Grady Dillon, ECU Sports Information
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — The East Carolina men’s basketball team faces a fast-paced situation as the Pirates depart for a midweek conference game Wednesday night at Temple.
The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will be streamed on ESPN+ with call-in appearances by play-by-play man Harry Donahue and analyst John Bohm. Wednesday’s contest can also be heard on ECU Sports Network Radio on WNCT 107.9 FM with broadcast operations by Daron Vaught (play-by-play) and Michael Perry (analyst).
ECU currently has three players averaging double-digit points, led by a member of the preseason AAC second team. RJ Felton 16.3 points per game (7th in AAC). brandon johnson and ezra author They finished as the Pirates’ leading scorers with 14.8 and 13.3 points per game, respectively. Johnson leads the team with 9.2 rebounds, second in the league, and has six double-doubles, including three in the team’s last five games. Johnson was named to the AAC’s weekly honor roll on Monday.
last timeout
brandon johnson He scored 17 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 55 seconds left, as East Carolina defeated Tulsa 62-57 inside Williams Arena at Minguez Coliseum on Sunday afternoon. ezra author and RJ Felton They each added 14 points for the Pirates (8-7, 1-1 AAC), who ended a two-game drought with the victory.
owl scout
Temple picked up its first conference win of the season on Sunday when the Owls defeated Wichita State 68-61 at home. Steve Settle III and Heijer Miller each led the Owls with 17 points, and Temple’s defense held Wichita State to 4-of-15 3-pointers in the victory. The Owls were led in scoring by Miller (17.3 points), ranking third in the conference, and Jahlil White and Jordan Riley added 12.3 and 11.5 points per night, respectively. Temple ranks second in the conference with 132 three-pointers made on the season and 8.8 per game.
Series history
Temple leads East Carolina State in the all-time series with an 11-4 record, with both schools representing the U.S. in all 15 games. Temple has played in the past four meetings with ECU, winning five of the past six. The Pirates are 0-7 at Liacolas Center. ECU last defeated Temple on February 23, 2020, when the Pirates defeated the Owls 67-63.
on this day
ECU is 11-6 in games played on Jan. 10 for the first time since the 1960-61 season, with the last game of the day coming during the 2018-19 season when the Pirates traveled to Memphis, 72-78. That’s when we lost.
next
East Carolina returns home for a two-game homestand beginning with SMU on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 4 p.m. on ESPN+.
