TULSA, OK — Vance Jackson made a 3-pointer from the right corner with 10.2 seconds left as East Carolina ended a 6-game American Athletic Conference losing streak with a 73-71 victory at Tulsa on Tuesday night. Brandon Suggs drew a charge from just outside the restricted circle with 25.5 seconds left to set up ECU's final possession. The charge call stood after a video … [Read more...]

NEW ORLEANS — Missing three players with a combined 41 starts this season, East Carolina fell victim to an early Tulane surge and absorbed an 86-66 American Athletic Conference loss on Saturday. Brandon Suggs missed his sixth straight game in a six-game losing streak for the Pirates, who slipped to 11-11 overall and 2-8 in the AAC. J.J. Miles and Tremont Robinson-White … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Temple dealt East Carolina its fifth straight American Athletic Conference loss, 71-63, on Wednesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates cut a 14-point deficit at 63-49 with 2-06 left to 67-61 with 33 seconds to go but could get no closer in falling to 11-10 overall and 2-7 in the league. "We got what we deserved," said ECU coach Joe … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina was a defensive rebound away from a likely American Athletic Conference comeback win over visiting Cincinnati on Sunday. The Pirates rallied from a 51-39 deficit with seven minutes to go and took a 59-58 lead on two free throws by Vance Jackson with 25 seconds left. David DeJulius rebounded his own miss and scored on a putback with 3.7 seconds … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — From a tie score at 32 with 15:59 to play, host Memphis pulled away for a 71-54 American Athletic Conference payback win over East Carolina on Thursday night. Poor shooting plagued the Pirates, who were 19 for 72 on field goal attempts for 26.4 percent, including six for 29 from beyond the arc for 20.7 percent. Tristen Newton led all scorers with 19 points for … [Read more...]