GREENVILLE — Central Florida overcame a 20-point deficit to deal East Carolina a 92-85 American Athletic Conference defeat in overtime on Tuesday night. It was the first loss of the season at home for the Pirates, now 10-1 in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum, and the 13th straight setback in the series with the Knights.. The Pirates led 53-33 with 17:29 left in … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina fans stormed the court in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Saturday as Brandon Suggs hit a 14-foot bank shot at the buzzer for a 72-71 American Athletic Conference win over Memphis. Tremont Robinson-White inbounded to Suggs with one second left as the Pirates improved to 10-0 at home after trailing 34-15 with 6:51 left in the first half. ECU … [Read more...]

CINCINNATI — East Carolina was in danger of getting blown away at Cincinnati on Wednesday night before the Bearcats withstood a Pirate comeback for a 79-71 American Athletic Conference win in Fifth Third Arena. Vance Jackson had 35 points for ECU, which trailed 34-11 with 7:42 left in the first half. The Pirates (10-5, 1-2 AAC) outscored Cincinnati (12-5, 2-2) by a 42-30 … [Read more...]

PHILADELPHIA — Damian Dunn hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give host Temple a 78-75 American Athletic Conference win over East Carolina on Saturday. Pirates coach Joe Dooley said Tremont Robinson-White defended the final shot correctly as Dunn worked off a screen. "We hedged and Tremont got back out," Dooley said. "Damian rose up and made the shot." Dunn had 33 points … [Read more...]

Tulane's Jaylen Forbes had quietened a crowd of 1,414 in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum on Thursday night with a 3-pointer that gave the Green Wave a 69-66 lead with 24 seconds left in regulation. The good thing for East Carolina was that Tristen Newton had not even scored half his career high in the Pirates' American Athletic Conference opener at that point. The … [Read more...]