SAN ANTONIO — East Carolina overcame a 4-point deficit with under 20 seconds left to take an 80-79 American Athletic Conference win at Texas-San Antonio on Saturday night. C.J. Walker had 28 points for the Pirates, including the game winner on a tightly contested turnaround jumper in the lane with four seconds left. Jordan Riley's 3-point play with 17 seconds left after a … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Rice ended a 7-game losing streak with a 73-60 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Tuesday night as the Pirates made just two of 18 shots from behind the arc, 11.1 percent, and were outrebounded, 43-32. "We're going to keep fighting, but we can't play 40 minutes like that," said ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the Pirate radio network. "Playing seven … [Read more...]

PHILADELPHIA — Temple never led during regulation play on Saturday but held the upper hand for the rest of overtime after a 3-pointer by Steve Settle 21 seconds into the extra period in a 98-94 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina at the Liacouras Center. A 3-game ECU winning streak was halted despite a career high 33 points from C.J. Walker. The Pirates … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina accomplished a mission on Saturday with a 64-55 American Athletic Conference win over South Florida in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Pirates, who improved to 12-9 overall and 4-4 in league play, shifted their focus to the Bulls shortly after an 85-76 overtime win at Tulsa on Tuesday night. "We said there were going to be two things we … [Read more...]

TULSA — East Carolina overcame a 12-point deficit in the second half for an 85-76 overtime win at Tulsa on Tuesday night. The Pirates took their second straight American Athletic Conference road win to improve to 11-9 overall and 3-4 in league play as Jordan Riley scored 27 points and R,J. Felton added 24. "Toughness," cited ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the Pirate radio … [Read more...]