GREENVILLE — East Carolina withstood a Tulane comeback that trimmed a 15-point lead to three points as the Pirates took a 74-65 American Athletic Conference win in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday. Caleb White contributed 20 points as ECU improved to 11-13 overall and 3-8 in the AAC. Freshman Jeremy Sheppard hit five 3-pointers and finished with 18 points. … [Read more...]

DALLAS — With former president George W. Bush on hand, Southern Methodist rolled to an 86-46 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Wednesday night. Shake Milton and Semi Ojeleye had 19 points each as the Mustangs improved to 19-4 overall and 9-1 in league play. Sterling Brown had 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists for SMU. Ben Moore contributed 14 … [Read more...]

MEMPHIS — Memphis used a 22-10 second-half run to take a 57-50 win over East Carolina on Saturday as K.J. Lawson led the Tigers with 12 points and 19 rebounds. Dedrick Lawson had eight points and 14 rebounds as Memphis had a 52-40 advantage on the boards. A 3-pointer by Craig Randall put the Tigers ahead to stay at 33-30 with 14:39 left to play. The Pirates, who fell … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina stopped a six-game losing streak with a 69-66 American Athletic Conference win over Tulsa on Wednesday night. Kentrell Barkley had 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Pirates improved to 10-11 overall and 2-6 in the AAC. Junior Etou had 31 points and 12 rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (11-8, 5-2). ECU had its largest lead with 8:14 remaining … [Read more...]