
Pirates Travel To Tulane On Friday
March 02, 2023 | Men's Basketball
Game 30: East Carolina (15-14, 6-10 AAC) at Tulane (17-10, 10-6 AAC) | |
Date | Time | March 3, 2023 | 7:00 p.m. ET |
Location | New Orleans, La. | Fogelman Arena (4,100) |
Game Program | Hoops Digest #6 |
Coverage | Watch:Â ESPN+Â Radio:Â 107.9Â WNCTÂ |
Live Stats | Statbroadcast |
Statistics | East Carolina | Tulane | The American |
Game Notes | East Carolina | Tulane | The American |
Record Book | East Carolina 2022-23 Record Book |
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – The East Carolina men's basketball team faces a quick turnaround as the Pirates travel to Tulane to face the Green Wave for the second time in three days on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
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The game was originally scheduled for February 11 but was postponed due to the unexpected passing of Pirate play-by-voice Jeff Charles.
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Last Time Out
Brandon Johnson scored 19 points and 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season as East Carolina defeated Tulane 83-68 on Wednesday night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Jaden Walker recorded his second double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Pirates who are now tied for the most AAC wins in a season since joining the league back in 2014-15. RJ Felton added 15 points and Quentin Diboundje chipped in with 10 points.
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Scouting the Green Wave
Tulane is coming off an 83-68 loss on the road to East Carolina on Wednesday night, despite Jaylen Forbes' game-high 23 points. Jalen Cook leads the Green Wave with 20 points per game and Forbes averages 18.7 a night.Â
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Series History
East Carolina leads the series with Tulane 18-16 and the Pirates have defeated the Green Wave 11 of the 17 times the teams have met as AAC foes. ECU is 7-8 in New Orleans and has dropped its last two at Fogelman Arena after winning seven in a row before.
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On This Date
ECU is 2-7 in games played on Mar. 3 since the 1960-61 season. The last time the Pirates played on this date was during the 2017-18 season when ECU lost on the road to Tulsa 91-78.
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Up Next
East Carolina wraps its two-game road trip against UCF on Sunday, Mar. 5 at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
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The game was originally scheduled for February 11 but was postponed due to the unexpected passing of Pirate play-by-voice Jeff Charles.
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Last Time Out
Brandon Johnson scored 19 points and 12 rebounds for his ninth double-double of the season as East Carolina defeated Tulane 83-68 on Wednesday night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Jaden Walker recorded his second double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Pirates who are now tied for the most AAC wins in a season since joining the league back in 2014-15. RJ Felton added 15 points and Quentin Diboundje chipped in with 10 points.
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Scouting the Green Wave
Tulane is coming off an 83-68 loss on the road to East Carolina on Wednesday night, despite Jaylen Forbes' game-high 23 points. Jalen Cook leads the Green Wave with 20 points per game and Forbes averages 18.7 a night.Â
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Series History
East Carolina leads the series with Tulane 18-16 and the Pirates have defeated the Green Wave 11 of the 17 times the teams have met as AAC foes. ECU is 7-8 in New Orleans and has dropped its last two at Fogelman Arena after winning seven in a row before.
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On This Date
ECU is 2-7 in games played on Mar. 3 since the 1960-61 season. The last time the Pirates played on this date was during the 2017-18 season when ECU lost on the road to Tulsa 91-78.
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Up Next
East Carolina wraps its two-game road trip against UCF on Sunday, Mar. 5 at 2 p.m. on ESPN+.
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