GREENVILLE — East Carolina took both ends of a doubleheader against visiting Radford on Friday to start the 2019 season. The 11th-ranked Pirates followed a 6-2 win in the first game by scoring 10 runs in the second inning of the second game en route to a 15-9 victory. Spencer Brickhouse hit a two-run homer… [ More… ]
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Martin leads Tigers past ECU
GREENVILLE — Memphis pulled away for a 79-69 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Wednesday night as Jeremiah Martin scored 31 points for the Tigers. ECU freshman Jayden Gardner hit a free throw to give the Pirates a 61-60 lead with 8:11 remaining. Tyler Harris dropped a 9-foot jumper to put the Tigers… [ More… ]
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Bulls top ECU from foul line
TAMPA, FL — Host South Florida scored all of its points in overtime from the free throw line in a 72-68 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Sunday. The Bulls were 10 of 14 on free throws in the extra period as they won their fifth straight. USF was 23 of 33 for… [ More… ]
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Shockers subdue ECU
GREENVILLE — Samaje Haynes-Jones made seven of nine field goal attempts in scoring 18 points to lead Wichita State to a 65-49 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Wednesday night. The Shockers went ahead to stay at 13-11 on a 12-foot jump shot by Markis McDuffie with 12:39 left in the first half… [ More… ]
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Huskies pull away to down ECU, 76-52
HARTFORD, CT — Host Connecticut outscored East Carolina 44-26 in the second half for a 76-52 American Athletic Conference win on Sunday afternoon. A 3-pointer by Sidney Wilson put UConn ahead to stay at 22-19 with 4:53 left in the first half. Josh Carlton had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Huskies (13-9, 4-5… [ More… ]
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Pirates nip Tulane, 66-65
GREENVILLE — East Carolina came back from an eight-point deficit late in the first half to take a 66-65 American Athletic Conference win over Tulane on Thursday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum with 3,616 on hand. Freshman Jayden Gardner had 15 points and nine rebounds as the Pirates ended a five-game losing streak.… [ More… ]
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Yetna sparks USF past Pirates
GREENVILLE — Alexis Yetna scored 28 points and claimed 13 rebounds to lead South Florida to a 77-57 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Saturday. Dimitrije Spasojevic hit a jumper to give the Pirates a 41-40 lead with 17:10 remaining. Yetna responded with 11 points in a decisive run that produced a 54-43… [ More… ]