GREENVILLE — East Carolina went to overtime for the second straight game, topping Memphis 88-85 in an American Athletic Conference contest on Saturday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as multiple players had sterling performances for ECU. Redshirt freshman Shawn Williams, who is from Little Rock, AR, about two hours from Memphis, had a career-high 30 points, including 10 … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina forced overtime with a length-of-the-court scoring play from Kentrell Barkley to B.J. Tyson with eight-tenths of a second remaining in regulation, but Tulane managed a 71-69 American Athletic Conference win in overtime Wednesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Barkley inbounded from the far baseline with 2.0 seconds left, heaving a pass … [Read more...]

DALLAS — Southern Methodist outshot East Carolina for an 86-61 American Athletic Conference win Sunday at Moody Coliseum. The Mustangs were coming off a 63-52 loss at Connecticut on Thursday night in which they made just 28.1 percent of their field goal attempts. "I didn't think they would have two bad shooting games in a row," said interim Pirates coach Michael … [Read more...]

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, KY — Cincinnati pulled away in the latter portion of the second half for an 86-60 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Saturday. The contest was played at Northern Kentucky's BB&T Arena. The Bearcats are playing their home games at NKU during an $87 million renovation of Fifth Third Arena, Cincinnati's home facility. ECU, a 29-point … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina never gave South Florida realistic hope of avenging a 67-65 loss in Tampa on Jan. 3 as the Pirates took control early and defeated the Bulls 90-52 Wednesday night in an American Athletic Conference contest in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The rout unfolded before a sparse crowd (2,857) due to snowy weather. ECU (8-10, 2-5 AAC) jumped out to … [Read more...]