Pirates Fall In Overtime To UAB, 87-85; East Carolina hosts Tulsa after Cartwright’s 31-point outing … Florida Atlantic defeats Memphis in AAC men’s basketball action… Patriots, 49ers, Bills, Bears and Rams advance to NFL’s divisional round

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates edged, 87-85, in OT by UAB

Pirate Talk | Volume 1

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Fall In Overtime To UAB, 87-85
• Pirates Take Wire-to-Wire Win over Wichita State, 83-56

Pirates fall short in OT, 87-85  WNCT 9

ECU Men drop 4th straight game in 87-85 overtime loss to UAB WITN 7

UAB basketball hangs on for OT win at East Carolina AL.com

Jacob Meyer scores 29, hits go-ahead shot in OT to help UAB beat East Carolina 87-85 FOX Sports

The Associated Press

• Jacob Meyer scores 29, hits go-ahead shot in OT to help UAB beat East Carolina 87-85
• East Carolina hosts Tulsa after Cartwright’s 31-point outing 

Around the American Athletic Conference

Arden Conyers has 18 points to help Charlotte hold off Rice 74-73 CBS Sports

Memphis Commercial Appeal

• Memphis vs FAU final score: Tigers fall hard on the road
• Penny Hardaway blames everyone, including himself, for Memphis’ struggles
• Memphis football lands All-Sun Belt DL J’Mond Tapp in transfer portal

Ajani Sheppard transfers to Temple  Temple News

Rowan Brumbaugh spurt sparks dominant Tulane win at UTSA in men’s hoops NOLA.com

Denton Record-Chronicle

• UNT’s comeback comes up short at Wichita State, dropping Mean Green to 1-3 in American play
• UNT expected to land UCF quarterback Tayven Jackson as part of weekend transfer haul

Wichita Eagle

• How Paul Mills’ trust unlocked Kenyon Giles’ 33-point masterpiece for Shockers
• Wichita State basketball takeaways: Shockers earn bounce-back win vs. North Texas
• The subtle play that showed Dillon Battie is growing up fast for Wichita State

Florida Atlantic defeats Memphis in AAC men’s basketball action Palm Beach Post

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

WRAL

• Murph’s Turph: Even in wild-card defeat, Panthers restore the roar and good times
• Panthers LT Ickey Ekwonu to miss significant time with ruptured patella tendon in right knee
• Hidalgo has 31, Prosper adds double-double, Notre Dame women dominate No. 22 Tar Heels 73-50

WAVY

• Late game heroics leads NSU to 66-64 win over Del State
• Tribe lose close one to Drexel 64-58
• Old Dominion loses 17 point halftime lead, stunned by …

Charlotte Observer

• Panthers ponder what’s next after ‘maybe the coolest atmosphere’ ever
• Panthers’ biggest 2026 offseason needs: Outside linebacker upgrade tops the list
• Free agent Rico Dowdle has a lot under ‘consideration,’ as do many other Panthers
• Panthers’ Ekwonu sustains serious knee injury in playoff loss vs. Rams

Raleigh News & Observer

• Jaydon Young sparked UNC, but late-game lapses overshadowed win over Wake Forest
• Why Duke basketball coach Jon Scheyer is still trying to get a grasp of his team
• How NC State’s recent wins show team’s growing resilience, ability to reset

Charleston Post & Courier

• Clemson’s boomerang transfer is thriving in his return season. There’s an obvious reason why.
• Gamecocks scrape to offensively challenged win over Georgia
• Gamecocks add Penn State running back from portal
• SMU rusher who helped beat Clemson now joining Tigers as a transfer
• The Citadel ends Southern Conference streak with victory over Western Carolina
• College of Charleston holds off late rally, extends win streak to 7 games with victory

The Associated Press

• Inside the Numbers: How Indiana and Miami stack up going into CFP national championship game
• Zoom Diallo, Hannes Steinbach lead Washington to 81-74 victory over Ohio State
• No. 25 UCF beats Cincinnati 73-72 on Themus Fulks’ jumper in final seconds
• Morgan helps Kentucky rally from 13-point deficit to beat Oklahoma 63-57
• No. 7 Vanderbilt women equal best start in school history at 17-0 with 91-51 win over Texas A&M