Pirates Fall in Double Overtime To Wichita State, 92-89… Pirates In Third After Day One At American Conference Championship… Pirates Cruise Past UNCW, 6-1… ECU Explodes in Middle Innings to Secure 11–5 Victory Against NIU

Pirate Press: ECU Headlines

Pirates rally past Northern Illinois, 11-5

Riley scores 40 in 50-minute setback

ecupirates.com

• Pirates Fall in Double Overtime To Wichita State, 92-89
• Pirates In Third After Day One At American Conference Championship
• Pirates Cruise Past UNCW, 6-1
• ECU Explodes in Middle Innings to Secure 11–5 Victory Against NIU

Men’s basketball: Pirates lose to Shockers in 2OT, …  WNCT 9

WITN 7

• ECU Men’s Basketball shocked by Wichita State 92-89 in 2OT
• ECU Baseball returned to the win column with 11-5 explosion over NIU

ECU hammers two home runs in strong offensive showing vs NIU, win 11-5 WCTI 12

Wichita State basketball takeaways: Shockers pull out miracle 2-OT win at ECU Wichita Eagle

Williams, Wichita State knock off East Carolina 92-89 in OT The Associated Press

Around the American Athletic Conference

American Conference

• Rice Leads After First Day of 2026 Swimming and Diving Championship
• South Florida’s Ryding Named American’s Golf Player of the Week

Owls falter against Blazers for third straight loss  Temple News

Tulane men’s hoops looking to continue road revenge tour at North Texas NOLA.com

UNT softball team cruises to win in new coach Cody White’s home debut Denton Record-Chronicle

UTSA flounders on offense in loss to Florida Atlantic San Antonio Express-News

Tulsa World

• Bill Haisten: TU gets a 25-point birthday gift from Miles Barnstable
• Tulsa coach Eric Konkol, Miles Barnstable analyze a 79-74 win over Charlotte

Regional Headlines: The Carolinas and beyond

Raleigh News & Observer

• How does UNC’s ugly loss to NC State impact it in NCAA tournament projection?
• Lacking toughness without two stars, UNC picked apart in loss to NC State
• How NC State basketball turned the tables to humble UNC with a resounding win

WRAL

• In Wade’s first game vs. UNC, NC State delivers satisfying rout
• NC State textile experts explain technology behind Winter Olympic uniforms

Charleston Post & Courier

• Road to the title: What do Gamecocks have to do to win SEC championship?
• Clemson’s slide reaches three games with road loss at Wake Forest
• Gamecocks smack walk-off home run to run-rule Gardner-Webb

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot

• ODU Athletic Director Wood Selig to retire
• David Teel: UVA’s Ryan Odom leads first-year coaches in power conferences

The Associated Press

• Frustrated college basketball coaches aren’t holding back on publicly criticizing their teams
• Green Bay’s Doug Gottlieb gets 1-game suspension from Horizon League after criticizing officiating
• Darius Acuff Jr. scores 49 points against Alabama and nearly delivers in OT for Arkansas
• Missouri holds off No. 19 Vanderbilt 81-80 after squandering big lead
• No. 10 Illinois overwhelms USC by 36 points, cruising to its 14th win in 16 games