Tuesday, January 24
Greenville, N.C.
7:00 P.M.
East Carolina University
11-10,2-6AAC
76
vs
66
Tulsa
5-14,1-7AAC
1
2
F
Tulsa
32
34
66
East Carolina
27
49
76
Pirates Surge Past Tulsa, 76-66
January 24, 2023 | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – Brandon Johnson scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed eight rebounds as East Carolina used a second-half surge on offense to defeat Tulsa 76-66 on Tuesday night at Williams Arena in Minges Coliseum.
Johnson's 24 points tied his career-high and RJ Felton added 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting for the Pirates (11-10, 2-6 AAC) who snapped their five-game skid with the win. Benjamin Bayela chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds and Kalib LaCount turned in eight points and four assists.
Bryant Selebangue led Tulsa (5-14, 1-7 AAC) with his eighth double-double of the season of 18 points and 10 rebounds.
ECU got on the scoreboard first on a nifty layup from LaCount and both teams would exchange baskets going into the first media timeout with the Pirates ahead 9-8. The Golden Hurricane would force seven Pirate turnovers and shoot 52 percent in the first half to earn a 32-27 lead at the half.
Tulsa would score first coming out of the break to take its largest lead of the game at seven points. Trailing 43-37 at the 13:57 mark of the second half, ECU would go on a 9-0 run to retake the lead at 46-43 and force a Tulsa timeout with 9:13 remaining in the game.
The Golden Hurricane would take a brief two point lead as Felton and Bayela would combine for an 11-0 run to put ECU up by nine and ahead for good to secure its seventh home win of the season.
Up Next
The Pirates will face Wichita State inside Minges Coliseum on Sunday, Jan. 29 at noon on ESPNU.
Johnson's 24 points tied his career-high and RJ Felton added 23 points on 10-of-17 shooting for the Pirates (11-10, 2-6 AAC) who snapped their five-game skid with the win. Benjamin Bayela chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds and Kalib LaCount turned in eight points and four assists.
Bryant Selebangue led Tulsa (5-14, 1-7 AAC) with his eighth double-double of the season of 18 points and 10 rebounds.
ECU got on the scoreboard first on a nifty layup from LaCount and both teams would exchange baskets going into the first media timeout with the Pirates ahead 9-8. The Golden Hurricane would force seven Pirate turnovers and shoot 52 percent in the first half to earn a 32-27 lead at the half.
Tulsa would score first coming out of the break to take its largest lead of the game at seven points. Trailing 43-37 at the 13:57 mark of the second half, ECU would go on a 9-0 run to retake the lead at 46-43 and force a Tulsa timeout with 9:13 remaining in the game.
The Golden Hurricane would take a brief two point lead as Felton and Bayela would combine for an 11-0 run to put ECU up by nine and ahead for good to secure its seventh home win of the season.
Up Next
The Pirates will face Wichita State inside Minges Coliseum on Sunday, Jan. 29 at noon on ESPNU.
Team Stats
Tulsa
ECU
FG%
.451
.500
3FG%
.391
.316
FT%
.611
.762
RB
23
40
TO
9
11
STL
3
5
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
10
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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