FORT WORTH — Ezra Ausar scored 28 points on 10 of 12 field goal shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead East Carolina to an 84-79 win over Tulsa in the second round of the American Athletic Conference tournament at Dickies Arena on Thursday. Ausar had a total of 17 points in ECU's 5-game losing streak leading up to the league event. "It was great to see the Ezra … [Read more...]

East Carolina opens play in the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth against Tulsa today at 12:30 p.m. (ESPNU). "It's an exciting time of the year with conference tournaments," said Pirates coach Mike Schwartz on Tuesday. ECU (14-17, 7-11 AAC) has a 5-game losing streak. The Pirates closed the regular season with an 82-72 loss to … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Charlotte pulled away from a tie at 59 with just over seven minutes left to take an 82-72 American Athletic Conference win at East Carolina on Saturday. The Pirates (14-17, 7-11 AAC) lost their fifth straight despite 28 points from R.J. Felton. The 49ers (19-11, 13-5) got 28 points from Lu'Cye Patterson and 20 from Nik Graves. ECU had its largest lead at … [Read more...]

There will be an in-state rivalry taking place on Saturday other than North Carolina-Duke. East Carolina hosts Charlotte at 4 p.m. (ESPN+). The Pirates and 49ers don't have the depth of tradition or the national rankings of the Tar Heels and Blue Devils, but the Minges Maniacs have the same potential to impact an outcome as their blue blood cousins, the Cameron … [Read more...]

DALLAS — Southern Methodist survived East Carolina's efforts to end a 3-game losing streak with a come-from-behind 80-77 American Athletic Conference win in overtime on Wednesday night. The Mustangs (20-10, 11-6 AAC), who had also dropped three straight, trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half. They pulled even at 65 on a 3-pointer by Zhuric Phelps with five … [Read more...]