CHARLOTTE — East Carolina was outscored 23-10 by Charlotte to close a 67-52 American Athletic Conference win for the 49ers on Saturday. A disparity on the backboards contributed to the outcome on the scoreboard as the Pirates were outrebounded, 42-25. ECU (11-12, 4-6 AAC) was without Brandon Johnson as Charlotte (14-7, 8-1) pulled away to its eighth straight league … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — South Florida jumped in front, 11-0, and never trailed in a 71-60 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Wednesday night. The Bulls made 10 of 25 from beyond the arc (40 percent) in improving to 14-5 overall and 7-1 in league play. "That's a really good South Florida team," said ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the Pirate radio network. "There's a … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina overcame an 8-point deficit in the last three minutes of regulation play for a 70-64 American Athletic Conference win in overtime over Temple in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Sunday. R.J. Felton scored 24 points with 11 rebounds as the Pirates improved to 11-10 overall and 4-4 in league play. "Eight-point game, obviously, we've got to go … [Read more...]

WICHITA — East Carolina kept host Wichita State winless in the American Athletic Conference with a 54-52 win on Wednesday night. The Shockers (8-11, 0-6 AAC) had been averaging 72.9 points per game. "That's the reason we were fortunate enough to come out with a victory," said Pirates coach Mike Schwartz on the ECU radio network. " ... Defense just kept guarding and kept … [Read more...]

BIRMINGHAM — East Carolina led for most of its American Athletic Conference matchup at Alabama-Birmingham on Saturday before the Blazers closed on a 26-12 run for a 69-61 win. The Pirates had their largest lead at 15-6. The Blazers didn't go in front until Daniel Ortiz made a 3-pointer for a 53-52 advantage with 6:51 remaining. ECU had a 42-33 rebounding command, but that … [Read more...]