Pirates Set For Tuesday Night Showdown With Aggies

Game 10: East Carolina vs. North Carolina A&T
Date \| Time	December 7, 2021 \| 7:00 p.m. ET
Location	Greenville, N.C. (Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum)
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Statistics	East Carolina \| North Carolina A&T
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – With the momentum of a three-game winning streak in hand, East Carolina closes out a four-contest homestand Tuesday night when North Carolina A&T visits Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Should the Pirates defeat the Aggies, ECU would capture its seventh-straight home win – the longest such stretch for the program since the 1993-94 season. East Carolina downed Gardner-Webb 62-52 Saturday afternoon to win its sixth-straight decision inside the friendly confines.

J.J. Miles had the touch from deep in the contest, knocking down five three-point field goals to finish with a game and season-high 15 points. Brandon Suggs and Tristen Newton also reached double figures, collecting 12 points apiece. Newton extended his streak of scoring in the double digits to 12 consecutive outings. Ludgy Debaut had a monster game on the glass, pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds.

The Pirates took advantage of a 14-5 difference in free throws made to snap the Runnin' Bulldogs' four-game winning streak. ECU also ended up out-shooting GWU by a 37.5 to 34.5-percent margin while out-working Gardner-Webb in the rebounding column and ending up with a 41-32 advantage which included 10 offensive rebounds that led to nine second-chance points. The Pirates also enjoyed a 28-20 edge in the paint and scored 16 points off 13 Gardner-Webb turnovers.

ECU is 6-1 against North Carolina A&T in the all-time series between the programs. The Pirates won the last meeting by a 77-57 count back on Dec. 28, 2018, in Greenville.

The Competition
North Carolina A&T (3-6) has won two straight with victories over St. Francis-Brooklyn and Carver College. The Aggies are winless on the road (0-5) with losses to UNC Greensboro, Jacksonville, South Florida, Wake Forest and Stanford. David Beatty paced A&T with 13 points in its most recent outing against Carver while leading scorer Marcus Watson (12.6 ppg) was held to four. The Aggies scored 21 points off 17 Cougar turnovers and shot 54.2 percent (39 of 72) from the field.

Net Speak
The first NCAA Net Ranking of the 2021-22 season was released Dec. 6 with East Carolina checking in at 144. The Pirates finished 2020-21 slotted at 175. All of ECU's victories are of the Quad 4 variety, but the Pirates played Quad 1 foe Oklahoma (No. 34) to within five points at the Myrtle Beach Invitational.

Gardner-Webb Leftovers
The Pirates improved to 4-2 against Gardner-Webb ... East Carolina committed just 10 personal fouls which ties for the lowest in the Dooley era. The other occurrence was just a couple of weeks ago in the victory over Western Carolina ... The Pirates held the Runnin' Bulldogs to just 52 points - the lowest by an opponent this season ... Debaut's 11-rebound effort marked the fifth time this campaign that an ECU player has recorded double-digit boards ... The Pirates did not hold a lead in the first half for the first time this season. East Carolina also rallied from its largest deficit of the year to record a win ... East Carolina improved to 6-2 when using the starting lineup of Newton, Suggs, Miles, Jackson and Debaut ... ECU has won 17 of its last 19 non-conference decisions ... Tristen Newton has scored in double figures in 12-straight contests ... The Pirates' six-game home winning streak is the longest since last season's unbeaten run from Dec. 1-22.

Against The Big South Conference
East Carolina is 119-74 against current members of The Big South Conference. The Pirates look to go 2-0 versus the league in 2021-22 with a victory over North Carolina A&T Tuesday evening.

Up Next
ECU takes a break from competition until Dec. 17 when it faces off against Liberty in the Basketball Hall of Fame Shootout at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C.

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Players Mentioned

Ludgy Debaut

J.J. Miles

Tristen Newton

Brandon Suggs

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