Thursday, March 13
Fort Worth, Texas
9:00 p.m.
East Carolina University
vs
UTSA
Pirates Set To Face UTSA In Second Round Of AAC Championship Thursday Night
March 12, 2025 | Men's Basketball
| Game 32: UTSA (12-18, 6-12 AAC) vs. East Carolina (18-13, 10-8 AAC) | |
| Date | Time | March 13, 2025 | 9 p.m. ET |
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas | Dickies Arena |
| Game Program | Digital Game Program #6 |
| Coverage | Stream: ESPNU Radio: 107.9WNCT Live Stats: Statbroadcast |
| Statistics | East Carolina | UTSA | The American |
| Game Notes | East Carolina | UTSA | The American |
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Fort Worth, Texas – East Carolina will look to make a postseason run on Thursday night as the Pirates face off against UTSA in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship at Dickies Arena.
The game is scheduled for an approximate tip time of 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT and will be televised on ESPNU with John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) on the call. Pirate Fans can tune in to 107.9 WNCT FM, 94.3 The Game or download the IBX app to hear Daron Vaught call the action.
The Pirates are led in scoring by All-AAC First Team guard RJ Felton's 18.5 points per night (4th in AAC) and the senior also adds 6.5 rebounds per game. Fellow All-AAC First Team member C.J. Walker adds 17.2 points per contest (5th in AAC) on 51.5 percent shooting from the floor and 6.5 rebounds while Jordan Riley averages 14.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg and a league-best two steals per game to round out ECU's top scorers. The trio of Felton, Walker, Riley makes up 66 percent of the Pirates' point production. Felton (572 points) and Walker (532 points) are the only Pirate teammates in program history to both score 500 or more points in the same season.
Last Time Out
Jordan Riley scored 18 points but East Carolina fell to Florida Atlantic, 81-53, in the regular season finale for both teams at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Scouting the Roadrunners
UTSA enters Thursday's game having won in its regular season finale at Charlotte on Sunday, 83-80. All-AAC Second Team guard Primo Spears leads the Roadrunners' attack with 19.8 points per game and UTSA is the top team in the league in taking and making the three averaging 10 makes per game and nearly 28 three-point attempts per contest.
Series History
East Carolina leads the all-time series with UTSA 5-0 and Thursday will be the third meeting of the season between the two teams. Both regular season matchups were thrillers as the Pirates won in San Antonio on C.J. Walker's game-winner and ECU rallied to defeat UTSA at home in overtime.
On This Date
The Pirates are 0-1 in games played on Mar. 13 with the lone contest coming during the 2014-15 season when ECU lost 74-68 to SMU in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Fort Worth, Texas – East Carolina will look to make a postseason run on Thursday night as the Pirates face off against UTSA in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship at Dickies Arena.
The game is scheduled for an approximate tip time of 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT and will be televised on ESPNU with John Schriffen (play-by-play) and Richard Hendrix (analyst) on the call. Pirate Fans can tune in to 107.9 WNCT FM, 94.3 The Game or download the IBX app to hear Daron Vaught call the action.
The Pirates are led in scoring by All-AAC First Team guard RJ Felton's 18.5 points per night (4th in AAC) and the senior also adds 6.5 rebounds per game. Fellow All-AAC First Team member C.J. Walker adds 17.2 points per contest (5th in AAC) on 51.5 percent shooting from the floor and 6.5 rebounds while Jordan Riley averages 14.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg and a league-best two steals per game to round out ECU's top scorers. The trio of Felton, Walker, Riley makes up 66 percent of the Pirates' point production. Felton (572 points) and Walker (532 points) are the only Pirate teammates in program history to both score 500 or more points in the same season.
Last Time Out
Jordan Riley scored 18 points but East Carolina fell to Florida Atlantic, 81-53, in the regular season finale for both teams at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Scouting the Roadrunners
UTSA enters Thursday's game having won in its regular season finale at Charlotte on Sunday, 83-80. All-AAC Second Team guard Primo Spears leads the Roadrunners' attack with 19.8 points per game and UTSA is the top team in the league in taking and making the three averaging 10 makes per game and nearly 28 three-point attempts per contest.
Series History
East Carolina leads the all-time series with UTSA 5-0 and Thursday will be the third meeting of the season between the two teams. Both regular season matchups were thrillers as the Pirates won in San Antonio on C.J. Walker's game-winner and ECU rallied to defeat UTSA at home in overtime.
On This Date
The Pirates are 0-1 in games played on Mar. 13 with the lone contest coming during the 2014-15 season when ECU lost 74-68 to SMU in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
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