TAMPA — Host South Florida kept East Carolina winless in the American Conference despite double-doubles by Jordan Riley and Giovanni Emejuru on Wednesday night. The Bulls (11-6, 3-1 American) dealt the Pirates (5-12, 0-4) their fifth straight loss, 82-71. Riley had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Emejuru added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Eli DeLaurier had 10 points off the … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Alabama-Birmingham thwarted an East Carolina comeback for an 87-85 American Conference win on Sunday despite a 30-point performance by Jordan Riley of the Pirates. ECU, which trailed by a 58-46 margin with 12:18 to go, got the game to extra time on a 3-pointer by Isaiah Mbeng with 10 seconds left in regulation on Riley's assist to tie the score at 79. Reid … [Read more...]

PHILADELPHIA — Temple held off an East Carolina comeback for a 75-67 American Conference win on Wednesday night despite a game-high 29 points by Jordan Riley, a former Owls player. The Pirates (5-10), who had not played in a week, lost their third straight and slipped to 0-2 in league play. Temple (11-5, 3-0 American) was on top, 36-21, at the half and had its biggest … [Read more...]

GREENVILLE — Tulane closed on a 13-3 run for a 79-70 win at East Carolina on Wednesday in the American Conference opener for both clubs. The Pirates went without a field goal over the last 3:20 in falling to 5-9. The Green Wave (10-4) made 18 of 28 free throws, including nine of 13 by Rowan Brumbaugh, who hit nine of 13 from the line as he scored 19 points. "Them … [Read more...]

CHAPEL HILL — Shooting statistics told the story as No. 12 North Carolina took a 99-51 win over visiting East Carolina on Monday night. The Tar Heels (12-1) made 34 of 63 field goal attempts for 54 percent while ECU (5-8) was limited to 19 of 73 from the floor for 26 percent. The Pirates made just two of 22 from beyond the arc for 9.1 percent while the Tar Heels were 12 … [Read more...]