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...]

East Carolina will take on South Florida for the second time this season when the Bulls come to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tipoff (ESPN+). The Pirates opened play in the American Athletic Conference on Dec. 31 with a 75-69 loss to USF in Tampa. The circumstances going into the second meeting are different for ECU. Going into the New Year's … [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...]

WICHITA — R.J. Felton hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give East Carolina a 75-72 American Athletic Conference win at Wichita State on Saturday night. C.J. Walker had 28 points as the Pirates improved to 10-9 overall and 2-4 in the AAC going into a contest at Tulsa (8-10, 2-3 AAC) on Tuesday at 8 p.m. (ESPN+). The Shockers (11-7, 1-4) had tied the score at 72 on a dunk by … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — North Texas went on  a 21-5 run in the second half to top East Carolina, 69-60, on Tuesday night. The Pirates slipped to 9-9 overall and 1-4 in the American Athletic Conference despite 30 points from R.J. Felton, who made a heave from 60 feet as the game ended. The Mean Green (12-4, 3-1 AAC) was led by 22 points from Atin Wright. ECU had its largest lead … [Read more...]