GREENVILLE — East Carolina came from nine points down in the final minutes to stay perfect in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum for the 2021-22 season with a 68-67 win over Southern Miss on Tuesday. Tristen Newton had 22 points and six assists as the Pirates improved to 9-0 at home and 9-3 overall going into their American Athletic Conference opener. ECU hosts Wichita … [Read more...]

CHARLOTTE — Liberty finished a 12-0 run on a layup by Shiloh Robinson for a 49-42 lead with 14:17 left on Friday at the Spectrum Center and the Flames went on to a 74-64 win over East Carolina. The Pirates (8-3) made 14 of 33 field goal attempts (42.4 percent) in the first half to lead, 35-32, at the break. ECU hit just eight of 25 (32 percent) in the final 20 … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina improved to 7-0 in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum this season with an 82-71 win over North Carolina A&T on Tuesday night. Vance Jackson had 23 points and eight rebounds for ECU (8-2). J.J. Miles scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Pirates. ECU led 81-63 with just over one minute to go but the Aggies (3-7) made an 8-0 run as … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — East Carolina overcame a 25-16 deficit with 4:31 left in the first half to defeat Gardner-Webb, 62-52, on Saturday at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum. "The second half, we did a better job," said Pirates coach Joe Dooley after ECU improved to 7-2 with its third straight win. "We got downhill a little bit more and made some easier plays." The Pirates went … [Read more...]