SAN ANTONIO — East Carolina posted its third American Athletic Conference road win of the season on Saturday, 84-73, at Texas-San Antonio as Brandon Johnson scored 30 points for the Pirates. Johnson made 10 of 19 field goal attempts, including seven of 11 from beyond the arc and three of five free throws. The Pirates outshot the Roadrunners from the field although ECU had … [Read more...]

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...]