East Carolina Hosts Tulsa Saturday Afternoon

Game 15: Tulsa at East Carolina
The Game	Jan. 30 \\\ 3:30 p.m. \\\ Live Stats \\\ Watch
Venue	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (Greenville, N.C.)
Information	Game Notes \\\ Record Book \\\ 2020-21 Quick Facts
Statistics	East Carolina \\\ Tulsa
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – After another near miss against one of the top teams in the American Athletic Conference, East Carolina will attempt to snap a six-game skid when it welcomes Tulsa to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Saturday afternoon for the second and final game of the season series with the Golden Hurricane.

The contest will be streamed live via ESPN+ with Patrick Kinas (play-by-play) and Brittany Hoyt (analyst) on the call.

The Pirates came up just short in Orlando Wednesday night, falling to UCF 52-47. ECU led the contest a couple times in the fourth quarter but could not overcome the second-place Knights at Addition Financial Arena.

Maddie Moore had another breakout performance against UCF, tallying a career-high 18 points to go along with a team-best eight rebounds.

In its previous meeting with Tulsa, just 10 days ago at the Reynolds Center, East Carolina found itself in a 54-54 fourth-quarter deadlock before the Golden Hurricane ended the contest on a 14-0 run. Lashonda Monk posted her first double-double of the season, recording 21 points and a season-best 11 rebounds as well as pocketing four steals. Maya Mayberry also netted 21 points to lead three Golden Hurricane players in double figures. A pair of Tulsa players in Desiree Lewis (13 points, 10 rebounds) and Jessika Evans (11 points, 14 rebounds) ended up with double-doubles.

The Golden Hurricane enjoyed a 46-34 advantage in the rebounding column and scored 17 second-chance points to East Carolina's five. Tulsa also knocked down 22 of 52 attempts from the floor to finish at 42.3 percent while also draining 18 of 22 (81.8 percent) from the free throw line. The Pirates shot the ball at a 31.8-percent clip (21 of 66) and were just seven of 12 (58.3 percent) from the charity stripe. East Carolina forced the Golden Hurricane into 22 turnovers and secured 14 steals as a result.

Monk paces the Pirates in scoring average (14.8 ppg) while Taniyah Thompson is also averaging double figures (11.1 ppg). ECU leads the American Conference in steals per game (11.2) and is second in turnover margin (+4.64). Nationally, the Pirates are slotted seventh in total steals (137), 20th in steals per game, 25th in turnovers forced per game (20.79) and 35th in turnover margin. Monk ranks sixth in the AAC in scoring average, first in steals per game (3.0), third in free throw percentage (.829) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (.333) as well as 16th in the country in steals per game and 18th in total steals.

Scouting Tulsa
Tulsa heads to Greenville with a 4-7 overall record and 3-6 AAC mark - good for a sixth-place tie with East Carolina in the league standings. In its most recent outing, the Golden Hurricane fell on the road to Memphis by a 59-50 margin and has dropped three of its last four overall. Wyvette and Maya Mayberry lead Tulsa in scoring average with respective 14.7 and 11.0 marks while Jessika Evans is putting up a team-best 5.6 rebounds per game. As a team, the Golden Hurricane averages 55.3 points, 33.2 rebounds, 11.8 assists, 13.6 turnovers, 10.9 steals and 1.9 blocks each time out. Tulsa leads the American Conference in turnover margin and is second in steals per game. Matilda Mossman is in her 10th season as the Golden Hurricane head coach.

The Tulsa Series
Due to its win over East Carolina 10 days ago, Tulsa has taken the lead in the series between the programs, 13-12. The Pirates have won four of the last seven meetings, including a 59-42 victory over the Golden Hurricane last season in Greenville. ECU is 6-5 against Tulsa inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Championship
The 2021 and 2022 American Women's Basketball Championships will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The 14,000-seat arena, which opened in the Fall of 2019, features two premium club spaces, 40 suites, 32 loge boxes and a warmup arena that can stage a full practice court. The American basketball tournaments are scheduled to be held in the same city and venue for the first time in conference history. The 2021 women's tournament will feature each of the league's 11 teams in a single-elimination tournament. Three first-round games will take place on Monday, March 8, followed by four quarterfinal matchups on Tuesday, March 9. The semifinal contests will be played on Wednesday, March 10, with the championship game slated for Thursday, March 11.

Up Next
East Carolina begins the month of February on the 6th with a road contest at Memphis.

Players Mentioned

Lashonda Monk

Maddie Moore

Taniyah Thompson

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