winston-Salem State to 72-70 overtime win at St. Aug’s
• Indiana upsets top-ranked Purdue
• Ryland, Haener lead National team’s Senior Bowl win

Charleston Post & Courier

• Miami edges Clemson 78-74 as Tigers suffer third ACC loss
• Charleston Southern drops second straight at High Point

ODU comes alive after slow start, holds off Georgia Southern for Sun Belt Conference victory at home Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

Teel: ‘Pretty darn salty’ defense the difference as Hokies defeat Virginia Roanoke Times

Atlanta Journal Constitution

• Georgia Tech’s misery extends with ninth consecutive defeat
• Despite efforts, errant 3-point shooting sinking Georgia Tech
• Three Bulldogs play one more game together in Senior Bowl
• Bulldogs play without leading scorer, lose to Texas A&M

Finger: Delay in joining SEC may not be all bad for Texas, OU Houston Chronicle