Pirates Set To Host N.C. A&T On Black Friday

Game 8: N.C. A&T (3-3) at East Carolina (6-1)
Date \| Time	November 29, 2024 \| 5:30 p.m. ET
Location	Greenville, N.C. \| Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Game Program	Digital Game Program #2
Coverage	Stream: ESPN+ Radio: 107.9WNCT Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Statistics	East Carolina \| N.C. A&T \| The American
Game Notes	East Carolina \| N.C. A&T \| The American
Social Media	Facebook \| Twitter \| Instagram \| YouTube \| #1ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina men's basketball team is set to return to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum for the holiday weekend as the Pirates host in-state opponent North Carolina A&T on Black Friday for a 5:30 p.m. tip on ESPN+.

Patrick Johnson (play-by-play) and Si Seymour (analyst) will have the call on ESPN+ while fans can also tune in to 107.9 WNCT to listen to the action with Daron Vaught on the call.

Fans attending the ECU-Navy football game at noon can take advantage of $5 basketball tickets for the men's basketball matchup. Simply present your valid Navy football ticket at the ECU Athletics Ticket Office, located in Minges Coliseum, beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Friday to purchase your discounted basketball tickets.

The Pirates are looking to win their third straight game after going 2-1 last week at the Boardwalk Battle, falling to Jacksonville State before bouncing back to defeat Stetson and UIC. ECU is also seeking to remain unbeaten at home as the Pirates have a 4-0 mark at Minges this year. The Pirates are led in scoring by All-Conference senior guard RJ Felton's 22.1 points per game and 7.7 rebounds per game. C.J. Walker (16.7 ppg, 8.1 rpg) and Jordan Riley (13.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg) round out the Pirates' double-figure scorers.

Last Time Out
RJ Felton and C.J. Walker each scored a game-high 21 points as East Carolina defeated UIC 72-55 on the final day of the Boardwalk Battle at the Ocean Center. Jordan Riley added 13 points for the Pirates (6-1) who are off to their best start in three seasons under Michael Schwartz.

Scouting the Aggies
N.C. A&T is coming off a close loss on the road as the Aggies fell to Buffalo, 82-81, on Monday night despite a 29-point performance from Landon Glasper. Ryan Forrest leads A&T in scoring with 20.3 points per game and is one of three Aggies averaging double figures in scoring along with Glasper (17.7 ppg) and Jahnathan Lamothe (14.0 ppg). Three of A&T's first six games have been decided by five points or fewer and the Aggies are 1-2 in those games. N.C. A&T is 1-3 on the road this year.

Series History
East Carolina leads the all-time series with N.C. A&T 7-1 as all of the eight previous meetings have taken place in Greenville. The Pirates took their last meeting with the Aggies back on Dec. 7, 2021 as Vance Jackson scored 23 points to help lead ECU to an 82-71 win. The lone win for the Aggies was an 87-81 win in Minges back on Nov. 26, 2017.

On This Date
The Pirates are 8-5 in games played on Nov. 29 with the last game on this date coming in 2022 when the Pirates were stunned at home by South Carolina State, 73-68. The last time ECU played on Black Friday was Nov. 27, 2020 as the Pirates opened the 2020-21 season with a 66-57 win at Charlotte.

Up Next
East Carolina remains at home for a Tuesday night clash with in-state foe UNCW at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

RJ Felton

Jordan Riley

C.J. Walker

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