Pirates Set To Host George Mason For Saturday Clash

Game 4: George Mason (2-2) at East Carolina (3-0)
Date \| Time	November 16, 2024 \| 4:00 p.m. ET
Location	Greenville, N.C. \| Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Game Program	Digital Game Program #1
Coverage	Stream: ESPN+ Radio: 107.9WNCT Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Statistics	East Carolina \| George Mason \| The American
Game Notes	East Carolina \| George Mason \| The American
Social Media	Facebook \| Twitter \| Instagram \| YouTube \| #1ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina men's basketball is set to play the fourth and final game of its season-opening homestand on Saturday afternoon when the Pirates welcome George Mason to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. and the game will be streamed via ESPN+ with Patrick Johnson (play-by-play) and Si Seymour (analyst) on the call with Matison Little (sideline reporter) reporting courtside. Saturday's game can also be heard on 107.9 WNCT and 94.3 The Game with Daron Vaught handling broadcasting duties.

ECU will seek to go 4-0 for the first time since the 2020-21 season when the Pirates started 5-0 before taking their first loss and were 7-1 through their first eight games of that season. The Pirates are 3-0 for the second time in three seasons under third-year head coach Michael Schwartz.

RJ Felton is currently averaging a near double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds per game to lead the Pirates and C.J. Walker and Jordan Riley add 17.7 and 14.3 points per contest respectively.

Last Time Out
C.J. Walker was one of five Pirates in double figures with a career-high 24 points and nine rebounds as East Carolina routed Mount Olive 110-73 on Tuesday evening inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. RJ Felton stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Pirates (3-0), who scored 100 points in a game for the first time in nearly 11 years. Jordan Riley added 15 points and seven rebounds as Cam Hayes and Jayshayne Woodard each scored 11 points.

RJ Career Points Watch
RJ Felton enters Saturday's game only 13 points away from passing Brock Young and becoming 10th all-time in program history in career points at ECU. Felton currently has 1,220 career points in his career at ECU.

Scouting the Patriots
George Mason is coming off of a close 70-69 defeat at home to Central Michigan on Wednesday night despite having four players in double figures, led by Maddox's 15 points. Maddox is the lone George Mason player averaging double figures with 18.0 points per game.

Series History
George Mason leads the all-time series with East Carolina 34-15 as the Patriots dealt the Pirates an 81-59 loss in Fairfax last season, behind Darius Maddox's 19 points. ECU is 8-14 against George Mason in Minges Coliseum and the Pirates' last victory over the Patriots at home was on Jan. 18, 1999 as ECU held on for a 60-58 victory.

On This Date
The Pirates are 4-4 in games on Nov. 16 with the last game on this date coming during the 2022-23 season when the Pirates rallied to defeat Hampton, 82-73, to go 3-0 to start the Mike Schwartz era. ECU is 4-2 in home games played on Nov. 16.

Up Next
East Carolina will head to Daytona Beach, Fla. to face Jacksonville State on Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. in the first of three games of the Boardwalk Battle.

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Players Mentioned

RJ Felton

Cam Hayes

Jordan Riley

C.J. Walker

Jayshayne Woodard

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