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 and expanded their advantage to 34-20 at the break. "The … [Read more...]

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 AAC). K.J. Davis led ECU (9-12, 2-7) with 13 … [Read more...]

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. ECU (9-11, 2-6 AAC) went ahead to stay on a … [Read more...]

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 advantage for the Bulls. Yetna connected on 11 … [Read more...]

HOUSTON — Host Houston hit 16 of 24 shots from behind the arc Wednesday night with former star Hakeem Olajuwon watching from courtside as the No. 17 Cougars took a 94-50 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina. The Cougars improved to 19-1 overall and 6-1 in the AAC. Houston was 29 for 56 overall from the floor, 51.8 percent. "They're hard to beat when they … [Read more...]