Pirates Host Memphis on Senior Day
March 05, 2016 | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. --- East Carolina plays its regular season finale on Sunday when it host Memphis at 4 p.m. inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum with television coverage provided by CBS Sports Network.
The game can be heard across the Pirate IMG Sports Network on 105.9 FM in Greenville, 101.1 FM in Jacksonville, and 95.7 FM in New Bern.
It'll be the final home game for six Pirate seniors: Kanu Aja, Drew Bost, Marshall Guilmette, Peyton Robbins, Prince Williams and Michael Zangari, who will be recognized in a ceremony prior to tip-off. The Senior Day ceremony is slated to begin at approximately 3:45.
As part of its Sunday Saver ticket package, ECU will be selling a set of four game tickets with $20 worth of concession vouchers for $40. Additional tickets can be purchased for $10 each, which includes a $5 concessions voucher per each additional ticket.
Fans are encouraged to wear black to help paint Minges black.
The Pirates are coming off a 52-39 win at USF on Wednesday. Caleb White, who needs just 10 points for 1200, led a trio of players in double figures with 12 points. Lance Tejada (11) and B.J. Tyson (10) combined for 21 points as ECU held its opponent to under 40 points for the first time since 1998.
East Carolina has won two of its last three games, but hasn't won a home game since defeating Temple on Jan. 27, three days after recording its first victory over Memphis at the FedExForum.
ECU has won each of the last two meetings with the Tigers, which included a 64-53 win here last season. Tyson torched the nets for 23 points in the game, while White added 11.
Tyson has scored 49 total points in his last two games against Memphis, which included 26 at the FedExForum in January with a career-high six made 3s. Prince Williams also added 20 points in that game along with 10 assists.
The Memphis duo of senior Shaq Goodwin (15.1 ppg) and freshman Dedric Lawson (15.4 ppg) is the highest scoring combo in The American, averaging 30.5 ppg. They also average a combined 17.3 rebounds per game, which ranks ninth in the country and tops in the conference.
Lawson scored 27 points on 11 of 15 shooting during the first meeting of the year with ECU.
The Tigers are coming off a 72-62 loss to Temple in Philadelphia on Thursday. Ricky Tarrant led Memphis with 18 points against the Owls, who have clinched the No. 1 seed in next week's conference tournament.
Memphis has locked up the No. 6 seed in the championship event in Orlando, while East Carolina will be seeded eighth, ninth or 10th depending on the outcome of this weekend's games.
The Pirates will face UCF, USF or Tulane on Thursday in the tournament's opening round.
| Game 31: vs. Memphis | |
| Date | Sunday, March 6 |
| Time | 4 p.m. EST |
| Location | Greenville, N.C. (Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum) |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
| Live Game Coverage |  TV/Online: CBS Sports Network Radio: Pirate IMG Sports Network | ECU Pirates On Demand (Listen Live) TuneIn Radio Online (within the app search ECU or Pirate IMG Sports Network) |
| Live Stats | Gametracker |
| Game Notes | East Carolina  | Memphis |
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