Tulsa Spoils Senior Night For Tyson And The Pirates

Thursday, March 1

Greenville, N.C.

7 P.M.

East Carolina University

10-18, 4-13

Tulsa

18-11, 11-6

Tulsa

ECU

Photo by: Rob Goldberg

March 01, 2018 | Men's Basketball

Box Score Box Score (PDF)Postgame: Coach Perry Postgame: B.J. Tyson Photo Gallery

RESULT
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Six players scored double figures to lead Tulsa to a 72-58 win over ECU on Senior Night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

TURNING POINT
Tulsa (18-11, 11-6 The American) scored seven straight points to turn a three-point lead, 44-41, into a 10-point cushion, 51-41, with 12:24 to play. The Pirates (10-18, 4-13) were never able to cut their deficit under double digits the remainder of the contest.

ECU PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
B.J. Tyson scored 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds in his final home game. Tyson was 7-of-18 from the floor and 3-of-3 at the free throw line in 38 minutes of action.

TULSA PLAYER-OF-THE-GAME
Martin Igbanu scored a team-high 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds in 25 minutes of action. He was 6-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw line.

GAME NOTES
Graduate transfer Aaron Jackson scored double figures for the first time as a Pirate, netting 10 points, while also grabbing seven rebounds … Freshman Shawn Williams knocked in four 3-pointers to extended his ECU freshman record total to 69 … Isaac Fleming had his double figures scoring streak stopped at nine games … The Golden Hurricane shot 40.3 percent from the field and ECU converted 35.5 percent of its field goal attempts … Tulsa was 13-of-22 from the free throw line, while the Pirates attempted just nine shots at the charity stripe, making six … After going 8-for-15 from 3 in the first half, the Pirates were 0-of-10 outside the arc in the second … ECU had four players play 33 or more minutes, while Tulsa only had one player compete for 30 minutes with six playing between 22-27 minutes.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
"It was emotional. I gave it my all here my whole career. I didn't want that [buzzer] to start or end. I rarely took shots in warmups. I stood in the middle just wandering back and forth, thinking about this being my last time [to play in Minges]. It hit me Tuesday night when I was lying in bed just thinking. I did a lot here. I'm thankful. I'm grateful. It's just time to move on." – Senior B.J. Tyson on his emotions surrounding his final home game

UP NEXT
The Pirates close out the regular season Sunday, March 4, at the FedExForum against Memphis. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. EST.