FAIRFAX, VA — East Carolina played its first road game of the season Saturday at George Mason and was dealt an 81-59 loss. The Pirates fell to 4-3 going into a home game with UNC-Wilmington on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Patriots improved to 5-1 as Darius Maddox had 19 points. ECU never led but used a 9-0 run to tie the score at 26 with 4:31 left in the half on a 3-pointer … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Bobby Pettiford Jr. hit a shot from beyond half court at the buzzer to give East Carolina an 85-84 win over Kennesaw State in the TowneBank Holiday Classic on Tuesday night in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Ezra Ausar inbounded to Pettiford after Terrell Burden had scored for an 84-82 Owls lead with 2.5 seconds left. "I just got it," said Pettiford on the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Quintin Diboundje scored a career high 27 points to lead East Carolina to an 82-64 win over Georgia Southern on Monday night in the TowneBank Holiday Classic. "I had been overthinking," Diboundje said on the Pirate radio network. "Tonight, I freed my mind." R.J. Felton added 19 points for ECU. The Pirates will take on Kennesaw State (4-1) on the final … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Northeastern outscored East Carolina, 53-43, in the second half for an 82-76 win in the TowneBank Holiday Classic on Sunday in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. The Huskies shot 64 percent from the field over the final 20 minutes, taking the lead for good at 56-55 on a dunk by Alexander Nwagha off an offensive rebound. Northeastern held a 32-23 rebounding … [Read more...]