Pirates Hit The Road For Rematch With Temple On Wednesday

Game 20: East Carolina (10-9, 1-5 AAC) at Temple (10-9, 4-2 AAC)
Date \| Time	January 18, 2023 \| 7:00 p.m. ET
Location	Philadelphia, Pa. \| The Liacouras Center (10,200)
Game Program	Hoops Digest #4
Coverage	Watch: ESPN+ Radio: 107.9 WNCT
Live Stats	Statbroadcast
Statistics	East Carolina \| Temple \| The American
Game Notes	East Carolina \| The American
Record Book	East Carolina 2022-23 Record Book
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The East Carolina men's basketball team will look to snap its four-game losing streak on Wednesday night when the Pirates visit The City of Brotherly Love for a mid-week rematch with the Temple Owls.

Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. and can be viewed on ESPN+ and heard on 107.9 WNCT.

Last Time Out
Tyler Harris scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting to give South Florida its first conference win and defeat East Carolina 81-70 on Sunday afternoon at Minges Coliseum. Quentin Diboundje scored a career-high 18 points to lead the Pirates (10-9, 1-5 AAC), who had four players score in double figures but dropped their fourth straight game. Brandon Johnson tallied his 10th career double double with 16 points and 12 rebounds and Kalib LaCount scored 11 points in his second career start. RJ Felton and Ludgy Debaut provided some spark off the bench with 13 points and six points and 10 rebounds respectively.

Scouting the Owls
Temple is coming off a 61-59 buzzer-beating loss to Memphis on Sunday afternoon. Damian Dunn scored a game-high 23 points in the losing effort. Nick Jourdain added 16 points for the Owls. The Owls have three players that average double figure scoring numbers led by Khalif Battle's 18 points per game, which is third in the American. Damian Dunn (14.4 ppg) and Jamille Reynolds (11.1 ppg) round out the Owls' double figure scorers.

Series History
Temple leads the series with East Carolina 10-4, including a 59-57 win over the Pirates in the AAC opener for both teams at Minges Coliseum on Dec. 28.

On This Date
ECU is 7-9 in games played on Jan. 18 since the 1960-61 season. The last time the Pirates played on this date was an overtime loss to UCF at Minges Coliseum, 92-85.

Up Next
The Pirates will host Tulsa at Minges Coliseum on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

Pirates Hit The Road For Rematch With Temple On Wednesday

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Players Mentioned

Ludgy Debaut

Quentin Diboundje

RJ Felton

Brandon Johnson

Kalib LaCount

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