GREENVILLE — East Carolina used an 8-0 run in overtime to top Texas-San Antonio, 96-89, on Sunday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. R.J. Felton had 22 of his 30 points in the first half as the Pirates improved to 16-12 overall and 8-7 in the American Athletic Conference. "He kept us in the game," said ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the Pirate radio network. ECU … [Read more...]

NEW ORLEANS — Tulane had an 18-point lead with eight minutes left reduced to four points in the closing seconds before taking an 86-81 American Athletic Conference win over visiting East Carolina on Wednesday night. The Pirates slipped to 15-12 overall and 7-7 in the AAC going into a home game Sunday at 2 p.m. with Texas-San Antonio (10-15, 4-9 AAC). The contest will be … [Read more...]

CHARLOTTE — R.J. Felton had 23 points on eight of 14 field goal shooting to lead East Carolina to a 75-59 American Athletic Conference win at Charlotte on Saturday. Felton was seven of nine from beyond the arc. "R.J. was locked in and focused," said ECU coach Mike Schwartz on the Pirate radio network. It was the largest margin of victory for a Pirate win in the series … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina scored the last seven points of the game for an 82-75 American Athletic Conference win over Alabama-Birmingham on Tuesday night at Willians Arena in Minges Coliseum. C.J. Hunter scored 29 points and R.J. Felton added 23 as the Pirates moved to 14-11 overall and 6-6 in the AAC. Felton scored on a drive that put ECU ahead to stay at 77-75 with 45 … [Read more...]

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...]