TAMPA — East Carolina trailed by 20 points with 14 minutes left before rallying within five points four times in a 75-69 loss at South Florida on Tuesday in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams. ECU (8-6) trailed, 34-25, at the half. "We have to find a way to put the ball in the basket a little better to not dig those holes," said Coach Mike Shwartz on … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Darryl Simmons II scored 29 points for Gardner-Webb in an 84-79 win at East Carolina on Saturday as the Pirates absorbed their fourth defeat in five games to slip to 8-5. Simmons, a 5-11 sophomore guard from Detroit, hit nine of 12 shots from the field, including five of six from beyond the arc. He made all six of his tries from the line as the Runnin' Bulldogs … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — C.J. Walker had 23 points and 10 rebounds for East Carolina on Tuesday night in a 75-64 win over Florida International in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as the Pirates halted a 3-game losing streak. ECU (8-4) got 16 points from Jordan Riley, 14 from Yann Farell and 12 from R.J. Felton. Cam Hayes added nine points and seven assists. Riley made a turnaround … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Four players scored in double figures for North Alabama in a 74-67 win at East Carolina on Wednesday night. The Lions (7-4) got a game-high 19 points from Jacari Lane. Corneilous Williams had 15 points, Will Soucie scored 13 and Taye Fields added 12. A 3-pointer by Lane gave the visitors a 16-15 lead with 11 minutes left in the first half and North Alabama … [Read more...]

COLUMBIA, SC —South Carolina hit 68 percent of its field goal attempts in the second half on Saturday to take a 75-68 win over East Carolina. The Pirates (7-3) jumped out to an 18-7 lead and were on top, 32-27, at the half. The Gamecocks (6-3) went ahead to stay at 35-34 on a jumper by Jamarii Thomas with 16 minutes to go. The hosts made 17 of  25 from the field, … [Read more...]