Pirates Face Tulsa In Home Finale On Thursday Night

Game 30: Tulsa (23-6, 11-5 American) at East Carolina (11-18, 6-10 American)
Date \| Time	March 5, 2026 \| 7 p.m. ET
Location	Greenville, N.C. \| Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
Game Program	Digital Game Program #6
Coverage	Stream: ESPNU Radio: 107.9WNCT Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Statistics	East Carolina \| Tulsa \| The American
Game Notes	East Carolina \| Tulsa \| The American
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GREENVILLE, N.C. – East Carolina is set to host Tulsa in its home finale of the 2025-26 season on Thursday night inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

The game is set to tip at 7 p.m. ET and will be televised on ESPNU with Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Perry Clark (analyst) on the call. Pirate fans can also tune in to 107.9 WNCT FM, 94.3 The Game or download the IBX app to hear Daron Vaught call the action.

Jordan Riley leads ECU with 24 points (1st in American, 2nd in NCAA) per game while adding 5.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per night. Riley's strong performances last week earned him three weekly honors including two national ones in the USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week and the Lute Olson National Player of the Week to go along with American Conference Player of the Week honors. Giovanni Emejuru controls the paint for the Pirates, with a near double-double of 13 points and 9.2 rebounds (2nd in American) per game and is second in the league in double-doubles with 13. Demitri Gardner adds 10.8 points per contest on 43.1 percent shooting from deep.

Last Time Out
Jordan Riley scored a game-high 31 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds as East Carolina cruised past Memphis, 84-68, on Sunday afternoon inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.

Scouting the Golden Hurricane
Tulsa comes into Thursday on a three-game winning streak after defeating Tulane on the road, 90-56 on Feb. 25. Tulsa's starting five of Miles Barnstable, Tyler Behrend, Ade Popoola, David Green and Tylen Riley has a plus-minus of +165 which is fourth best in the country. Green leads Tulsa in scoring with 16.5 points per game while Barnstable (14.9 ppg), Riley (14.7 ppg) and Popoola (10.3 ppg) provide secondary scoring.

Series History
Tulsa leads the all-time series 23-10 but the Pirates have won the last seven meetings including an 85-76 overtime thriller in Tulsa last season. ECU is 5-7 in Minges against Tulsa with the Golden Hurricane's last win coming in 2021.

On This Date
ECU is 1-11 in games played on Mar. 5 since the 1960-61 season with the last game on this date coming during the 2022-23 season when the Pirates lost at UCF, 84-58.

Up Next
East Carolina closes out the regular season at UAB on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

Giovanni Emejuru

Demitri Gardner

Jordan Riley

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